Feng Shui is an oriental Chinese art of decoration and placing things in harmony with the environment. Feng Shui suggests various arrangements styles in context to energy so that positive energy flows though the house thus conferring health and well being to the owner. With help of Feng Shui one can scientifically make a backyard that is ecologically and scientifically perfect for the house.

Feng Shui Garden

When it comes to backyard, the garden has the most prominent importance in Feng Shui. To harness and properly use the chi, the life force Feng Shui mainly focuses on three elements of the garden - mountains, water and greenery. Raised planting beds, tall trees and shrubbery often represent the mountain. Water, which represents wealth, is represented by streams, ponds and fountains. Feng Shui uses these elements to bring out a positive balance. According to this it is beneficial to place water, mountains and plants fairly close to each other. Similarly it is good to have circular pathways for better and easy movement of the chi. Feng Shui suggests having different layers in the garden rather than flat for better chi movement. Similarly curves in the garden enhance the chi flow.

According to Feng Shui every area of the garden relates to specific parts of life. For instance , the left corner symbolizes wealth thus use bright color flowers such as purple red and blue to attract chi. Further more the center area represents fame and reputation, placing an archway here will allow the chi to bestow fame in ones life and enhance reputation. Love and marriage is represented by the right corner, relations can be enhanced by planting pink, red and whit flowers.

Some Feng Shui Tips

Add gold fish to the pond, it brings happiness. Don't plant sharp leafed plant s near the entrance they obstruct the way of the chi. Use colorful sittings, preferably in the center for wealth and prosperity. Bridges are very good for a garden they represent connectivity and transformation from the unknown to the known.

Feng Shui is a tested and proven art and philosophy of placement and arrangement. If used accurately with professional help is very successful and can greatly enhance happiness in ones life.