Thyme

We grow golden thyme as a groundcover. Its leaves have a lemony scent which I like to use in cooking. I add it to stuffing as well for the Christmas chook. Ruth Cameron, Napier Orange thyme is really nice. I bought seeds from Kings Seeds because I wanted to cover a bank and it was too expensive to plant separate plants. Its flavour is milder than normal thyme but it has a nice spicy orange taste. Ngaire Gale, Auckland The spicy Middle Eastern spice blend za’atar exemplifies the pungent kick of thyme like nothing else. Za’atar is like the tomato sauce of the Middle East, except with a history going back thousands of years and quite a bit more class. Virgil Evetts, Auckland