How To Use Feng Shui In Garden Design For A Serene Space

Do harmony and balance in an environment design bring the occupants peace and prosperity? The answer is yes according to the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui. Using Feng Shui principles means arranging objects and space in your living space in a way that will accomplish these goals.

What is a Feng Shui garden layout? Read on for the basics of creating a Feng Shui landscape.

Many gardeners find peace and harmony in their outdoor space. But you may be able to increase that serenity and the benefits it brings by using Feng Shui for gardens. While this ancient Chinese art is often associated with indoor spaces, it works for the garden as well.

For thousands of years, Feng Shui has been used in China to facilitate and increase the flow of positive energy into a home. But the flow of energy starts from the outside of a home and travels inward, which means that feng shui landscaping is one of the keys to improving the flow of “chi” energy.

Feng shui is a Chinese term that translates as “wind and water.” The dual goals of feng shui landscaping are to attract the life force energy – termed chi – into the space and to avoid destructive energy, termed sha.

Feng shui accomplishes these goals by balancing yin/yang forces — opposing but complementary forces that cannot be separated. You can think of this as balancing male/female energy or light/dark energy. Too much yin energy decreases energy and prosperity, while too much yang is associated with accidents and misfortune. By balancing yin and yang elements, feng shui improves the flow of positive chi and keeps away negative sha.

Feng shui is a method of balancing yin and yang, and improving the flow of chi by arranging items in a house or garden in a beneficial way. Placement of items near