Tired of clearing the air with chemical sprays, here is a natural alternative brought to us from southern France.
A small company called Artcade based in Bouillargues creates magic with Cade, Lavender and Orange scents.They are located in the garrigues not far from Nimes and offer Merlin themed lamps, Incense, and cadalithes (wood pebbles made from the Cade tree) amongst other things.
Here is how Corbieres Web describes the Garrigue:
"Characteristic low-growing vegetation on limestone hills in the
Mediterranean area, consisting principally of bushy plants (including
broom, juniper, wild thyme, rosemary and lavender) and holm oak,
resulting from the destruction by logging, cultivation, and fire of the
Mediterranean forest which originally grew here. It is differentiated
from the maquis (more common in Provence) by the underlying geology
which favours different plants."
You can learn about Bouillargues through Georges Martorell, a painter and native from the town.
I have been trying to order/contact the ArtCade company in France and the UK fro ageas without any success, there phone number does not work and e-mails are returned undeliverable?
Can you help
Artcade: regarding Peter Cole’s posting 15/12/06 – please give him my email, as I have some ARTCADE to sell!!!