It may be delicious, but mint can be highly invasive. 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.

A gardener picks fresh mint leaves from a plant in the garden - encierro/Shutterstock If you dream of harvesting fresh, minty leaves from your garden to make summery beverages or brighten up a savory ...

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 ...

Which herbs can I grow at home? Fresh herbs are a great way to freshen up any meal and growing them at home only adds to their freshness and flavor. Plus, homegrown herbs can save you money, as they ...

Ina Garten may seem like a fabled celebrity chef, but she really only got started in the food business on the wings of a whim and desire. The Barefoot Contessa is not one to be particularly fussy or ...

Mint. It’s been used for centuries to treat maladies from gallstones to the common cold. There are more than 30 species of mint and all of them have “volatile oil menthol,” which is why mint is ...

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 ...