Hmm. If I grow a variety of native mints in my yard, they might take over, but they are natives and good for pollinators. Plus I could use them in kefir sodas and do the thing where I put cuttings in my bird's sprouts so they freshen the air now I can't have incense anymore. Also, would keep mice away and freshen the whole neighborhood every time we mowed.
@tippitiwichet I pissed off the HOA by planting mint in an area they did no yard maintenance on. The water there was either flood or drought. Soil was poor. But the mint flourished.
IT IS INVASIVE!!! they said. The entire area was circumscribed with concrete. The ground could have been completely covered, cool and green. Instead they tried to chop it all out.
But it came back. :)
Photosynthesis of oxygen and preventing soil erosion for the win.
@BlueStateBabe Lol, yeah, that's part of what delights me, knowing it would irritate the office a little. This area of land is contained by busy streets and a railroad, the trailer park itself has a lot of soil damage from trailers being moved in and out, and Oklahoma's heavy clay soils. Given that I found native species, seems like it could do some good here.
@tippitiwichet
There's nothing more heavenly than the scent of freshly mowed fields of mint.
That's my position and I'm sticking to it!