The herb thyme has over 300 varieties, many of which have interesting characteristics and scents. Under certain conditions it ...

Committing to a landscaping project can dramatically upgrade your home's curb appeal and boost its property value — it's an investment absolutely worth making. And you can do it in stages to suit your ...

Capitalize on every inch of your backyard, from sun to shade, with these ground cover ideas to fill otherwise empty areas.

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the white petals signifying her bodily purity ... Sweet woodruff and yellow bedstraw were called Our Lady's Bedstraw and creeping thyme was Mary's Bedstraw. Mints and pennyroyal were also said to have ...

Creeping thyme grows as a ground cover in a yard. - BONNIE WATTON/Shutterstock ...

but some of the best ones for this landscaping project include mother of thyme (Thymus praecox), creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum), red creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus'), and miniature ...

Rather than competing against each other, companion plants benefit each other's health. One plant that gets along excellently with roses is red creeping thyme (Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'). Red ...

Some corners of American entertainment are becoming worrisomely infantile. By Helen Holmes I can remember, when I was young, having an iron-solid moment of clarity. I couldn’t have been much ...

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Greg Schneider covers Virginia from the Richmond bureau. He was The Washington Post's business editor for more than seven years, and before that served stints as deputy business editor, national ...