Using Colo U r to Create Feng s h U i in Yo U r h ome

Feng Shui can be exactly what you need to create an environment that will aid you in achieving a stylish sanctuary. Unlike traditional interior design, Feng Shui is aimed solely at creating a vibrant feeling of joy and harmony that will bolster your energy.. Similar to other design trends, each space must be designed in a unique way for its individual purpose.

Designing a home office using Feng Shui will mean dispelling traditional ideas that focus purely on functionality and focusing on creating a space that exudes positive, vibrant energy. Achieving these desired energies can be done by following basic feng shui principles, starting by clearing out old energy before beginning to redesign. In a practical sense, this means decluttering.

Decorating a cluttered home makes little sense from a feng shui perspective and the process of decluttering has been shown to have clear cathartic properties. It is therefore imperative that you have a blank canvas to work from when beginning to create positive energy through interior design.

Air and light are both essential elements for creating positive energy (or Chi) in your home. Once your home is clutter-free your air quality will greatly increase and your feng shui decorating can begin.

It is important not to underestimate the power of colour to change the energy of a room and the mood of all those who enter. Have a balanced pallet throughout your home is vital and using the Bagua map, you can decide what kind of energy you would like to promote in each room.

Feng Shui has relatively strict symbolisation for colour, with red/purpleviolet inviting abundance, passion or royalty, green promoting restorative energy, black evoking wisdom and whites symbolising purity or precision. Fundamentally, each

Preparing Your Garden for Autumn

room must serve a purpose and through colour, you can promote the creation to positive energies – the perfect pick me up as we lean into a new autumn season.

will give your plants to protection that they dearly need to continue growing for a longer period of time.

It might seem simple, but many forget to move some of their vulnerable plants indoors as the cooler weather begins to take hold. Either moving your potted plants and herbs indoors or into a dedicated greenhouse

Throughout the summer period you will have had an abundance of seedlings fall all over your garden and it is important to apply weed killer at the beginning of autumn to stop these from sprouting.

It is of the utmost importance to keep your pets away from the garden if you put weed killer down as ingesting the poison can cause a great deal of harm to your animals.

As the days grow shorter, you will notice that the speed at which your garden grows will shorten considerably. This means that you will not have to cut your grass quite as often, however it is important to do so as regularly as required in order to ensure that your grass stays full when it grows back in the spring. Similarly, it is important to keep your garden tidy and not allow leaves to build up as they begin to fall onto your property.

Letting them build up over time will cause considerably more mess as they will begin to decompose and be harder to remove.

The slower growth provides the perfect opportunity to tidy up your flower beds and displays. Whilst their vibrancy might begin to decline, the slower growth means that they will be more manageable.

As the summer months draw to a close, it is time to begin preparations to make your garden ready for the autumnal season. Whilst spring was the ideal time for planting new plants and summer the perfect time to watch them grow, autumn is a time that you will need to protect your garden. The cooler weather and the increased amounts of rainfall will require certain measures to ensure that your garden is protected.

It is important not to forget about your evergreens. Every garden shout have at least a few ever green plants to keep some life throughout the cold winter months. Whilst these plants are tough, it is important not to neglect them.