It's about thyme.. or so I thought

I took some pictures of our front yard, as we can see snow drops and our first crocuses! I am *so* excited about it! Some colour in the gloomy grey muck. Yay spring here we come :) They pics will be uploaded later, as at the moment our hard drive is a little bit too load them onto the computer.
There haven't been to many progress reports as there hasnt been a whole lot of progress to report on the seedlings. A few days ago I saw some tiny leaves sprout up from the thyme container. I was soooo excited! The soil of the pots started to look a little bit dry, so I gave them a bit of extra water. Apparently that was a big no no... The thyme did not like the extra water and died off :( How disappointing.
However, some other plants have started to show themselves. Today we have 2 scarlet runner beans about 15cm tall. It was really funny, they just sorted of appeared from one day to the next. There are a couple of green onions showing, and the basil is also showing a few plants. No parsley yet, nor peas or the other beans.
It is no wonder the thyme isnt doing so well yet. It really likes sun as it is originally from southern Europe and the Mediterranean area. It doesnt like a lot of water...... Oopsss
It should be planted in well drained soil, with spread of about 30cm each and they recommend you dont harvest too much of the plant the first year. It can stay in the ground, but you will have to cover it up with organic mulch to protect it from the elements. After that once it has roots it should grow well and be nice and fragrant and look pretty. I am thinking it might look very nice along our gravel path next to our vegetable garden. Our herb patch might not get enough sun for it to do well. After 3 to 4 years the plant will become woody, at which point you should separate the plant, take it apart and replant it as this will promote new growth.