Gardeners will often plant mint alongside cabbages and tomatoes, as they are able to repel the exact pests that tend to bother those vegetables. Peppermint (Mentha Piperita) - peppermint is a ...

By Barbara Brown When we think of mint it is usually in the context of a flavoring agent for food and drinks. But can it also ...

Mint plants are easy to grow, fragrant, and come in several tempting varieties. But is mint a perennial or do you have to buy new plants after the winter? While most types of mint ...

Gardeners have been urged to spread mint around their gardens in March or April to eliminate one of their biggest nightmares.

In North America, early Native Americans made a tea from wild mint leaves to ease an upset stomach. Ancient civilizations such as the Greeks and Egyptians used peppermint as medicine. Chewing ...

What gets through the grass won’t get far against your lawnmower. Mint plants, whether spearmint or peppermint, are cold-hardy and resilient. They’ll die back as winter approaches, but a ...