we are just doing up our small front garden and wondered if you could give any advice on our chosen design. The garden has lots of curves and consists of a curved lawn and gravel beds with larger stones and ornemental grasses. we want to keep it simple but could you please suggest some key features of a good feng shui garden to give us some general guidelines.
many thanks
sue

Dear Anon,
1. It is good to learn that your garden has lots of curves.
2. Where possible, in relation to curves, it should not `radiate' into the house especially `slicing' thru the main entrance door area.
3. Garden Feng Shui is also based on commonsense approach of:
3.1 Not turning your garden into a jungle.
3.2 If your garden is small, then, it is best not to plant one huge lone tree (especially on the North-East side of the house).
3.3 closer to the frontage or the walk path, where possible, this should be clear space or grass or carpet grass should be grown instead of plants. As the plants grow, it requires space.
3.4 If plants can grow favourably in your garden that is great. However, if you are not a lover of plants, perhaps, you can consider the Japanese type of ZEN garden. With small and large pebbles and a decorative lamp.
3.5 If you are a lover of fishes e.g. koi, then, you may seriously consider a fish pond.
3.6 For garden Feng Shui, the most sensible thing to do is always the upkeep or maintenance of the garden. If you do not have the time, then, it is best to grow grass on this lawn. Which is much easier to maintain.
3.7 For garden Feng Shui, do avoid placing any unusual objects or any objects that have a mouth facing towards e.g. the windows or the main door.
This is very inauspicious as it signifies, poverty since the object (as mentioned above) looks like it is taking food from your home.
3.8 Avoid, placement of lone tree (that one day) becomes a tree slicing into either the main door or the windows. If you want to plant a tree, make sure that at the end of the day, a few years later, it does not slice into your home.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 5/15/2002 8:21:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
we are just doing up our small
front garden and wondered if
you could give any advice on
our chosen design. The garden
has lots of curves and
consists of a curved lawn and
gravel beds with larger stones
and ornemental grasses. we
want to keep it simple but
could you please suggest some
key features of a good feng
shui garden to give us some
general guidelines.
many thanks
sue

Thank you for this good advice, much appreciated