The distinctive scent of mint evokes freshness and vitality, but this powerful botanical offers far more than just an invigorating aroma. Extracted from the leaves of the peppermint plant, mint oil ...

There’s a mint for every purpose and taste, and these mint varieties prove it! This wonderfully versatile herb comes in a surprisingly wide range of flavors, from the classically cool peppermint to ...

They’re all in the family Lamiaceae, which is called the mint family but includes diverse plants such as salvias, lavenders and basil. True mints are in the genus Mentha, with 25-30 species including ...

John Peterson shows how to contain mint; Joellen Dimond talks common landscape mistakes. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Master Gardener John Peterson demonstrates how to ...