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    Gingering up the garden

    Jan 06, 2021 4 minutes

    I’m hooked on fresh ginger tea. It’s simple: thinly slice fresh ginger, place in a jug with a sliced lemon — peel and all — then pour over boiling water. Steep, then drink hot or cold. In winter, I drank it hot, am now adding ice for summer.

    Ginger mint isn’t a ginger, but one of the mint family. Sniff the pot of ginger mint in the garden centre before you buy it, as some cultivars are far gingerier than others, and a few may smell a bit like mothballs instead. You’ll also get a stronger mint and

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