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Feng Shui plants, choosing plants for your home
Feng Shui plants and planting rules really
are quite simple. Each plant should be chosencarefully in regard to the specific feature we
wish to introduce.
We need to think of terms of the colour, size
and form of each individual plant, and how
they will look side by side.
The planting should also blend in with thetopography of the surrounding area. We may slightly
change this where we want to make a definitestatement to the contrary.
You may live in an area that has identical buildingsand garden settings that have evolved into a
particular style. You may feel happiest following thesame patterns. Or you may choose to follow
changes featured in Taoism. Feng Shui's rootsrun deep.
Individual expression is very important in gardendesign. From it, we ourselves develop.
When planting, the needs of plants should be considered in terms of aspect, soil type,
temperature and spacing.
There is no point attempting to nurture a plant in clay soils when it requires a sandy soil,doing so will only develop disappointment in the garden.
Feng Shui plants for visual impact
Flowers- Camelia, Ginger, Magnolia, Orchid, Peony, Forsythia
Fruits- Crab apple, Fig, Quince, Plum (stone fruits)
Leaves- Weeping willow, Maple, Palm, Privet, Myrtle
Seeds- Physalis, Everlasting pea, Eryngium,
The Seasons and Feng Shui plants
The garden should have an all year round influence and interesting features that arecreated from the plants themselves.
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We should be able to view the season changes from inside the house and various vantagepoints in the garden.
Within each season it is considered desirable that each stage of the plants development
should be represented - flowers, leaves, roots, seeds and bark.
Right: The Australian native Lemon Myrtle tree in
seasonal flower
The trees
Trees are used to enhance a space, to obscure unwelcomefeatures, and balance other features in the garden. In
ancient China, trees were regarded as having special powers. We are now more aware of
their importance to our ecological systems. Trees are the lungs of the world. They stabilizesoils, and keep the water tables balanced.
Trees need to be planted meticulously to reflect a number of philosophical principles as
follows;
1. Trees should be allowed to grow to their natural shape, since this depicts their true
beauty.
2. A single tree can be admired for its bark, its seeds, its leaves and its blossoms.
3. Groups of trees should be in odd numbers,e.g. 3s and 5s. Also, planting in odd shapes is
better than straight lines.
4. Trees with branches that grow horizontally, such as, Grevillea Robusta Folia, Cedar orSpruce should be planted alone.
5. Upright trees, plants such as Bamboo or Cypress, should not be planted alongside treewith horizontal branches.
6. Weeping and pendulous trees, like Willow or Birch, do not mix with those bearinghorizontal branches.
7. Only trees such as Oak or Elm and certain rainforest species, are suitable for mass
planting.
8. Trees with unique shapes, such as Yew and Plane, should be planted alone.
9. To create natural ecosystems that attract wildlife, plant indigenous species from your
local area.
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Feng Shui garden design offers us the opportunity to connect with the NaturalWorld. Through it, we can form a partnership with all living things, and live and work with
and among them. In doing so, we come into balance and harmony and our own well beingis enhanced.
One of the most famouse plants of Feng Shui plants is
the Jade Plant
The Jade Tree or Money Plant is regarded as an auspicious
plant because its succulent dark green leaves resemble piecesof jade or coins, thereby representing, Earth or Metal energy,
and these add nourishment and stability.
The Earth Chi helps strenghten relationships. The Jade Plant
also signifies Wood energy or growth.
Placement
East for family health, harmony and initiation of projects, scholarly pursuits; Southeast forenhancing wealth.
West for creativity or children luck.
Northwest for the luck of teachers, mentors and finding creatively helpful people.
Feng Shui garden design and principles
Feng Shui garden designoffers us the opportunity to connect with the natural world and
the Universe around us. Come into a partnership with all living things, live and work withthem and among, so Balance and harmony will follow.
When we first buy or move into our new apartment, house, villa, unit or townhouse the
principles are the same. We check for all our basic needs, how many bedrooms, kitchen sizeetc, but do we check out if it has a nice garden, or the design? Rarely.
The world these days is full of so much Yang activity that we forget about our recreational
times until our holidays arrive and try to unwind in a 1 week or two week holiday.
These Yang activities take toll our physical and mental health. A fantastic way to unwind is
to address the situation with a Yin activity and rebalance ourselves in our own Feng Shui
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design garden, a safe quite haven.
There has been a spiritual connection with nature among the indigenous for centuriesand many still hold onto its truths; unfortunately it isnt passed down as much now, from
generation to generation the teaching are getting lost. So many of us seek ideas andteaching from afar, in books, yes the internet and where ever else we can find them.
Feng Shui garden design of the ancient Chinese helps us relate to our own psyche and tap
into the spirit of the place we live and our environment around us. By using local nativeplants and natural methods to grow we distance ourselves from the hustle and bustle of
modern living and gain repose.
,Living in an apartment or a small flat we can still gain the benefits of our window
gardens and garden courtyards, as it is the feeling that is createdthat brings us intobalance with nature and life energy.
The following pages on this website will guide
us through and reveal the ancient principles ofFeng Shui garden design, creating supportive and
nurturing environments.
We will walk through centuries old applied
techniques and translate them into modern dayformulas.
We will discover how Yin , Yang and the 5 elements
can be interpreted outside.
Feng Shui is the art of directing the energy of an
environment to move in ways with which we feelcomfortable. The plants furnishing and objects we
surround ourselves have an impact about how we
feel about the garden and how we use it.
The everlasting unseen energies of the Earth and
Universe can be tapped into by us and used for our own advantages to propel a happyrelaxed lifestyle of abundance and happiness. One way we can start today is by planning
and creating our Feng Shui garden design and really start living to the fullest.
Garden Statue Placement And Design
Your garden theme can focus on anything you desire: a fantasygarden, filled with fairies, pixies, goblins; a religious-theme garden, complete
with cherubs and harp-playing seraphims and religious figures; or perhaps a
nature-theme garden full of replicas of frogs, lizards and giant snails.
Feng Shui Garden Design Ideas
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1. Bring love and passion into the garden.
2. Keep your landscape as natural as possible.
3. Place stone and crystals around for visual effect and to reflect light.
4. Study the placement of water and use it to bring good fortune to your home.
5. Attract wildlife by introducing local species, and reduce the spraying of insecticides.
6. Use natural insecticides such as Pyrethrum and White oil.
7. Follow one theme in your landscape.
8. Enjoy all your plants equally, and show them off to your friends!
The Feng Shui Garden
Plant a Beautiful Feng Shui Garden - Bring the Outdoors Inside to You
Bring the outdoors into your home or workplace, wherever possible
The view from every window and door affects your relationship with the outside
world
Your view of the outside should soothe and uplift your spirit
Invite Good Chi, the Life Force Energy onto your property
Landscaping and outside color have an impact both inside and outside Chi Flow
The Front Entrance invites Good Chi to come inside
Sanctuary Gardens are powerful Chi attractors
For Harmony and Balance, focus on beauty and comfort within your indoor
environment and,
Surround yourself with beauty and comfort from the outside in!
Remember that the outside of your home or workplace forms the Vital First
Impression that Chi and human visitors have of your inside environment
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Plant a Feng Shui Garden on your property
Plant Sanctuary Gardens that respect natural landscape & spirit of the environment
Balancing Chi Flow, Yin & Yang, The Five Elements & Color is Key
Use the Feng Shui Bagua Map as a placement tool to emphasize Wealth, Fame, Love
& Marriage, Children & Creativity, Helpful People & Travel, Career, Self-Cultivation
&Knowledge and Family & Health
Outdoor Considerations
Streets are the Waterways of Chi (slow lanes or raging highways): landscape your
property to regulate Chi Flow
Driveways bring Chi onto your property
Pathways bring Chi to doorways
Straight paths may encourage too fast Chi Flow
Curved or meandering paths encourage Good Chi Flow
Place Greeters at the driveway or front door as sentinels on each side to turn away
negative energy. Example: two planters with beautiful flowers make excellent
Greeters
Clear all clutter on your property as it stagnates Good Chi Flow
Balance Chi Flow, The Five Elements and Ying & Yang
- Open and Closed, Dark and Light Spaces
The Five Elements outdoor examples
- Metal: Furniture, Rock & Stones
- Wood: All Plants, Deck & Fencing
- Fire: Lighting, Fireplaces & Barbeques
- Earth: Brick, Tile & Adobe
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- Water: Fountain, Pools and Ponds
Ensure privacy and security with landscaping
Plant seasonal and year-round plants, trees and shrubs
Round leaves represent money (Wealth)
Bamboo means harmony and a strong future
Thorny or scratchy plants deter guests and Good Chi Flow
Beautiful, colorful flowers and plants make auspicious spaces
Remove all drab and dying vegetation from your Feng Shui
Garden
Add any items that represent fire, such as stoves, fireplaces, ovens, lamps, lighting,
and candles
Include paintings, photos or posters of anything fiery, including dominant red colors
Install statues and images of people and animals or anything that is very active
Include items in red and hot pink colors
Add items that are pyramid, angular, pointed or triangular in shape
Introduce water features: Ponds, Pools, Fountains & Bird Baths
Feng Shui Colors in Your Garden Green represents Hope, Growth and Tranquility
Red is Auspicious and represents Strength & Warmth
Purple is Auspicious and Inspires Respect
Yellow or Gold stands for Power
Blue represents Hope, New Growth (can be too cold)
Blue-Green or Mint is aligned with Nature & Spring
Black represents Depth (good) or Lack of Hope depression)
Gray can be associated with Hopelessness or Balance
Brown gives a Heavy Feeling or Stability (Depth)
Orange: Happiness and Power
Pink: Love, Joy, Happiness and Romance
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Peach: Good Luck for Singles, Infidelity for Couples
For more on Feng Shui Garden Design and The Five Elements, visit.......
Feng Shui Garden Design with Danna Cain
Bring The Water Element into your Garden.......
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clever use of a bird bath planted with a beautiful flowing green vine.
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The "good fortune" bamboo plant is ideal to place in the entrance of your house
Feng Shui Garden Design
We're pleased to present some of Danna Cain's Feng Shui Garden Design tips for you here.
You might consider her suggestions when planning your own Feng Shui Garden.
Danna Cain, ASLA and Garden Design Expert, is co-owner of Home & Garden Design,
Atlanta, Georgia. I've had the privilege of assisting Danna in a presentation on, Feng Shuiin the Garden The link to Home & Garden Design's website is located on our Valuable Links
page
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How to Make a Beautiful Feng Shui Garden Design
Color, Texture and Shape are the most powerful visual images in
your Feng Shui Garden landscape
Individually, each evokes a feeling .......
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A favorite color will make you feel happy, welcome and comfortable
A certain texture - such as a prickly Holly - might cause you pain
Restful Shapes are usually mounding or draping - as with the Weeping Willow
Erect, spiky Shapes can be energetic - The Foxglove - or disturbing - The Yucca
Collectively, they make a statement:
A garden of all ONE color of flowers can be very dramatic - for example, an all White
Garden
A landscape of contrasting Shapes and Textures is the most interesting combination
The plant arrangement makes the difference between a formal, semiformal or
natural Garden
Harmonizing and Balancing Shapes, Textures and Colors is Key to good Feng ShuiGarden Design
Consider using some of the same colors in your Feng Shui Garden Design, both
outdoors and inside of your home or office
For example, use yellow Pansies at the front door and a pot of yellow Daffodils inside
the foyer
You might match your annual flower color to your wall colors
Just remember that too much of a good thing looses it's effect, for example, use a
slate (not brick) walkway to a brick house
For Balance, include a little of all The 5 Elements - Metal, Water, Fire, Wood and Fire
Elements
"Earth laughs in flowers" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Feng Shui Garden Design usingThe Feng Shui Five Elements
The Fire Element
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Plant and Leaf Shapes: Triangular or Conical
Color: Red
Red Cutleaf Maple (Acer palmatum "atropurpureum"), Small tree, with a soft
conical shape to 18 ft, red-purplish foliage, brilliant in Fall, part Sun to part Shade
Crytomeria "Yoshino", a tall, green conifer to 40 ft., Coppery foliage in Winter.Great for creating privacy or screening a bad view. Full Sun
Other plants with Triangular or Conical Shapes: Any topiary in this shape such as
Boxwood, Hollies and Rosemary are ideal
Other plants with Red Color: Coral Bark Maple (Sango-kaku) - Small tree with
brilliant Coral bark on young branches
More Red Colors: Nandinas - Small scrubs with red, orange or scarlet foliage in
Winter. Sun or Shade
Another Red Color: Camellia Sasanqua "Yuletide" - Shrub with fire-engine Red
flowers in late fall. Part Sun to Shade
Other ways to introduce The Fire Element into your outdoor setting: Outdoor grill,
fireplace, firepit or chimenaea, votive candles along pathway, pets and wildlife
More on The Feng Shui Fire Element .......
The Water Element
Plant and Leaf Shapes: Asymmetrical, free form
Color: Black and dark tones
Black Elephant Ear (Colocasia "Jet Black Wonder" -
Annual
Blackie Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas "Blackie") -
Fast growing, rambling vine with deep purple foliage and pink
flowers. Plant in Spring. This plant is especially wonderfultrailing from a large pot
Other plants with Asymmetrical, free form: Contorted Filbert
Other plants with Black or dark tones: Butterfly Bush
(Buddleia davidii "Purple Knight") - Large shrub with deeppurple flowers. Sun
Black mondo grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus nigrescens
"Ebony Knight") - Ground cover, part Sun-Shade
Purple Palace (Heuchera micrantha "Purple Palace") -
Perennial, part to full Shade
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Other ways to introduce The Water Element into your outdoor setting: Include a
pond, bird bath, decorative water sprinkler, swimming pool, mirror and crystals
See The Water Element for more information .......
The Wood Element
Plant and Leaf Shapes: Columnar, Long Thin Shapes
Colors: Blues and Greens
Arrow Bamboo (Pseudosasa Japonica) - Green to 18 ft. tall for part Sun to part
Shade. Does great in a tub or pot! In the ground, it's not as invasive as others
Iris - Louisianna & Siberian hybrids have long, thin leaves and blue-lavender
flowers. Full Sun.
Rosemary - Clipped into a columner shape. Silvery blue/green with blue flowers.
Full Sun.
Lungwort (Pulmonaria "Roy Davidson") - Ground cover with pretty blue flowers.
Shade.
Other ways to include The Wood Element in your outdoor landspacing - Wood decks
and benches, trellis or planter box, mulched pathways. Wood carvings. Rattan
furniture
For more information on The Wood Element.......
The Metal Element
Plant and Leaf Shapes: Circular, Oval
and Arched
Colors: White and Pastels
Hydrangea "Annabelle" - Medium
shrub for Part Sun. Huge pure whiteflowers in ball shape
Spirea Vanhouttei - Medium shrub forPart Sun. Small white flowers on arching
shaped shrub
Hosta "Patriot" or "White
Christmas" - White and green ovalfoliage for the Shade
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White Gumpo Azaleas - Circular white flowers on low, oval shaped shrub. Part
Shade
Gardenia "August Beauty" - Oval shrub with circular white fragrant flowers. Sun
Another plant with Circular, Oval and Arched shapes: - Eleagneus - Large shrub
with silver arching limbs
Other plants with white and pastel flowers:
- Camellia Sasanqua "White doves" - Medium shrub for part Shade. White
flowers in fall, Part Shade
- Dogwood - Small tree with white flowers in Spring. Part Shade
Other ways to include The Metal Element in your outdoor landspacing - Iron arbor,
gate or bench. Copper birdbath, rusty iron birdhouse, bells, chimes and gongs. Ametal sculpture, stone patio or boulders set in the landscape.
For more on The Metal Element.......
The Earth Element
Plant and Leaf Shapes: Square and
Rectangular
Colors: Yellows and Earthtones
Plants with square and rectangular Shapes:
Clipped Boxwood or Hollies
Plants with Yellow or Earthtone Colors:
- Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia
Goldstrum) Perennial. Gold daisy-like
flowers in late Summer
- Aucuba Japonica - Medium size shrub for
the Shade. Bold yellow and green foliage
- Admiral Semmes Azalea - Lovely yellow decidious Azalea. Part Shade
Coreopsis - Daisy-like perennials with yellow to gold flowers depending upon
variety. Sun
Ginkgo - Lovely tree with striking, brilliant yellow foliage in Fall
Stella d'oro Daylilies - Repeat blooming Daylily. Flowers are golden yellow. Sun
River Birch - Tree with Buff-colored peeling bark with yellow Fall foliage
Miscanthus - Ornamental grasses that turn Beige in the Winter. Full Sun only
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Other ways to include The Earth Element in your outdoor landspacing -
Pots/containers of terra cotta. Brick or tile paving
Thank you, Danna, for sharing your guidance on Feng Shui Garden Design with us. Moreabout The Earth Element.......
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