Mints will require much more water than lavender normally likes. Also, once a mint plant gets established, it can get aggressive fast and overtake a fledgling lavender plant, depriving it of ...

For example, mint needs more frequent watering and soil that's more acidic than rosemary, lavender, and thyme. So, make sure that you know which plants grow well next to mint before you get ...

Mountain mint does best in well-draining soil with a neutral or slightly acidic pH. This plant can grow in a variety of soils, including sandy, clay, and loamy soils. Keep the soil moist ...

Queen Victoria preferred lavender jelly to mint with her roast mutton and ... But then French fashions became the rage and, at the same time, plants at the largest English growers, in Mitcham, Surrey, ...