Formerly the manager of interpretation and plant records at The New York Botanical Garden, Bruce is an expert on a wide range of indoor and outdoor plants, insects, and pests. Melanie Menachem-Riggs is a garden designer and lecturer with a degree in horticulture and botany. She works on residential landscapes using garden structures and plants, including perennials, annuals, herbs, vines, and shrubs to create interest and enhance flowering in the garden. These plants generally like the good drainage this environment provides.
Fragrant thyme is the classic plant grown between step stones.
There is an excellent choice of different thymes. All of the thymes prefer a full-sun location but will survive in part sun. It likes sun to part-sun, needs moisture, and flowers from June through November. I planted this in the spring, and it is doing exceptionally well between fieldstone steps. Submit your question to the gardening experts.