Feng shui garden plan and Zen decoration for outdoor

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Learn the basic rules for designing a feng shui garden plan and explore our ideas for decorating the outdoor space of your home in Zen style! Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art whose goal is to create harmony in the environment by balancing energy (in Chinese: chi or ki) and the five main elements in Chinese tradition, earth, fire, water, metal and wood.

The words feng shui literally mean “wind” and “water”, two elements that, according to this tradition, are the sources of vital energy chi. It can bring abundance and happiness and, subsequently, make the existence of man more peaceful and calmer. When providing space according to the rules of feng shui, we aim to encourage the flow of this vital energy within the space in question, which is beneficial for its occupants.

Feng Shui Garden Plan: The Principle of Chinese Art

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Feng shui is therefore a kind of spatial planning art that stimulates energy chi to bring more harmony and prosperity to the lives of its occupants. To achieve this, simply follow the rules of art. They divide the space into zones and indicate how to use them, suggesting which are the best decorations for each of them.

Feng shui garden plan and energy flow

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The main objective of the feng shui garden layout is the same as for other spaces. It’s about stimulating the flow of energy chi in the garden, without however making this circulation much too fast or, on the contrary, much too slow. In fact, the poor circulation of energy could have detrimental effects on the occupants. For example, it could make the occupants of a home more stressed if the energy flows very quickly or block the prosperity of the home, if the energy is trapped and stagnating in part of the house.

Feng shui garden plan and zen terrace deco

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To create a garden plan according to the rules of this art, use a bagua (or pakua) Feng Shui, like the one you can find on the Feng Shui Tao blog. The bagua is like a kind of octagonal map, dividing any space into eight areas, each responsible for a domain of life, an element, and a color. On this map, the South is always placed on top and the North down the eight areas corresponding to the areas or to: reputation and Fire (South), love and great land, children and small metal (West), outside and large metal, quarry and water (North), research and small land, health and large wood (East), silver and small wood.

Feng shui garden plan: decorate according to the bagua areas

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According to Chinese tradition, these eight areas relate to one area of ​​life of each family member. They have a physical expression in the corresponding part of your garden and your home. So, for example, the southern part of your garden matches reputation and public recognition, the next part-relationships and love and so on. Use the bagua to identify the eight different areas of your garden.

Feng shui garden plan: areas of bagua and the colors

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After identifying the areas of your garden, it is now up to you to decorate each area with appropriate accessories to balance the elements and harmonize the space. To do this, you can use the bagua which will indicate the colors reserved for each zone: red for the South, pink for the Southwest, white for the West and so on. You can use decorations in these colors to stimulate the circulation of energy in a calm and natural way.

Feng shui garden plan: how to arrange the different areas of the bagua

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In addition, it is possible to add various accessories that are suitable for the symbolic meaning of the zones. For example, you can create a small corner with garden furniture in the outdoor area that is associated with the contacts and people who accompany you in life. The stream of water symbolizing the influx of resources, a small fountain would be a good decoration for the area corresponding to the money, as in the picture above.

Feng shui garden plan: decoration idea for the research area

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A Zen statue, inviting to meditation and reflection, would be a good complement for the area reserved for research, as shown in the picture above. Think of the small details and decorate each of these areas in a balanced way, so that the energy passes naturally and without any obstacle.

Garden plan feng shui: to harmonize the plants harmoniously

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If you have decided to decorate your garden according to the feng shui plan, also know that each of the eight zones corresponds to one of the elements of nature, indicated on the bagua. It is up to you to help these elements to coexist harmoniously in your garden, so that their effects on the areas of life do not cancel each other out. To do this, consider using plants that are suitable for various elements: for wood, symbolizing growth and change-trees; for fire, symbolizing beauty and mood-plants like sunflowers and daisies; for the earth, synonymous with stability and calm-clematis; for the metal, symbol of the force-plants of the family Cortaderia and, for water-aquatic plants that are associated with the strength of the character. It is for you to find a way to coexist harmoniously these plants, as shown above, thinking as to the types of soil and light in your garden.

Feng shui garden plan: do not forget to represent water and wind

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For a feng shui garden with a successful zen atmosphere, do not forget to regularly clean your outdoor area. The order in the garden is important because it allows the energy chi to move freely. Make sure each plant and accessory is in balance with the five feng shui elements. The art of feng shui can be applied to all gardens, big or small, provided you follow the directions of the bagua and not to forget that the presence of two elements, feng and shui, wind and water, is mandatory for this space. The waterfalls, ponds and fountains and wind chimes, symbolizing the pleasant breeze will help you to represent both. You can find more pictures of feng shui garden decoration in the gallery below:

Idea for landscaping your garden with the art of feng shui

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