Learning how to prune thyme will ensure bushy, vigorous plants full of new growth for your kitchen use. Jurgute / Getty Images If you have just one thyme plant in a container, you may be harvesting enough to encourage plenty of fresh new growth–use it in garlic-thyme sauce or thyme-roasted chicken. But knowing how to prune thyme can help when your plant starts getting leggy or straggly. Keeping...