The patio, deck, rooftop, or backyard is where most of your time will be spent during the next couple of months, so you might as well make it a place of peaceful balance and harmony. Below are six tips for bringing some feng shui to your own personal great outdoors.
- Tap into the Elements – feng shui consists of five elements, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Water is a symbol of wealth and any garden or yard should include a pond, swimming pool, or waterfall. The waterfall symbolizes the continual replenishment of that wealth. Rocks represent earth and they have a grounding energy. Wood is in the trees and landscaping. Metal promotes conversation and fire is for passion.
- Harmonize paint colors. Choose colors that harmoniously blend in the with elements, however, they need to stand out to attract positive energy.
- When you’re planting your flowers, be sure to include purple or blue varieties for wealth, and white, pink, and red flowers for romance and marriage. If you have a fence, red, green, or black paint colors are the best choices, as they are considered lucky.
- Boundaries and natural fencing are important to keep out bad energy and nice. A natural fence could be a row of shrubs or trees along your property line. For a more secure boundary, you can install an artificial fence and decorate it with green plants and flowers.
Wind chimes or flags increase the flow of chi creating balance in your yard and making it comfortable and a welcoming environment for your guests. They are believed to produce healing energy.- My backyard happens to be my love section in the Bagua or the energy map so I make sure I have a lot of twos like the two tables and the two goddess sculptures and flowers arrangements are in even numbers.
The guiding principle should be fresh, neat, colorful, and peaceful which anyone can achieve.
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