Knowing plants lets you see a place differently, read the forest’s mind, and listen to the mountain. Once you’ve thought of something long and hard enough, you can’t unthink it. Right?

If you love minty herbal tea, try adding a mountain mint plant or two to your garden. Also known as clustered mountain mint, ...

high-elevation habitats in the Sacramento Mountains near the town of Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Two of the greatest threats to this plant's survival are livestock grazing and decreasing water ...

and on the dry side afterward. These plants are drought-tolerant. Mountain mint can spread quickly in moist conditions. There’s no need to prune it if you don’t mind it growing and spreading.