Mint is a rapidly growing perennial herb. It's an essential cocktail herb, whether muddling it into a mojito or a mint julep! There's also mint lemonade or iced tea, mint jelly, and many different ...

Mint growing in a garden bed showing its aggressive spreading growth - Jena Ardell/Getty Images Common mint (Mentha sp.) is one of the easiest herbs to grow and has so many different uses in the ...

It spreads rapidly.” Gardener reveals the common mistake that can lead to one plant destroying a garden: '[I] didn't know ...

Mint consists of a very broad family of 3,500 plants, and all of them have square stems and opposite leaves. Aside from that, each type of mint is incredibly different; you may not have known as ...

Many of the most commonly used herbs in the kitchen are easily grown indoors including basil, chives, dill, parsley, and ...

If you love the cool, crisp, refreshing taste of mint in your lemonade or atop a summer salad, then you may be tempted to plant it in your garden. After all, this hardy perennial is easy to grow, and ...

Herb gardens are a staple for many gardeners. Not only are herbs fairly easy to grow, but you also get the added benefit of being able to harvest them on a regular basis for your cooking—and say ...

This year, I decided to grow something different in my herb garden. In past years, I have grown varieties of mints (chocolate, mojito, apple, pineapple and spearmint) and found they could be quite ...

A few months ago, I asked my dad to pick up a mint plant on his trip to the grocery store. I had it all planned out: I would obtain mint extract from the leaves, use the extract to make mint chocolate ...

Mint is a versatile herb used in beverages, food, and gardens. It thrives in sunny locations with rich, moist soil, but its aggressive growth requires containment strategies. Regular watering and ...