Herbs: Scary Herbs, 1 by ScotDeerie

ScotDeerie wrote:
Everyone keeps warning me not to plant mint in my garden. Frankly, I like mint in the garden and I don't care where it goes or what it does. We have lots of dogs and I like it when they brush against it or walk on it. If it spreads like wildfire and fills up every bit of available space it's all right with me.

HORSETAIL, on the other hand, is one plant where I take the "invasive" warnings seriously. Partly because it is not something that horses can eat (ironic, huh?) and I do let my horses out on the lawns sometimes. If I decide to move some of that into the garden, it will be planted in a bottomless bucket in a restricted area and if I ever see the first signs that it is spreading elsewhere I will employ a scorched earth policy ag'in it.

It's all a matter of what you like and what you can live with, I guess....