Growing Spearmint

While on a holiday to Mexico with my sister, Lois, and daughter, Alice Marie, I discovered a very tasty and thirst quenching drink called a mojito.  It was love at first sip.  I don't know if it was the fresh spearmint leaves, the lime, the rum, or the club soda.  I just knew it was the drink of choice during the hot summer. 
I found a little spearmint seedling for sale at the local nursery and planted it in a big pot on our deck, half expecting the roaming band of deer to chomp it down to the ground.  Much to my surprise and delight they only took a few little bites from some of the leaves.  Guess they don't really care about having minty fresh breath.  The page below celebrates that little plant and the lovely mojitos it flavoured.