Spearmint yard

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Planting spearmint (or another sort) instead of my weedy shitty lawn?
Hey there folks I have a house in west virginia with very little actual yardspace. The side yard is about 5 ft wide and runs to where I'd have a back yard if I wasn't butted up against a steep hill. I have close neighbors on either side who do fuck all to care for their yards.

I was wondering if it would be plausible to till up my side yard and just plant a ton of spearmint there in place of the weedy nonsense the previous owners have cultivated. I had spearmint plants as a child and I remember them being pleasant and fragrant. Nobody walks this part of the yard so I was thinking just let them grow wild on that side.

So I'm asking any garden bros if you have advice on whether this makes sense or of you suggest another neat pleasant plant to replace my weedy shit with. I worked for a lawn care business for a few years and I'm really disenchanted with a regular lawn, especially since it sees no use. I could easily Google "how to grow a mint plant" but I'm looking for more ideas or if it's even sensible.