Lifestyle Landscapes

General information

The spiritual garden should make use of as many natural features as possible. This should include the contours of the ground and any established plants and trees. Plants and trees form a solid natural link with the earth energies and enhance their flow. Trees are particularly important as they create a canopy of energy over the garden. This helps hold the balance of natural and created energy flows through the garden and provides a greater area for spirit to link to, making connection far easier and more efficient for them and us.

Before starting a design you must take the time to sense if there are any energy lines in the garden and if so the direction that they flow. If there is no natural energy flow, you will have to create one during the construction of the garden.

All plants and trees have natural energy but the atmosphere required is created by the flow of energy through the garden. This can be done with the use of water flow for example a fountain, waterfall or rill. Another way of creating this requirement is in the type of planting and direction that the plants were planted. For instance when planting a border down the side of a path that leads to a seating area, by starting at the furthest point and working towards the seat you will create a natural energy flow towards the seating area.