This aromatic plant can be a wonderful addition to your outside space, but it's important to understand the risks before ...

One plant no homeowner wants to find in their yard is the dreadful Creeping Charlie also known as the ground ivy. Creeping Charlie, Glechoma hederacea, is a very aggressive, creeping ground cover ...

A mountain mint plant will draw butterflies and bees but repel deer and rabbits from your garden. If you love minty herbal tea, try adding a mountain mint plant or two to your garden. Also known ...

Essential oil can be extracted from the leaves and used as a flavouring. Mint plants possess erect, branching stems and oblong to ovate or lanceolate leaves arranged in opposing pairs on the stems.

While working in war-torn Mosul, Iraq, in 2017, Canadian nurse Trish Newport developed an unlikely friendship with Mahmoud – a local man who carried a mint plant with him wherever he went.

Water gently. If using young mint plants, dig a small hole in the soil that is large enough to accommodate the plant's root ball. Place the plant in the hole and cover it with soil, firming it ...

A benefit of mountain mint is its deer and rabbit resistance. Its fragrant leaves keep these animals from munching on this plant. If rabbits and deer are a problem in your garden, plant mountain ...