Garden Feng Shui - p. 4

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=75 BGCOLOR="#CC9900" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04600840dwnjzk.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>HEALING VIBRATIONS</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HEALING VIBRATIONS"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="p_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationship with Divinity p. 1"><U>Relationship with Divinity- p. 1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="aroma.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aromatherapy p. 2"><U>Aromatherapy - p. 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="p_3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationships...p. 3"><U>Relationships...p. 3</U></A>   |   <B>Garden Feng Shui - p. 4</B>   |   <A HREF="kelley.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ask Kelley p.5"><U>Ask Kelley - p.5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="new.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New in BHA....p.6"><U>New in BHA....p.6</U></A>   |   <A HREF="events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events, Classes p.7"><U>Events, Classes p.7</U></A>   |   <A HREF="p_8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Stuff ..p.8"><U>Fun Stuff ..p.8</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ads.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ads and Classifieds"><U>Ads and Classifieds</U></A>   |   <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" >  |  <A HREF="http://www.boulderhealers.com/directory/"target="_blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.boulderhealers.com/directory/"><U>Directory</U></A></FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=405 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Garden Feng Shui - p. 4</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="8" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="726" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC9900" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC6600" FRAME="VOID" RULES="COLS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 129 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1a7c5750.gif" border=0 width="709" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 756 WIDTH="46"><bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="624"><div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC9900" FACE="Verdana" >Now that many of us have looked at every square inch of our interiors and assessed the Feng Shui value, it's time to move outdoors and look at our landscape. There may be a few people still not familiar with this ancient art. Feng Shui is the study of how to create and maintain positive energy in our environments. Feng Shui also recognizes that our surroundings have a constant effect on us mentally, physically and emotionally. Feng Shui principles can easily be applied to any location including landscapes to create wonderful supporting energy. When implementing Garden Feng Shui we can look to nature for clues. In fact, many of the basic concepts of Feng Shui actually came from first looking at the geography and natural landscapes in China thousands of years ago. </FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> First hint – nothing is straight in nature.  Paths, rivers; even the way the trees grow all have gentle </div> <div> curving patterns to them. The softness of these curves helps create a comfortable environment. When creating gardens, paths or other landscape elements in your yard try to and enhance flow and circulation by avoiding straight lines.  If working with straight concrete sidewalks there are several tricks you can do to create the image of curving lines. One such “cure” is to plant shrubs or flowers that softly cascade into the straight lines of the walkway. Another idea is to place stepping stones on the outside of the path to distract the eye away from the sidewalk. If you have a wide enough walkway you could even consider placing potted plants or sculptures directly on the sidewalk (preferably not in a row or you end up creating more straight lines). If building new paths or flower beds the same philosophy applies – when you look at it, ideally the path it curves in gentle patterns. </div> <bR> <div> Another area to remember when creating curves is varying the heights of your landscape on a peripheral view. When creating your design preferably the heights will vary as you look over the trees, plants and furniture. By following this concept, when you look around your garden your eye will follow the lines in a curving pattern. In Feng Shui we always say where your eye goes energy goes, as well as travels. When you have plants at the same height it begins to create the straight lines we like to steer clear of.  Privacy fences are a key area to look at, by design they are always straight. Vines, shrubs, statues and lattice or metal trellis all work great along the fence. These items help break up the straight path by adding depth and stopping the eye at each place. </div> <div>  </div> <div> Another item not to be overlooked are water features. There are many ways to add water features to your garden. On the simple side you could have bird baths or butterfly watering bowls around the yard. Not only does this bring in the wonderful element of water it also attracts wildlife. Moving water is also an excellent addition to any garden. The constant motion keeps chi (energy) alive and moving, avoiding stagnation. If you know where the Wealth area is in your yard (far back left corner from entrance according to Black Hat Feng Shui) this is excellent placement for moving water. The constant motion of water can help increase opportunities and overall prosperity. Moving water features include solar powered  pumps, electrical fountains and waterfalls cascading into ponds. With the popularity of ponds and waterfalls constantly increasing there is tons of information available on the web, in magazines and of course your local garden stores. </div> <div>  </div> <div> Whether starting a new garden or updating an existing one I hope these simple ideas will help you create a wonderful inviting retreat. Gardens, much like nature, are our chance to reconnect to the environment, feel relaxed and overall get a break from the busy lives we lead. Best of luck adding Feng Shui to your garden or landscape.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="6" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="670" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#CC9900" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC6600" FRAME="ABOVE" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 160 WIDTH="164"><div> <IMG SRC="18165950.jpg" border=0 width="101" height="149" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> Mercy Lavell is a Certified Feng Shui Consultant.  </div> <div> She can be reached at Interior Energy </div> <div> Phone: 303-949-6601 </div> <div> Email: <A HREF="mailto:mercy@interiorenergy.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:mercy@interiorenergy.com"><U>mercy@interiorenergy.com</U></A> </div> <div> Web: <A HREF="http://www.interiorenergy.com"target="_blank"" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.interiorenergy.com"target="_b"><U>www.interiorenergy.com</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> Anything is possible when you see the world through the eyes of your </div> <div> heart and dance to the music of your dreams. </div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="p_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationship with Divinity p. 1"><U>Relationship with Divinity- p. 1</U></A>   |   <A HREF="aroma.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aromatherapy p. 2"><U>Aromatherapy - p. 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="p_3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relationships...p. 3"><U>Relationships...p. 3</U></A>   |   <B>Garden Feng Shui - p. 4</B>   |   <A HREF="kelley.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ask Kelley p.5"><U>Ask Kelley - p.5</U></A>   |   <A HREF="new.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New in BHA....p.6"><U>New in BHA....p.6</U></A>   |   <A HREF="events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events, Classes p.7"><U>Events, Classes p.7</U></A>   |   <A HREF="p_8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Stuff ..p.8"><U>Fun Stuff ..p.8</U></A>   |   <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ads.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ads and Classifieds"><U>Ads and Classifieds</U></A>   |   <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>