Astral Health » Feng Shui For The Garden http://astralhealth.com Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:10:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Victorian Flowers That Symbolize Virtues http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-virtues/ http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-virtues/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:59:43 +0000 admin http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-virtues/ The Victorians had their own symbolism for flowers which is a bit different then what we know..


Almond – Hope

Aspen – Sensibility

Balm – Sympathy

Birch – Grace

Carnation – Admiration

Cedar- Strength

Daisy – Innocence

Elder – Compassion’

Fennel – Strength

Hawthorn — Hope

Heather – Solitude

Lily – Purity, joy

Pansy –Thoughtfulness

Primrose – Consistency

Thyme — Courage

Yew –Faith Rebirth


Peace Be Still Sam


Jan 29


73. Victorian Flowers That Symbolize Negative Things


Aloe – Superstiiton

Aspen – Fear

Basil — Hatred

Dandelion –Oracle

Marigold – Sorrow’

Nightshade – Secrets

Sweet William – Treachery

Thistle – Defiance


Peace Be Still Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-virtues/feed/ 0 Victorian Flowers That Symbolize Abundance http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-abundance/ http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-abundance/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:00:07 +0000 admin http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-abundance/ Bay Leaf – Change

Chamolile –Energy

Clover – Fertility, luck

Evergreen — Worth

Fennel — Strength

Foxglove – Ambition

Hawthorne – Hope

Holly—Foresight, good wishes

Horse Chestnut – Luxury

Ivy – Friendship

Jasmine – Amiablility

Mistletoe – Overcoming difficulties.

Oak – Hospitality

Poppy – Sleep and Comfort

Peace Be Still Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-abundance/feed/ 0 Victorian Flowers That Symbolize Love http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-love/ http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-love/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:12:17 +0000 admin http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-love/ The Victorians had a very specific symbolism for flowers. Here are the flowers that symbolize love.

  • Acacia – Secret Love
  • Honeysuckle – Fidelity
  • Lilac – First Love
  • Moss – Maternal Love
  • Myrtle – Romantic Love
  • Periwinkle – Platonic love
  • Rose – Beauty and love
  • Zinnia – Friendship

Peace Be Still Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/victorian-flowers-that-symbolize-love/feed/ 0 Keeping Bugs Off Your Herbs and Plants http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-2/ http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-2/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 04:30:56 +0000 http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-2/ To discourages bugs to stay away from your herbs you can either sprinkle plants with water in which tomato leaves have been boiled

  

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You can mix together and boil one gallon of light mineral oil with one pound of soap and a half gallon of water. Spray this on your trees – especially your fruit trees. This will keep chewing insects from laying their eggs.

  

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You can sprinkle chamolile or rosemary tea on the plant leaves to discourage bug infestation.

  

Peace Be Still Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-2/feed/ 0 Keeping Bugs Off Your Herbs and Plants http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-3/ http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-3/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:30:56 +0000 http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-3/ To discourages bugs to stay away from your herbs you can either sprinkle plants with water in which tomato leaves have been boiled

  

OR

  

You can mix together and boil one gallon of light mineral oil with one pound of soap and a half gallon of water. Spray this on your trees – especially your fruit trees. This will keep chewing insects from laying their eggs.

  

OR

  

You can sprinkle chamolile or rosemary tea on the plant leaves to discourage bug infestation.

  

Peace Be Still Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/keeping-bugs-off-your-herbs-and-plants-3/feed/ 0 Red Flowers in a Victorian Garden http://astralhealth.com/red-flowers-in-a-victorian-garden/ http://astralhealth.com/red-flowers-in-a-victorian-garden/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:46:11 +0000 http://astralhealth.com/red-flowers-in-a-victorian-garden/ Gardens from the Victorian Era were heavily imbued with a kind of symbolism. As in Feng Shui, red was the most favored color of flower but unlike a Chinese or Japanese garden the Victorian garden was often cluttered with every hue of flower. 

 
Flowers were also used to create lucky designs including tarot and planetary symbols, clocks, oriental symbols and eastern symbols.  Herbs would be intricately trained to climb around clipped boxwood trees. Trees were also trained together to create celebratory arches.

 
It was also a sin for a Victorian garden to be bare. Even in the dead of winter, gourds and figs would be growing up the garden wall.

 
Peace Be Still Sam.

 

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A Fernery is a throwback to the Victorian Era. It was a glass bowl or box filled with ferns pines and other plants that needed some dampness to survive. These amazing ferneries would also contain miniature fountains shaped like cathedreals or religious statues. Inside would be a tiny world decorated with moss, stained glass and lace.

 
You can make a simple fernery using a covered fish bowl. Place rocks or crystals in the bottom and then top it with top soil and moss. Ferns, ivy and moss should be planted on top and sprinkled with water.  You can then decorate it with tiny religious statues.

 
You can also make one of these for Yule  using a glass tree ornament.

 
Peace Be Still  Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/how-to-make-a-classic-fernery/feed/ 0 Enhancing The Wisdom Sector of Your Garden http://astralhealth.com/enhancing-the-wisdom-sector-of-your-garden/ http://astralhealth.com/enhancing-the-wisdom-sector-of-your-garden/#comments Sun, 14 May 2006 07:05:13 +0000 http://astralhealth.com/enhancing-the-wisdom-sector-of-your-garden/ The Wisdom sector of your garden would be the North East corner. You should also plant flowers and friendly herbs and plants here if you want to do well in school.

 
This sector of the Ba’ gua is governed by the colors gold, yellow and orange so good flowers to plant in this area are sunflowers, tulips, sunflowers, irises, marigold, jasmine, daisies and chrysanthemums.  Wisdom is also symbolized by all grasses, flax, ferns, and bracken.

 
In this area you also might want to plant borage, peppermint, rosemary, thyme, mint, eybright, saffron, caraway, rue and St. John’s Wort. Produce that symbolizes wisdom are onions, celery, grapes and mushrooms.

 
This area is symbolized by small earth on the Feng Shui Ba’Gua so it is a good place to put a stone path or a rock garden.

 
Peace Be Still Sam

]]> http://astralhealth.com/enhancing-the-wisdom-sector-of-your-garden/feed/ 0 Activating the Mentors Section of Your Garden http://astralhealth.com/archangel-chamuel-being-of-pure-love/ http://astralhealth.com/archangel-chamuel-being-of-pure-love/#comments Sat, 13 May 2006 06:40:21 +0000 http://astralhealth.com/archangel-chamuel-being-of-pure-love/ To find a mentor or draw helpful people into your life you should activate the Northwestern section of your garden. White, yellow and orange flowers best suit this area. Good choices would be pink stargazer lilies, the lotus, passion flower, sweet pea, the sunflower, tulips, daffodils, irises, chrysanthemums, carnations and pansies.

  

Trees and foilage that accentuate chi in this earea include willow, walnut, lemon, peach, rowan and dogwood. Herbs to plant would be lemon balm, sage (for a wise mentor), rosemary, pennyroyal and clover. Vegetables that symbolize wisdom are fennel, peppers, squash, pumpkins and tomatoes.

  

As this area of the garden is also symbolized by big metal it is the ideal place to put aluminum furniture or a metal fountain or sculpture.

Peace Be Still  SAm

 

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If you are trying to get pregnant or are wishing the greatest happiness and prosperity for your children then you should consider activating the fertility sector of your garden. This area is located in the west and traditional rules children and fertility.

   

 

The traditional feng shui colors of this area are yellow and white so try to plant flowers that match that color scheme. Lily of the Valley, Morning Glory, Tulips, daisies, chrysanthemums and honeysuckle are nice in this area. There are also a few other flowers that symbolize happiness with children that are blue or purple such as Cyclamen, violets and lavender.

   

 

Appropriate trees to plant in this area are olive, willow, oak, pine, banana and any type of fruit tree (but especially the apple. As this area is also symbolized by the small metal element on the ba’gua placing small silver wind chimes in the trees is also recommended.

  Hawthorne and chickweed (because it multiplies so fast) is also good to plant in the fertility sector of your garden .In terms of produce, carrots, beans, cucumbers, grapes and mustard symbolize prosperity

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