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I saw these at Lowes and some in the pots look the same way. I think they are prone to problems. We tried them once, but they always started looking that way in the summer. They just aren't meant to grow here.

If I see a plant that has wooly leaves I think that is a clue that humidity isn't going to be good for it. Stachys byzantina is the same way. It melts with humidity. Perhaps a different ground cover plant would be better?

Anyway I can save it? It covers a huge area. I'd at least like to try.

Does the shrub shade that part of the plant? Is the that part of the Thyme in a low spot or a damp spot, maybe from watering the shrub?
I have Wooly Thyme planted in one of my flower beds and had an issue with one of the plants doing the same thing. I raised it up a bit and it is recovering-it has started to fill in with new growth.
Just make sure that it is receiving full sun and that the soil is not remaining damp.
Hope this helps

Rhonda

I've never had fungal diseases with my wooly thyme. Perhaps sheer off the bad stuff and spray with a fungicide?

My husband decided to just dig out the blackened part around the bush and then sprayed with fungicide. We think it may have been the shade. Almost never water this area, so it must be the weather if it is too moist. Now my husband is going to take out more around other bushes it is in front of along the line we have planted it. Hope it comes back to make a nice border.

Thanks for your suggestions, especially your picture, Rhonda.

Does that here, but it always recovers.