Not Jeyes Fluid, but I read somewhere that modern disinfectants are odourless. A disinfectant smell is added to convince people that it must be doing a good job.
The "odour" from disinfectants is from the their early original pine-derived chemicals. Later more economicaaly from coal-tar as cresylics and phenolics; They work, every farm , every zoo and every stable uses them. I can't answer for hospitals. But I don't think hospitals would be influenced by aroma.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
@pebblesbrennan4PC0yPWI hasn't returned, so we're only speculating as to the situation. We need info and a photo if possible, to determine the area - size etc, and it's use. If it's next to planting areas, for example, there needs to be a suitable approach, otherwise those 'home remedies' suggested do huge amount of damage to all sorts of vital insects etc, as many of us have said.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I was at a Garden Club meeting the speaker suggested Jeyes Fluid. There were about 150 people in the room and there was a big intake of breath all around the room. A group of club members spoke to the committee afterwards and asked that this speaker should never return to the club again as this type of recommendation was not appropriate.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
We need info and a photo if possible, to determine the area - size etc, and it's use. If it's next to planting areas, for example, there needs to be a suitable approach, otherwise those 'home remedies' suggested do huge amount of damage to all sorts of vital insects etc, as many of us have said.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...