Feng Shui in the Garden ~ Good Feng Shui makes good sense

Feng Shui in the Garden is about creating an outdoor space that you love to live in. For the most part, it’s about good design. A good landscape or garden design will have good energy and good flow. You know when a space feels right to you, or not. It’s about creating an environment that supports us and makes us feel good. When you feel good, isn’t it easier to handle what life throws at you?

Feng Shui Garden tips:

You will notice that a lot of what we call ‘Good Feng Shui’ is also just good common sense. Some of the tips you probably do already.

• Make sure your house numbers can be easily seen from the street. Whether it’s on an address rock or mail box if your house is set back from the street or on your house itself, it’s good to have your address visible to passersby. Not only does it make it easy for the pizza delivery to be able to find you, but the front door is where the energy enters your home.
• Make sure there is a clear path to your front door. Again, this sounds like just good common sense. You would be surprised at how many clients’ houses I have gone to that I had trouble finding the front door. Pull up in the driveway and a path goes to the right and a path goes to the left with trees and shrubs blocking the view in both directions.
• Clear the clutter. We tend to do this once or twice a year inside our home, but the outside needs it too. How good does it feel after a weekend of spring cleaning? Don’t you feel great?! Clearing the clutter from the yard, (cutting back ornamental grasses, perennials, picking up leaves and trash the winter winds blew in, etc.) clears out old, stagnant energy and makes room for new adventures and opportunities.
• Use gentle sweeping curves. Sometimes people try to create interest in their yard by using squiggly lines. (edger lines, patios, pathways, etc.) A better way to do that is to use larger, sweeping curves. It looks better and creates a calmer, more comfortable feeling in a space.
• Add some bold color. In the right places, adding high energy colors (red, yellow, magenta) will attract energy. For example, near your front door add some colorful pots with brightly colored annuals. This will draw the eye (and the positive energy) to the front door of your home. It’s a focal point.
• Place things in pairs in the far right corner of the back yard. This is your relationship area. Relationships are about two people. Could be a romantic relationship or even mother-daughter, or brother-sister. The pairs in this area support and represent the relationship between two people.
• Add movement and sound. A waterfall or water fountain, a soothing wind chime can add a new element to your outdoor space that attracts energy and creates a comfortable feeling. Sound also helps counteract street noise.
• Spend time in your space. It’s important to spend time in your outdoor space. You will find that spending time in an outdoor space that you love will expand your living space and give you a sense of satisfaction. You can also more easily address weeds and other issues before they become a bigger stress if you are in your outdoors space on a daily or weekly basis.