Alpine Strawberries WikimediaImages / Pixabay In contrast, older leaves tend to be tough, so save them to make an anti-itch balm. Young leaves add a bit of crunch and a spinach-like flavor to early spring salads. The leaves feel smooth and cool underfoot, even on sweltering summer days. With young children running wild in the yard, it pays to have plantain under your feet. I like to keep a lot of plantain on hand because nothing draws out splinters or itchy, mosquito venom like it. Plantain fills most of the walkways in my little garden with its tough, wide leaves. “But plantain’s a weed!” you might say, and technically it is. Plantain ( Plantago spp.) cornelinux / Pixabay This gorgeous variety looks and feels like a forest floor in autumn. Flowers can range from red to purple, and the leaves are often golden or variegated green and gold. If you’d like brighter blossoms on your lawn, plant wild thyme. It forms a very low, springy mat of fragrant leaves and tiny pink flowers, and it’s sure to make the fairies feel at home. True to its name, elfin thyme is barely 2 inches tall. Elfin Thyme and Wild Thyme ( Thymus serpyllum spp.) Hans / Pixabay
Add it to the traditional whiskey, honey, and lemon cough syrup for heavy, mucous-y coughs. Lemon Thyme ( Thymus citriodorus)Īdd a touch of lemony freshness to your thyme lawn with lemon thyme. I like to make apple-thyme jelly in early fall with garden thyme’s aromatic leaves, or snip it for seafood chowders in early summer. The coiled, woody vines feel like soft springs under your feet-each step carries a slight bounce.
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Garden thyme is full of pink and purple flowers in early summer, and each step brings you deeper into an Alpine cottage garden. When you walk on thyme, the pressure from your feet releases its beautiful scent. I’ll mention a few thymes below, but this is my favorite.
Garden Thyme ( Thymus vulgaris) deluna / Pixabay Read on to discover 17 wonderful species that can pull double duty in your own space!ġ. Low, creeping plants that fill the air with their scent and massage my toes. My favorite ground covers can be cut for food as well as walked on gently by soft, bare feet.
Smooth, green lawns are all well and good for a few games of racquetball or hungry sheep, but if you want something more interesting to walk on in the yard, there are dozens of delicious ground cover plants to choose from. Do you ever get tired of looking at grass? I do.
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