Harmonize Your Yard: 3 Ways to Add Feng Shui Outdoors

Feng shui, often called the Chinese “art of placement,” offers homeowners a method for creating spaces that are both harmonious and balanced. Begin enhancing your landscape through feng shui by following the steps below!

1. Be sure to remove outdoor clutter first: One of the central ideas of feng shui is making sure that good energy, called “sheng chi”, can flow. If you have dead trees or plants in the yard, your landscape may be dull and lifeless. To improve this, be sure to remove dead or dying plants. This is important to do even in winter when plants die back. Remove frost-bitten and dead plants right away, rake up leaves, and remove fallen branches.

2. Install a water feature to boost outdoor relaxation: Nothing is as soothing as water, and a water feature in the yard is a wonderful way to bring movement, sound, and visual beauty to your yard. Even a small fountain can create instant relaxation in the backyard. Better still, fountains create a calming effect and often drown out nuisance noises such as traffic or noisy pets. Water is best placed in the north, east, or southeast corners of your yard.

3. Bring movement to your yard or garden: Every yard needs some movement. Place a windmill or other spinning or twirling object to your yard to create movement and energy. Even outdoor flags flapping in the breeze create visual interest. Windmills and windchimes are wonderful in the west, northwest, and north corners of the yard.

About The Author
Kathryn Weber is a home and decorating columnist and feng shui expert. For more information, go to www.kathryn-weber.com or www.redlotusletter.com .

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