Between Close Friends

Mint to repel mice Herbal and country lore abound with ways of ridding your house and home of unwelcome pests. Lavender clippings have long been burned on open fires to deter insects and to pleasantly scent rooms. In the Middle Ages sprays of mint were strewn on the household floor to keep both the rooms [...]

Herbal Moth Bags—Moths dislike any pungent herbal fragrance. Herbs such as tansy and southerwood work very effectively, but lavender is perhaps the most irritating to them, and the most pleasing to us. Rather than suffer through clothes infused with the mothball fragrance to deter these pesky moths, you may wish to include these sachets in [...]