This plant prefers well-drained soil. Soil is well-drained when it allows water to drain through it at a moderate rate, without pooling. Allow the soil to become visibly dry before watering.

This ground cover grows in a carefree manner, provided it does not get weighed down and waterlogged in clay soils or other heavy soils. It likes sun but can handle partial shade, and it does fine if you choose to prune it to help maintain its shape.

Woolly Thyme - the wooliest of all thymes - forms a dense ground-covering mat of tiny, densely hairy leaves. The foliage has barely any fragrance and is unsuitable for culinary use. In summer, tiny pink tubular flowers appear. Thyme thrives in any dry, well-drained spot. Patios, walkways, rock gardens, stone walls, and pond borders all benefit from the creeping, cascading habit of Woolly Thyme. It also spills gracefully over stone walls and can be grown between pavers.

For more information please see our article on choosing, locating, planting and maintaining ground cover plants.