According to advice shared by home experts, lavender should be placed by windows on Monday. Lavender is a gorgeous-smelling plant that serves many uses. Some people place it in their wardrobes to help their laundry smell better, and others turn it into a spray to use on their pillows to help them sleep. However, there is yet another handy use for lavender, and you might want to consider it this coming Monday, August 25.
The UK is set to face yet another spell of warm weather. While some areas will escape the 30C blast, weather maps show a staggering number of cities under a fiery red heat this coming Monday and Tuesday. Brits face a multitude of issues when it comes to temperatures like this, such as discomfort sleeping and struggling to stay hydrated. Another problem that often arises when it gets hot is the number of flies you might find in your home. They can be hard to get rid of once they enter your home, so it’s best to prevent them in the first place.
Certain smells that flies hate, and one of them is lavender. Many Brits grow lavender in their gardens, and they cut it back around this time of year.
Even if it’s not growing in your garden, lavender is pretty easy to find in the UK. To prevent flies from entering your home, you can place lavender at your windows when you normally have them open during a spell of hot weather.
This can be a small lavender plant, or you can use other lavender-scented things like sprays and diffusers. Flies won’t want to go near lavender, so this will help you to keep them out of your home.
Natran Green Pest Control advises hanging dried lavender bunches near windows or diffusing lavender oil in common fly-prone areas of your home. You can also make lavender sachets to keep near windows and in cupboards, areas where you are likely to find flies and other insects.
Lavender isn’t the only scent that you can use to keep flies out of your home. Households can also spray peppermint oil near their windows to keep these pesky insects out.
Other scents that flies hate include apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, eucalyptus and basil.