Here’s everything you need to know about growing English mint!

How to Grow English Mint

Mint needs very little to thrive, making it an ideal herb for beginner gardeners because it’s so incredibly easy to care for. You do need to be careful though because in the ground, it can be quite high maintenance.

You’ll need to constantly cut it back after a year or two. The best plan for low-maintenance mint is to grow it in a pot on a patio. Mint spreads via tubers, meaning one little plant can quickly fill up your garden. I grow three kinds of mint and use them as a ground cover so I don’t mind it spreading, but it is a bit tedious to maintain. You’ve been warned!

You really don’t need to do thing for mint. Just plant it in a sunny area with reasonably good soil and make sure to water it once a week, more in extreme heat. It’s hardy in zones 3 through 9 so much of the country can enjoy this beautiful plant.

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Appearance

English mint is the classic mint variety in appearance and flavor. The leaves have pretty frilly edges and a vibrant green color. The leaves are smaller than my fluffier Mojito mint.

Taste

English mint truly reigns supreme in terms of classic mint taste. It’s the most pungent, meaning it’s the best for things like mint syrup, mint juleps, mint ice cream, and anything else where you really want a strong mint flavor.

How to Use English Mint

I have loads of recipes here on therosetable.com that use mint! But of course my all-time favorite use is a Mint Julep and my Fresh Mint Ice Cream. I also love it in tabbouleh and as a garnish in so many things!

You’re probably sick of seeing mint in nearly every single post on The Rose Table but I always have so much of it in the garden. I’m constantly putting it in recipes, using it as a drink garnish, and even harvesting bunches every week to use in bouquets around the house. Mint looks so lovely with roses!

How to Propagate Mint

You really don’t need to buy a mint plant if you know someone who grows mint, because we mint growers always have too much! You can propagate mint in water on a sunny windowsill but I tend to just dig up new plants in the spring and gift them to friends.

The mint in my garden now is actually from my original mint in my first house 13 years ago. I dug up a plant, planted it at my mom’s house, let it spread, then grabbed one of those plants and planted it at my current house. So easy!

Want more mint content? Read about my Chocolate Mint here!

Happy growing,

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