Here at Borrego Art Institute’s ArtPark Gardens you will find a variety of herbs, vegetables, cacti, and fruit trees. This desert garden is my favorite. And my favorite plant growing here? Mint!
Close to the center of the garden grows a patch of mint that seems to never die, despite extreme temperatures, e.g., searing heat in the summer, and frigid cold in the winter. This mint is an austere but realistic choice of plant for such an exposed garden site. The four types of mint growing here are a hardy species, native to dry sandy soil, that can thrive in an environment such as the desert, unaffected by the dirt and dust.
Every time I walk past, my eye is always drawn to this unique and lyrical piece of cultivation. But however preoccupied I may be, I am momentarily released in my imagination to the surrounding mountains far beyond and the powerful experience of living in this great town.
