grows a little patch of mint in her backyard, just for the OP 
(watches as it mutates into a hideous sci-fi alien monster and stalks the neighborhood, with the evil power of minty-fresh goodness …Uhoh…)
I’ve planted a pot of mint, and it was as aggressive, invasive and delicious as most of the posters here have pointed out. However, it attracted swarms of stupid f***ing whiteflies and as I didn’t want the whiteflies to spread to my other garden plants, I was obliged to get rid of the mint.
I’ve heard whiteflies are nearly impossible to kill. Don’t whiteflies come from Europe? How do Europeans deal with this plague?
Could you please send your landlord to my place? I’ve been trying to contain my mint plants for 10 years now, and it’s a losing battle. They are everywhere, except where the alien invasion of morning glories have taken over.
You don’t want him. Trust me. Here, take these racoons instead. They won’t do much for your mint plant, but I’d like to get them out of my hair.
Actually, it’s starting to occur to me that the landlord inadvertantly did a big favour for me and my mint. It used to be well contained in the end of the flower bed and didn’t spread, for some reason. However, now that everything else has been taken down, it will probably take over the space of some of the less aggressive species. Perhaps our flower/weed garden will turn into a mint garden.
I had a friend that was going to plant his entire front yard with mint. Low-maintenance, highly productive, etc. Hmm.
Thanks! I don’t know where in Toronto you live, but if it’s west of Yonge St it should find it’s way to my house in a short time.
(Note to non-Torontonian dopers: if the city disappears under a forest of mint in the next few days, send help!)