Our French Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) forms a pretty, low-growing, 12in shrub whose cascading stems of tiny gray-green leaves are a focus in any herb garden and indispensable in the kitchen. Strongly aromatic evergreen French Thyme adds something special to soups, stews, and casseroles, and its piquant flavor with a faint clove aftertaste blends particularly well with Lemon and Basil. It is essential in French bouquets garnis and pate, and popular in Greek, Cajun, and Creole dishes. In medieval France, Thyme plants were thought to be a home for fairies, and gardeners set aside a little bed of Thyme for them much as we provide feeders for hummingbirds.