This traditional herb is a firm favourite in the kitchen adding a distinctive flavour to any dish from stew to stuffing thyme 39old english39 is popular in the garden too for the hardy perennial offers low evergreen groundcover even in dry and windy coastal areas thymus vulgaris also features on the rhs 39perfect for pollinators39 list for its small pink flowers will attract bees and butterflies galore height 30cm 4013941 spread 35cm 4013923441