or you brush along a mint plant in a grocery store, both the fragrance and flavor will bring you to both a soothing and fresh place. How lovely would it be to make a cup of fresh mint leaf tea?

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.

If growing indoors, place the mint near a window with ample sunlight or use grow lights to provide sufficient light. Choose a pot or container that is at least 8-12 inches deep and has drainage ...

Alternatively, you can plant each specimen individually in a 10-centimetre pot. Mint spreads quickly and easily, so the general rule is to plant it somewhere contained, preferably in a shady spot.

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 ...