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Triple Mint Herb Garden
A complete guide to growing and using fresh spearmint, peppermint, and orange mint.
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Welcome
Welcome to Your Garden
Mint may be one of the most familiar herbs in the world, but not all mints taste the same. Each variety brings its own kind of freshness, from cool and classic to bright and citrusy.
Spearmint has the smooth, refreshing flavour people often associate with mint tea, mojitos, tabbouleh, yogurt sauces, and summer drinks. Peppermint brings a stronger cooling sensation, making it especially useful for herbal tea, desserts, hot chocolate, and refreshing infusions. Orange mint adds a softer citrus note that makes drinks, fruit, salads, and iced tea feel a little more special.
This garden brings together three distinct mints in one pot, giving you a fresh, fragrant collection for tea, drinks, desserts, sauces, and everyday recipes.
Your Triple Mint Herb Garden arrives fully grown, pre-potted, and ready to harvest. There is no transplanting, no seed starting, and no guesswork.
Start with a thorough watering in the sink, let it drain, then place it somewhere bright. Your first-day steps are below.
First day care
Three steps to get started
Unpack your garden, give it a thorough watering, and find a bright spot to help it settle in.
1. Unpack your garden
Unpack your garden as soon as it arrives and remove all packing material. Set any cover pot aside and place the grow pot in the sink.
2. Water and let it drain
Run tap water gently over the soil until it is fully saturated and water flows from the drainage holes. Leave the grow pot in the sink for about a minute, or until excess water has finished draining.
3. Find a bright spot
Place the drained grow pot inside your cover pot or on a saucer, then set your garden in a bright location. No repotting needed.
Settling in
A few things to know
A note about your pots
Your garden grows in a 6.7-inch grow pot that fits inside our optional 7-inch cover pots. Keep your herbs planted in the grow pot; do not plant directly into a cover pot, as it has no drainage holes.
Wait on big harvests
Let your garden adjust for 48 hours before heavier picking. This gives the plants time to settle into their new home.
What to expect
A few bent stems or tired-looking leaves can happen after shipping. After the first watering, give your herbs bright light and time to settle. Check the soil before watering again.
Light & water
Keep care simple
Light
Place your garden in bright natural light, such as a sunny windowsill, kitchen counter near a window, or covered patio. Mint grows best with plenty of light, but it also appreciates a spot that stays comfortable and does not get excessively hot or dry.
When to water
Push a finger about an inch into the soil. If that top inch feels dry, it is time to water. If it still feels damp, wait and check again the next day.
How to water
Take the grow pot to the sink, removing any cover pot first. Gently soak the soil with tap water until water flows through the drainage holes. Let it drain for about a minute, or until excess water has finished draining, then return it to your cover pot or saucer.
Rotation
Turn the pot every few days so all sides receive direct light. This helps the garden grow more evenly and keeps the mint easier to harvest.
Avoid standing water
Always water the grow pot in the sink. If you use a cover pot, never water directly into it. Empty any water that collects in the cover pot or saucer so the roots do not sit in standing water, which can cause rot.
Meet your herbs
Three fresh mint varieties
Spearmint
Flavour
Smooth, sweet, and refreshing. Spearmint is classic in mint tea, mojitos, lemonade, tabbouleh, yogurt sauces, fruit salads, and summer drinks.
Care note
Spearmint grows quickly. Harvest it regularly to keep it full, fresh, and balanced.
Peppermint
Flavour
Cool, bold, and refreshing with a stronger mint flavour. Peppermint is especially good in herbal tea, iced tea, hot chocolate, desserts, and chocolate-based recipes.
Care note
Peppermint likes steady moisture and bright light. Trim the longer stems often so the plant stays tidy and productive.
Orange Mint
Flavour
Fresh and minty with a soft citrus note. Orange mint is especially nice in iced tea, sparkling water, fruit salads, cocktails, mocktails, and simple syrups.
Care note
Orange mint does best with regular light harvests. Harvest small amounts often and give it bright light to keep the flavour strong.
Harvesting
Snip a little, often
Small, regular harvests are better than one large cut. Use clean scissors or herb snips, take what you need for the drink or meal, and leave plenty of leafy growth behind so the garden can keep producing.
Mint responds well to trimming. Regular harvesting encourages fresh new stems and helps keep the garden full instead of leggy.
Spearmint
Snip stems just above a pair of leaves. Use the tender top growth for the freshest flavour.
Peppermint
Cut longer stems back by a few inches, just above a pair of leaves. This encourages new side shoots and keeps the plant compact.
Orange Mint
Harvest small sprigs from the top of the plant. Avoid cutting too much at once so it can continue growing strongly.
Easy ways to use them
Simple Ideas for Drinks, Tea & Everyday Meals
Fresh mint is one of the easiest herbs to use because it works in both sweet and savoury recipes. You can steep it, gently press it into drinks, chop it into salads, use it as a garnish, or add it fresh right before serving.
Use mint in tea and infusions
Fresh mint makes a simple, fragrant tea with just hot water and a few leaves. Spearmint is smooth and classic, peppermint is stronger and cooler, and orange mint adds a light citrus note.
- Hot herbal tea
- Iced tea
- Lemon-mint water
- Sparkling water
- Fruit infusions
- Honey-lemon tea
Use mint in drinks
Mint is one of the most useful herbs for homemade drinks. For the strongest flavour, gently press the leaves before adding liquid.
- Mojitos
- Mocktails
- Lemonade
- Iced tea
- Cucumber water
- Berry drinks
- Citrus spritzes
- Simple syrup
Use mint with fruit, yogurt, and chocolate
Fresh mint works beautifully with sweet and creamy foods. A small amount goes a long way.
- Watermelon
- Berries
- Fruit salad
- Greek yogurt
- Chocolate desserts
- Hot chocolate
- Whipped cream
- Vanilla ice cream
Use mint in savoury dishes
Spearmint especially works well in savoury cooking. Add mint near the end so the flavour stays fresh.
- Tabbouleh
- Cucumber salads
- Yogurt sauces
- Lamb
- Grilled chicken
- Chickpea salads
- Rice bowls
- Flatbreads
Easy everyday ideas
- Mint tea: Steep fresh spearmint or peppermint in hot water.
- Mojito: Use spearmint with lime, sugar, and sparkling water or rum.
- Iced tea: Add peppermint or orange mint while steeping.
- Fruit salad: Finish with chopped orange mint or spearmint.
- Yogurt sauce: Mix chopped spearmint with yogurt, lemon, garlic, and salt.
- Hot chocolate: Add a few peppermint leaves while warming.
- Lemonade: Add spearmint or orange mint for freshness.
- Tabbouleh: Use chopped spearmint with parsley, lemon, and olive oil.
Simple recipes
Simple Recipes
Tea
Fresh Mint Tea
Ingredients
- A small handful of spearmint or peppermint
- Hot water
- Honey, optional
- Lemon, optional
Directions
Add fresh mint leaves to a mug and pour hot water over top. Steep for 5-10 minutes, then sip as-is or strain before drinking.
How to use
A simple, fragrant way to enjoy fresh mint with only hot water and a few leaves.
Drink
Mojito with Spearmint
Ingredients
- Fresh spearmint leaves
- Lime juice
- Sugar or simple syrup
- Ice
- Sparkling water
- Rum, optional
Directions
In a glass, gently muddle spearmint leaves, lime juice, and sugar or simple syrup. Add ice and top with sparkling water, or add rum for a classic mojito. Stir gently and garnish with extra mint.
How to use
Spearmint gives mojitos and minty mocktails their smooth, classic freshness.
Fruit
Watermelon Salad with Mint
Ingredients
- Cubed watermelon
- Chopped fresh mint leaves
- Feta, optional
- Lime juice
- A pinch of salt
Directions
Toss together cubed watermelon, chopped fresh mint leaves, feta if using, lime juice, and a pinch of salt.
How to use
Orange mint or spearmint both work beautifully here.
Sauce
Cucumber Yogurt Sauce with Mint
Ingredients
- Greek yogurt
- Grated or finely chopped cucumber
- Chopped spearmint
- Lemon juice
- Garlic, optional
- Salt
- Black pepper
Directions
Mix together Greek yogurt, cucumber, chopped spearmint, lemon juice, garlic if using, salt, and black pepper.
How to use
Serve with grilled meats, flatbreads, roasted vegetables, rice bowls, or salads.
Lifespan & refills
Keep fresh herbs coming
Expect around 1–2 months of fresh herbs, depending on care and how much you harvest. These are living plants, so every garden will grow at its own pace.
Plan your next refill
Refill every 1–2 months for a fresh supply of herbs. Your new garden arrives in its own grow pot, ready to fit inside the same cover pot.
An easy swap
Remove the old grow pot and compost the old herbs. Water and drain your new garden, then place it in your empty cover pot or on a saucer.
Subscribe and save
Subscribe to regular refills to save and have a fresh garden delivered every 1–2 months. Keep your cover pot and simply swap in each new garden.
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