How to Use Paths to Feng Shui Your Back Garden
ByPaths will affect the appearance of your garden as well as the feeling you will experience of when you walk through it. When planning the layout, you will need to decide how you would like to experience your garden. Think about which areas in which you would like to relax and move slowly and the parts which need to be more functional.
When you choose the material for a path you will need to think what it would be like to walk along each surface. Having a variety of surfaces will make your garden feel more interesting. In addition, a path made from a hard, flat surface, such as paving stones, will encourage energy to move much faster. If the path is straight the energy will be faster still.
Materials for stone paths
Grey cobblestones will create a solid, yang feel compared to yellow-colored gravel. Cream stone will help create a lighter, yin atmosphere when compared to dark grey and blue slates.
Shapes of paths
A curved path encourages chi energy to circulate through the garden and, similarly, slows down the progress of chi energy.
Planning your path
Make a plan of your garden and mark the areas that you would like to use for different purposes. An interesting way of doing this is to describe how you would like to feel in each place. This will then be your guide for the design of each part of the garden.
Think how you would like to link up the different parts of your garden. Look at the list for different ideas for materials. Using your drawing, mark out the path in your garden using sticks. Leave them for a few days so that you can make adjustments until you are happy with the plan. Lay the paths and see how it feels to use them.
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