Candy Peppermint makes great tea. I've had it for 20 years, so I'm sure mine made it through the winter again. And I'm sure it needs thinning again. I give it away.

I didn't think you could kill mint. Are you sure you've lost it?

Plant mint somewhere there is plenty of water, like near a garden hose outlet or something. It can be very invasive. I had some up by the house and it was taking over everything, so I moved it down to the over-flow of the pond, where it is now choking out the weeds down there.

There was some kind of mint growing in the backyard of one of my previous homes and it definitely grew like a weed. Last year I got a free Orange Mint plant with an online plant order. Because I was afraid to put it in the flower bed for fear it would take over, I put it in a pot in a sunny windowsill. Forgot to water it for a few days and it fried to a crisp. This year I received some Spearmint seeds with an herb seed order I made, and I wintersowed them in a container. I still don't think I want it in my flower beds, but maybe I'll just leave it in a container outside. I'm not really sure what to use it for though, any suggestions?

I'd bet it would make excellent iced tea.

I dry the mint leaves and store them in a jar to be used as tea.
I keep my mint plant in a barrel in the middle of an area where it can't grow out the bottom of the barrel and into. I made the mistake of putting some in my water garden, and will be fighting to irradicate it there forever.