Sensual Garden

You've chosen a peaceful sanctuary, a harmonious place of refuge to bring balance to your stressful life. Shape, form, and line are carefully considered, and together create a relaxing space to think and dream. Natural wood and stone provide a neutral backdrop to a garden designed to stimulate and delight the senses - plants are chosen for their scent, texture, tastes, and healing properties, and use is made of sound, and smooth, relaxing surfaces. Spending time in this calming haven of peace will allow your mind to wander and your spirit to be restored.

Plan your garden in a simple and uncluttered way. Curves and circles allow the mind to wander freely, rather than straight lines or formal layouts, which can be too restricting. One of the fundamental principles of Feng Shui is that energy needs smooth sweeps to move freely. Circles are an ancient and enduring symbol of wholeness and connectedness, so when you plan your garden, use these simple shapes to define areas of planting, pathways, and surfaces.

Use curved or arch-shaped trellis, which is ideal for supporting wonderfully scented and tactile climbers. Summer jasmine and honeysuckle are both a delicate shade of white or cream, and deliciously fragranced in the evening. Their warm scent will uplift and refresh you. Passion flower is easy to grow, and climbs madly, reaching a great height each summer, with a mass of feathery, fingered leaves, and delicately marked flowers.

If you'd like to use annuals in your sensual garden, choose easy to grow flowers like calendula, borage, and nasturtium to drop into your drink or add to a zingy salad as you float outside after work.

Shape and symbol can help to focus the mind and create a peaceful space. It's important to choose symbols that are special and meaningful for yourself; use something that already has depth and resonance for you, or find one that expresses your unique perspective. Be creative and look for ways of introducing symbol into your garden - perhaps a simple mosaic, a pebble design, in the shape of a border or space, or three-dimensionally by choosing or creating sculpture.

You can start creating your sensual garden today! Our Design Your Garden pages show how we can help you makeover a whole border in your chosen style, from design and planting plans to buying all the plants you'll need. Like to take a look? Go there now!

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