The fragrance of herbs, flowers and spices can be captured all year round in the form of sachets and pot-pourri. Closets and linen can be kept smelling sweet and fresh. Since herbs and flowers can grow everywhere they can be gathered and dried mixed with essential oils and fixatives to make their scents last.

Pot Pourri
An old but popular method of dried flowers and leaves presentation the pot-pourri is an elegant way to produce the combinations of fragrant and often mysterious aromas. Once the base sent has be chosen (e.g. Rose petals), then other leaves (e.g. lovage, lavender, bay, rosemary, southernwood), flowers (e.g. orange blossom, lavender, violets, chamomile) and spices (e.g. cinnamon, sandalwood, vanilla pod) can be added. You can choose a floral, spicy or a combination pot- pourri.

Once you have your favorite combination then you could add a few drops of essential oil that will reinforce your particular fragrance. Finally you will need to use a fixative (orris root) to hold the perfume much longer than the flowers would naturally. Now is time to place the pot-pourri into a suitable container, presentation is equally important, (e. g. urn, ceramic pot, china) and is ready to use.

Fixative
Essential oil of lavender 30ml
Orris root 125g
Cloves 25g
Coriander Seeds 25g
Ground mace 25g