Thanks perhaps to Pluto and Persephone, plants in the mint family smell sweet and the roots go far a field. Because of the latter, I recommend all mints be planted in containers. If one wants it to appear the plant is in the ground, the container can be buried. All containers need drainage holes and the resolute roots will seek and find the holes eventually. The buried container can be lifted periodically and the tenacious roots trimmed or the entire plant divided and replanted.
Mints are a perennial and grow quickly and easily.
The plants should have a medium rich and moist soil in shade to dappled sunlight. They are fast growing and must be kept cut back to deter takeover. They tend to vine so make eye-catching plants for containers of various sizes and shapes. They also make attractive houseplants that will give off their spicy aroma whenever you rub your hand across the leaves. The most common mints are peppermint and spearmint.