Feng Shui in the Garden : Simple Solutions for Creating a Comforting, Life-Affirming Garden of the Soul [Paperback]

Nancilee Wydra (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0809230550 | ISBN-13: 978-0809230556 | Publication Date: July 1, 1997 | Edition: 1

From feng shui master Nancilee Wydra comes the ultimate guide to creating happier, healthier surroundings right in your own backyard. Feng Shui in the Garden offers practical, easily implemented ideas for creating an exquisite outdoor environment in accordance with the principles of this ancient Chinese art.

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About the Author

Nancilee Wydra, cofounder of the Feng Shui Institute of America, is the author of Feng Shui: The Book of Cures (Contemporary, 1996) and Designing Your Happiness (Heian International, 1995). She conducts feng shui workshops across the country and teaches continuing education courses to architects and interior designers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809230550
• ISBN-13: 978-0809230556
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #874,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feng Shui in the Garden is a treat for all, November 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Feng Shui in the Garden : Simple Solutions for Creating a Comforting, Life-Affirming Garden of the Soul (Paperback)

Feng Shui in the Garden is a great book for either the feng shui savvy or the novice. Easy to understand explanation about feng shui and soul provoking ideas for the garden make this a "best buy". Ms. Wydra presents a mini encyclopedia on vegetation that transcends the norm by including the implications of color, shape and symbolic meaning of plants and trees. The reader also learns how to create speciality gardens to include a power garden, a lover's garden, a meditation garden and a healing garden plus more. She continuously connects all of this with the Ba-Gua, a feng shui roadmap for life. What I especially like about this book is the simplicity of the garden designs - nothing seems overwhelming. I highly recommend this book.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Provides a new way to analyze your garden., April 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Feng Shui in the Garden : Simple Solutions for Creating a Comforting, Life-Affirming Garden of the Soul (Paperback)

I recommend this book if you are looking for a new approach to what might be called the garden metaphor. This book provides wonderful definitions of the garden and the importance of place, but also gives practical ways to analyze faults as well as checklists and questions to help gardeners pinpoint where they might want to go. I found it helped to diagnose my problem areas and also pointed to some not so radical solutions that changed emphasis just enough to give my garden a whole new look. I highly recomment it.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can create your own feng shui garden, December 19, 2000

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Wendy Victor (Palm Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feng Shui in the Garden : Simple Solutions for Creating a Comforting, Life-Affirming Garden of the Soul (Paperback)

I followed the guidelines for plants, color, fragrance, shapes,and meaning, and designed five interlocking Florida feng shui gardens based on Nancilee's book. We used the bagua to locate the right spots (for us) for a Meditation garden, a Healing garden, a Fertility garden, a Child's garden and, in the Power Corner, the Lover's garden.

The result is a tropical paradise which enchants us, our friends, and garden enthusiasts. The book was a great guide to learning by doing.