Asian garden ornament design using Feng Shui principles

Welcome to Asian Garden Ornaments. This page is about the ornaments and pots used throughout your apartment-home. It covers both the inside and outside.

A garden is a place where we can really display our ingenuity. In it, we can arrange wonderful backdrops using art and ornament. Real fun. And this is particularly so if these backdrops have been created by ourselves.

Willow figures and wire sculpture are very popular, and have flowing lines which can bring a garden to life. "Mosaics may be used as decorative features on pots and set into patios, pools and walls to bring vibrant colours into the garden".

Stain glass has always been popular, and is being increasingly used in windows and walls. At different times of the day the colours emitted from these can be truly dazzling.

Sundials are always welcome in gardens and provide great talking points. They are also a nice educational toy for the young ones.

Pots Asian Garden Ornament (Feng Shui style)

Containers from every country around the world are now available commercially, and they can be used to hold plants or used as features on their own.

Clay has been used since the beginning of time and still looks great to this day.

Some pots are brightly coloured, which makes a welcoming change. They can look very attractive, but at times clash with natural colours in the garden. Consult a Five Elements table to ensure the colours of the pots are compatible with the plants which will go in them.

Shapes are also important, and this element should also be checked for balance.

East Wooden objects. Avoid metal, including wind chimes and any pointed objects. Green and Blue pots

South Wooden objects, Sundials Green and Red pots. Terracotta is included as it has a reddish tint.

West Terracotta or metal pots and ornaments White or Terracotta pots

North Metal ornaments, avoid Terracotta and wood White or Blue pots

Think about how an ornament will look in its setting. Is it reassuring? Or will its shape "lunge out" at you in a misty morning or on a moonlit night? The best choice: pick shapes you enjoy and which make you feel comfortable.

Objects placed in the garden should blend into their surroundings and the garden's overall design. We should be able to observe them one at a time rather than all at once, which can confuse the eye.

A single object at the end of the path will have a completely different affect to one which we happen to notice at a turn in the path. We should choose objects for the former position very carefully, if we are not to be disappointed at the end of our journey.

Happy Gardening Marty Ware

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Asian garden ornaments (Feng Shui Garden Advice)