Lankford Associates Landscape Architects Hi there, the purple plant is Thymus serphylum, creeping mother of thyme. Very drought resistant, bees love it and deer don't. Blooms for about 6 weeks, can be mowed after bloom and is evergreen but turns bronze in the fall. A very cool plant. I plant 4" pots at 18" on center.

kimmclain Beautiful!

benleeds Does the Thumus serphylum thrive on the west coast...Malibu?

pamlegros love it!

marewalker7 I live on the west coast. The front lawn is dry and infested with dandelions. Could this work to pretty it up?

Lankford Associates Landscape Architects Hi There,

The plant that looks like phlox is Thymus serphyllum, also known as red mother of thyme. It is a mounding ground cover that blooms for about 2-3 month in spring/summer. It is drought tolerant and spreads easily but is easy to control. It can be mowed after flowering to keep it low. It also can bear light foot traffic. I like it because it stays green year round. In the spring it has bright green leaves and in the fall the leaves turn bronze. The garden is located in the northern Pacific Northwest on the north end of Camano Island. The garden gets little or no water and has interest throughout the year.