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Feng Shui Your Garden for Dummies

Feng Shui Your Garden for Dummies


$19.99

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • 268 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies
  • Published: January 2004
  • ISBN-10: 0764519751
  • ISBN-13: 9780764519758

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You stroll out into your backyard. You see a tangle of overgrown shrubs, a lawn that needed to be mowed yesterday, and a series of rosebushes minus the roses. Or maybe you've just taken possession of your brand-new house in a brand-new subdivision, and when you step out the back door, all you see is a vista of sod - and in the far distance, the neighbor's sapling. Either way, you know that you want to do something to your yard, and soon. But you're not quite sure what or how. 'Feng Shui Your Garden For Dummies' has the answer. This ancient Chinese philosophy of design can be applied to any room, building, or outdoor space, and it doesn't require burning incense or belief in bizarre, esoteric ideas. 'Feng Shui Your Garden For Dummies' is for you if youHave a yard, garden, or piece of outdoor spaceKnow that your surroundings influence how you feelWant to design a friendly, welcoming outdoor space 'Feng Shui Your Garden For Dummies' is organized so that the information is easy to find and easy to use. Each part of the book relates to a general topic. You'll discover information about: Understanding the principles of Feng Shui, to give you some hints about getting the energy flowing in your garden (can you feel those good vibes?)Getting started on your Feng Shui garden, by choosing an 'auspicious' (favorable) location for your garden, creating positive energy with your plants, and raising the energy by inviting wildlife into itCreating a theme garden, such as an aromatherapy garden, hummingbird garden, butterfly garden, or Zen garden. You'll also gain insight into gardening in tight spaces such as patios, rooftops, and courtyards Feng Shui is just a way of looking at the world and shaping your environment to be pleasing and welcoming to you. You don't even have to believe in it for it to work. But it does work. Let this book show you how. Design a garden or landscape from the ground up

Use simple, step-by-step Feng Shui techniques to achieve balance and harmony

This guide shows you how to get the energy flowing with inexpensive solutions for designing around a theme, creating good chi with plants, and balancing the Five Elements.

The Dummies Way

  • Explanations in plain English
  • 'Get in, get out' information
  • Icons and other navigational aids
  • Tear-out cheat sheet
  • Top ten lists
  • A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

  • Place elements such as color, special plants, and water statues
  • Work with tight spaces such as rooftops, balconies, and patios
  • Increase the abundance and prosperity of your garden
  • Create more success and good health in your life
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