Based on ancient experience and modern consciousness, the principles and methods of planting trees in feng shui are summarized as follows:
1. Selection of tree species
There are choices for planting trees in the courtyard. of. Feng Shui believes that plants are divided into two categories: bad and good. There are two criteria for classifying murderers: one is based on whether there is poisonous gas or venom. This has a certain scientific basis. For example, some scholars believe that tuberose will emit a large number of particles that strongly stimulate the sense of smell at night, which will have adverse effects on patients with heart disease and hypertension. The flowers of oleander are poisonous, and the floral fragrance can easily make people drowsy and reduce human body functions. Tulip flowers contain soil alkali. , the hair will fall off easily due to excessive contact, etc. It is an evil tree and is not suitable for garden planting. The second type is to judge the bad luck based on the shape of the tree, such as "the big tree is weird and has a bad reputation due to gas pain", "the tree is bent and hunchbacked, and all wealth will be lost", "the tree is like a barren cow, and there are many diseases when living in a snail", etc. Any tree that does not look upright, dignified, or develops normally will be unlucky. This may be due to psychological effects or traditional humanistic aesthetic concepts. As for the auspicious tree, it is determined based on plant characteristics, meaning and even homophony, and in real life people agree with this view. For example, Feng Shui scholars believe that palm, orange tree, bamboo, toon, locust tree, osmanthus, Ganoderma lucidum, plum, banyan, Thirteen kinds of plants, including jujube, pomegranate, grape, and crabapple, are good-enhancing plants. Eight kinds of plants, including peach, willow, mugwort, ginkgo, cypress, dogwood, soapberry, and gourd, have the effect of dispelling evil spirits and expelling evil spirits. It is recommended that people use it for reference.
2. Number of trees planted
Feng Shui advocates reasonable and dense planting. It believes that when the surrounding area is too narrow, you should not plant too many trees, otherwise they will provide shade; but if there are open spaces on the left and right behind, you should plant densely to block the space. We agree with this view, but some of the following statements are too superstitious and we can discard them: "A single tree is the door, a widowed mother and a grandson", "The door is in the forest, and sudden diseases are more severe", "In front of the door "Double trees, animals hurt people and heal", "Tree on the left and right without one, less good luck and more bad luck", "Three or five trees on the left, husband and wife are in conflict with each other", "Two trees sandwiching a house will surely cause death", "A single tree is flat and beautiful, two surnames Disharmony", "The tree on the left has many obstacles, and the financial year will be prosperous".
Air is one of the necessary conditions for the survival of most living things. As advanced intelligent creatures, humans have stricter requirements for air quality than ordinary creatures. The air quality of the balcony has a significant impact on human physical and mental health and must not be ignored. An air environment that is fresh, clean, low in dust and bacteria, and high in negative oxygen ions is one of the necessary conditions for maintaining human physical and mental health, while an air environment that is turbid and mildewy, high in dust and bacteria, and high in positive oxygen ions is a must for human beings. The enemy of physical and mental health.
Therefore, ventilation conditions are an important part of the Feng Shui pattern of the Yangzhai. All functional areas of the balcony (including bathrooms) are required to have good ventilation functions. No matter how luxurious the balcony is, it should be classified as a haunted house. On the other hand, it is not suitable for strong winds to penetrate the hall or enter the house, and it is also considered a dangerous house. Only a house with a gentle breeze and no direct access to the hall can be regarded as a lucky house.
The above is the principle and foundation of tree planting density. Therefore, we advocate reasonable dense planting. It believes that when the surrounding area is large and narrow, you should not plant too many trees, otherwise they will provide shade; only if there are open spaces on the left and right behind, you should plant densely to block the space. We agree with this view, but some of the following discussions are too superstitious. I just hope everyone can understand them. For example, the ancients said: "A single tree is a door, a widowed mother is an orphan", "A door facing a forest is prone to sudden diseases." "The two trees in front of the door will heal the wounded animals", "There are no trees on the left and right, less good and more bad", "Three or five trees on the left, husband and wife are in conflict with each other", "Two trees sandwiching the house will surely kill the flesh and blood", "Alone" If the tree is flat and beautiful, the two surnames are not harmonious." "The tree on the left has heavy obstacles, and the financial year will be prosperous."
3. Planting direction
The ancient Feng Shui classics have some assertions about this: "Plant peach poplars in the east, plums and jujubes in the south, elms in the west, and lucky plums in the north." "Weeping willows in front of the door are not auspicious", "There are locust trees in the middle door, rich and poor", "There are elms behind the house, and hundreds of ghosts are not close", "Double jujubes are planted in front of the door, and there are green bamboos and trees on the four sides to bring wealth." , "There are mulberry trees in the four corners of the house, and you can't stop them when disaster strikes", etc.
From the above conclusions, combined with modern scientific knowledge, we believe that some of the conclusions contain natural science knowledge, and some are a psychological need to seek good luck and avoid disaster. For example, peach and poplar trees are planted in the east because the east welcomes the rising sun first, and willows sprout earlier. Among the plants, peach blossoms are also one of the earliest plants to bloom in spring, so it is reasonable to plant them in the east. Elm trees are moisture-loving plants and are not afraid of the western sun, so it is better to plant them in the west.
4. Tree size
As for how big a tree is suitable to be planted in the courtyard, different Feng Shui schools have different requirements. The formal school of Feng Shui believes that to block the evil spirits around the house, it is appropriate to Plant rows of big trees. In order to supplement the needs of the situation, when the house is built on a plain or in a relatively flat area around it, trees, flowers and plants can be used to create a four-image pattern of "left green dragon, left white tiger, front red bird, and back Xuanwu", that is, a big tree is planted behind the house. Planting medium-sized trees on the left and right sides, and planting low shrubs or grasses in front is understandable from an aesthetic point of view and is in line with people's psychological needs for finding a "feng shui treasure". The Li Qi school in Feng Shui believes that it is better to plant big trees in places where the view is high, and low plants in places where the view is low. For example, the Bazhai Younian theory believes that the house should be planted with heavenly medicine, longevity, and vitality. You can plant dwarf trees or grass in the direction; the law of Xuan Kong stipulates that large trees can be planted only in the direction of the righteous god, but it is not suitable in the direction of the zero god. I cannot fully apply this method. The number of gods changes every year. As long as you start building a house When making a reasonable layout to achieve a harmonious and beautiful state, there is no need to do this.
5. Regarding the selection of tree types
Feng Shui theory generally advocates a square garden, symmetry and balance , so the overall requirements for plant cultivation can be summarized as: healthy without disease, dignified and magical, we can see this from the following Feng Shui conclusion. "Strange tree with swollen head but not swollen waist, treacherous and lewd little ghost", "Bamboo trees hanging upside down by the water, children falling into the water are unspeakable", "Dead trees serve as doors, people die in fires", "Twigs are entangled with vines, cantilevered beams capsize boats", " The lower part of the tree is damaged, and the foot disease is lingering at the edge." "The fruit branches are on the left side, and miscellaneous diseases are phlegm and fire." Disgraced" and so on. What is certain is that dead, withered and diseased trees should not be planted. As for trees that are not dignified, they should be divided into two parts. Some trees are beautiful because of their bends, and they are good because of their bends. However, we cannot generalize. Rejection; of course, we will not plant anything that is crooked, ugly, or twisted.
6. Regarding the choice of plant colors
There are few discussions directly discussing plant colors in classical Feng Shui books. There are only a few sentences, such as "The red flowers on the right tree are charming and alluring." ", "The white flowers on the right tree, the descendants are scattered", the red flowers on the right tree are probably related to the "peach blossom luck", which is consistent with the theory that the pond should not be located on the right side, otherwise obscenity will occur. "White flowers on the right tree" is related to the custom of using white flowers to express mourning for the deceased, so it is judged that "the descendants will be scattered". We think this judgment is nonsense, otherwise it would be a big taboo to plant the pure white magnolia in front of the house? Although the ancient Feng Shui theory did not discuss too much about what color plants to plant, Feng Shui theory believes that everything in the world is composed of five material elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and different Colors represent different elements.
Gold - white, apricot, gold
Wood - cyan, green
Water - black, blue
Fire - red, purple
Earth - yellow, brown
As for what direction and what color should be planted in what place, Feng Shui has created a series of complex plants based on the principle of the five elements' mutual generation and mutual restraint. Due to space limitations, we will not discuss the theory. Some modern Feng Shui scholars have put forward some new views based on people's psychological customs about colors. They believe that red represents prosperity and enthusiasm; green represents peace; yellow represents wealth; black represents solemnity; and white represents cleanliness and solemnity.