How to prune creeping lemon thyme

After flowering in midsummer; light tidy in early spring. Using scissors or small secateurs, trim flowered stems back by roughly half, cutting just above a visible set of leaves. Do not cut into the hard woody base — thyme rarely regenerates from bare old wood.

Once or twice a year. Creeping Lemon Thyme benefits from trimming after flowering to keep it compact and prevent it becoming straggly. Cut back the flowered stems by about half once blooms fade in summer. An optional light tidy in early spring removes any winter-killed tips. Avoid cutting into old, woody, leafless stems.

Using scissors or small secateurs, trim flowered stems back by roughly half, cutting just above a visible set of leaves. Do not cut into the hard woody base — thyme rarely regenerates from bare old wood.