LLove Your Hang Ups

Make a fresh start to your weekly washday and turn the grubby, dirty and stained into a sweet-smelling success

LEAVE IT HIGH AND DRY

The rotary clothesline is an Aussie icon, its place in our sunny backyards cemented more than 100 years ago. Try this Hills 55m Woodland clothesline, $369, bunnings.com.au.

How Aussie is the rotary clothesline out the back! So practical. But, instead of treating it as just a utility – or even a makeshift swing for the kids – make it part of your ornamental display, too. Have your garden finish don't the cleaning process by planting drifts of sweetly perfumed lavender or other plants, so their fragrances waft up into your clothes!

SUN SOAKERS

Because your clothesline is obviously in the sunniest part of your garden, ensure your plants can also thrive in the heat. Choose perfumed and colourful sun lovers that lap up the heat, such as these.

LAVENDER

For centuries, lavender has been used for perfuming sheets when draping them over bushes to dry.

CHRYSANTHEMUM

These mostly flower in autumn and add an earthy and herby perfume to your laundry.

AFRICAN DAISY

These summer flowers waft a zingy, spicy scent to your clothes – perfect for pepping up languid days.

ARTEMISIA

The savoury smell – like a warm roast – is a special scent when temperatures are cool and the sun is low.

GERANIUM

For a sweet and lemon-scented aroma, look to Pelargonium crispum ‘Variegatum’.

MARGUERITE DAISY

These rewarding flowers can often be seen all year round and have a lovely soft fragrance.

Gather your supplies

• Rotary clothesline