Potpourri is a natural air freshener made from dried flowers, leaves, seeds and cones. It is used to make rooms and cupboards smell fresh. Anything can be added to potpourri as long as it is dry, to ensure that the contents last longer and do not become moldy. Potpourri can be arranged in bowls or stuffed into small cotton pillows to be hung in cupboards. Other uses for potpourri include masking the smell of mothballs in cupboards and deterring insects. Sachets can be placed in drawers or in shoes to leave a fresh scent. You can place loose potpourri in ashtrays in cars and in the fillings of soft toys.

Scent is also usually added to the dried flowers and can be sprayed on every few days to be absorbed into the flowers. A fixative is necessary to absorb the scent, and the most often used is orrisroot. Naturally scented plants used in traditional potpourri include:

- Cedar wood shavings

- Cypress wood shavings

- Incense-cedar wood shavings

- Juniper wood shavings

- Lavender leaves and flowers

- Mignonette leaves and flowers

- Pinyon pine conesRose flowers, hips, or oil

- Cinnamon and Cassia bark

- Marjoram

- Jasmine flowers and oil

Fillers are used in potpourri to add bulk to the arrangement or when stuffing pillows. Filler can be anything from small marbles to pine cones. Many decorative potpourris are also available with colorful leaves, seashells or colored wood shavings. With potpourri flowers, you should go for color rather than scent, as bright colors make the display more eye-catching.

Nowadays, the potpourri is considered to be part of its charm and offered in a spectrum of containers, baskets, and decoupage boxes, ceramic or silver dishes. Unscented potpourri are also available.

Much modern potpourri not only smells great but also is aesthetically beautiful. Potpourri Can be used to not only to make your house smell good but also look great.