This place is one of those out-of-the-way gems that you have to hear about from someone else because its in a place where you probably wouldn’t normally drive by.  Garden Thyme is just a mile or two down the road from Stony Creek Farm on State Road 38, heading east out of Noblesville.  Its on the eastern outskirts of the little hamlet of Clarksville.  (Not to be confused with the city of Clarksville in southern Indiana.) 

Kim has been slowly expanding her little nursery operation over the past few years and it has turned into a warm and homey kind of place that really reflects the character of the its country setting. 

I look forward every spring to stopping in to browse, chat and pick up a few new plants for my house.  Kim is one of the most unpretentious and friendly people in the whole world.  (I would stop to chat with her even is she were selling desert sand!)  I usually try to pop in on a weekday morning when the traffic is light so I won’t have to share her with other customers!  I enjoy meandering thru the rows of plant while speakers from her little potting shed serenade me with soothing tunes from Norah Jones or Eastmountainsouth. 

If you are ever in the neighborhood, drop in and say Hi to Kim.  You might find a nice perennial or two you want to try, or maybe a cute ornamental garden accent.  Either way, you’ll enjoy the country drive and the down-home hospitality.