How to Create Good Feng Shui in Your Backyard Garden

The ancient practice of Feng Shui is often attributed to rooms within your home. Feng Shui aims to promote peace, balance, and positive energy flow. Even though the ideals are normally applied within your four walls, there’s no reason that you can’t apply them to your outdoor spaces too.

Creating a backyard garden that adheres to the values and ideas of Feng Shui is a great way of creating a welcoming space that you’ll enjoy spending time in. During this article, we’ll share some tips on how best to instill Feng Shui into your backyard. They’re all actionable tips that you can apply straight away. Some will require a bit of careful planning, others could take a matter of moments to implement.

7 Feng Shui Tips To Apply To Your Backyard Garden

Include Comfortable Outdoor Seating

According to Feng Shui principles, seating is directly linked to wealth and prosperity. If you want to maximize your opportunities for both, create a comfortable outdoor seating area. Normally furniture placement is vital for good Feng Shui. When outdoors this isn’t quite so strict. The main rule is to ensure that there’s a comfortable space for everyone to sit and relax.

The best options will combine comfortable seating with a spacious gathering point. This could be around a table, a central decoration, or even a firepit. The aim is to include some sort of focal point.

Be Considerate Of Your Plants

Naturally, you’re going to have some plants in your garden. The good news is that Feng Shui is more relaxed regarding which plants are allowed. Compare that to the relatively short list of acceptable indoor plants. Aim to include plants such as bamboo, jade, palms, and dogwood trees. You might also consider including shrubs that bloom to add vibrancy during the flowering months.

Where possible avoid spiky and sharp plants. These disrupt positive energy flow. Instead, always aim for soft lines and gentle curves which allow energy to flow peacefully.

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Focus On Curves Rather Than Corners

The harsh lines and corners of a neatly mown lawn don’t really adhere to Feng Shui principles. It looks smart and tidy but doesn’t allow for calm energy distribution. To empower good Feng Shui within your garden use curved lines and smooth corners where possible.

This could easily be applied to garden paths but can also be within your flowerbeds, planters, fencing, and walls. Always try to include a sense of calm, peace, and tranquility in your choices. 

Allow Your Garden To Reflect Its Purpose

Why do you have a backyard garden? Is it a space to relax? Is it a place to grow food? Could it be a place to appreciate natural life and beauty? Perhaps you’re creating a place to enjoy with friends and family. Whatever the purpose is, bear it in mind when making decisions.

A space without a specific purpose can cause potentially damaging energy blocks. To counter this, have the purpose in mind and create specific zones within the backyard. That means the space can serve multiple purposes. One might be zoned for your children to enjoy, while another is there to allow you space to dine and relax. The key is to minimize the overlap between them.

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Reflect On The Five Elements

The five elements of Feng Shui are water, fire, wood, earth, and metal. Each of these elements should be reflected in your backyard garden, and they should be reflected in balance and harmony with each other. This is an opportunity to create some stunning visual environments and features.

There are many ways to incorporate the five elements within the backyard garden. A small water feature is a great way to include water. Earth is normally naturally abundant, as is wood. Metal can come from some ornamental fencing or planters. Fire typically comes from evening lighting or via a welcoming fire pit.

Let Your Garden Flow From The Door

Backyard gardens typically have an entrance from the back of your home. That’s an important part of the garden. It’s the first visual aspect of the garden and is an opportunity to create positive energy lines from your home into your backyard and vice versa.

The best flows will present someone with a wide open space the moment that they leave the back door. Enclosed or blocked views cause a feeling of claustrophobia and create negative energy. Not everyone has the space to create these long, flowing lines of space. If your entrance faces directly onto a wall or fence consider using some mirrors, plants, or water features to help draw the eye. You'll be able to look in different directions or to create the illusion of space.

Minimize The Amount Of Clutter

Gardens naturally create a lot of debris. There’s leaf fall, dying plants, fallen branches. There's also human debris that is created from garden events, children’s toys, and garden supplies. It's no surprise that your garden can quickly become cluttered. When possible, try to keep the garden as clear of clutter as you can.

The simplest approach is to regularly keep walkways clean, remove small items from surfaces that look out of place, and dispose of anything that has died and is decaying. If you see something in your garden and it doesn’t give you a good vibe, remove it.

Key Takeaways

There’s absolutely no reason why the Feng Shui values and principles that you apply to your home can’t be applied to your backyard garden. Some of the tips above could be actioned quickly to achieve some immediate impact. Others might require more work and reflection time. The important part is that you’re mindful of Feng Shui and its impact. The rest will begin to fall into place.

• Smooth lines and curves beat straight lines and sharp corners when it comes to Feng Shui.

• Always attempt to attribute a purpose to the spaces in your backyard.

• Comfortable seating provides a space for your family to attract wealth and prosperity.