How to prune woolly thyme

Late spring or after any summer flowering. Trim mat edges and remove dead or winter-damaged sections with scissors. A very light shear after flowering keeps the mat dense. Avoid cutting into old, leafless stems — woolly thyme recovers poorly from hard cuts.

Rarely — once a year at most to tidy edges and remove dead growth. Woolly Thyme is grown primarily as a decorative, low-growing ground-cover for its soft grey foliage, not for culinary harvest. It rarely flowers heavily and needs minimal pruning. Trim lightly after any flowering to maintain a tidy mat and remove dead patches after winter. No hard pruning is required or beneficial.

Trim mat edges and remove dead or winter-damaged sections with scissors. A very light shear after flowering keeps the mat dense. Avoid cutting into old, leafless stems — woolly thyme recovers poorly from hard cuts.