Pacific Northwest Gardening: I'm back on Dave's., 1 by bonehead

bonehead wrote:
Lynnala, I am much further north than you, but here's my experience with thyme: it looks great the first couple years, then it tends to get scrappy looking and often dies off in the center. I love it. I would like it to do better. I've had the best luck (so far) with Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus' which is a creeping red thyme. This photo is from I believe 2 springs ago, softening up the steps to our firepit. Last season it was starting to look more bedraggled, although filled in quite a bit more. I'm open for any suggestions on how to keep it healthy. I don't ever fertilize it, maybe that's what's missing.