Growing Your Gardens Archives

19 Jul Got Water? A Feng Shui Garden on Tour

Posted at 10:39h in Feng Shui, Growing Your Gardens

One of the features that is almost a requirement in a Feng Shui garden is the element of water. After all, “shui” means water so it is appropriate to incorporate water in some way. Water symbolizes flow and movement. It is the place from which...

14 Sep A Feng Shui Bench-Mark: A Vision for the Future—and the Front

Posted at 14:59h in Feng Shui, Growing Your Gardens

This all started because our neighbors sit out on their front patio and have coffee on weekend mornings and sometimes wine in the evenings. Their dog would wander around their front yard. I would watch them and think how sweet-----they would wave and talk to...

30 May Feng Shui in the Outer Limits: Flower Flow in Your Garden

Posted at 21:10h in Feng Shui, Growing Your Gardens

Whether gardening in a large space or a small patio, there are some elements to consider if you want to be able to call it a Feng Shui garden. Size does not matter, but intention and layout does. Before starting, it is important you determine...

19 May Urn-ing Feng Shui Balance

Posted at 12:36h in Feng Shui, Growing Your Gardens

My husband, ever the consummate gardener, took on a project this past weekend. Actually it was driven by my recommendation, but truthfully, if any of my ideas has to do with working in the yard, he's always on board. Several years ago we placed three...

11 Jul Garden Alive: Feng Shui on the Path

Posted at 11:01h in Feng Shui, Growing Your Gardens

My husband has completed the enormous project of cutting a path through our backyard hill as discussed in a past blog. As with many projects that have a purpose, it took on a life of its own. He listened to its flow and followed the...

18 Jun Uncovering a Path and Following Its Flow

Posted at 09:31h in Feng Shui, Growing Your Gardens

Our house has been blessed with a steep little hill in the back. It’s a great Feng Shui asset, representing protection and support. Most Feng Shui people would love to have a hill like ours in the back of their house. That said, it is...