Our experience of providing sensory projects for clients with a wide variety of needs means we recognise that the small details are essential to a perfect garden. Each garden we plan is unique and tailored to a clear set of objectives which cater to the needs of the client.In every case we carefully select the most appropriate planting and hard landscaping as well as the use of elements such as wind and water, as long as it is safe to do so.
The spiritual garden should make use of as many natural features as possible. This should include the contours of the ground and any established plants and trees. Plants and trees form a solid natural link with the earth energies and enhance their flow. Trees are particularly important as they create a canopy of energy over the garden. This helps hold the balance of natural and created energy flows through the garden and provides a greater area for spirit to link to, making connection far easier and more efficient for them and us.
Before starting a design you must take the time to sense if there are any energy lines in the garden and if so the direction that they flow. If there is no natural energy flow, you will have to create one during the construction of the garden.
All plants and trees have natural energy but the atmosphere required is created by the flow of energy through the garden. This can be done with the use of water flow for example a fountain, waterfall or rill. Another way of creating this requirement is in the type of planting and direction that the plants were planted. For instance when planting a border down the side of a path that leads to a seating area, by starting at the furthest point and working towards the seat you will create a natural energy flow towards the seating area.
Where the seating is sited is one of the most important aspects of the whole garden because of the required effect needed in this area. For example, if you require a psychic garden, then the seat must be placed in the energy flow. As with all the other types of garden the requirements in each case are different, but none the less important.
Pathways are used to form different effects. The path can be used to break up the garden or to draw the eye to a specific point. With sympathetic planting the path can be used to balance, cleanse and relax the spiritual and physical body. The type of materials used and the textures of these will change the energy flow and the subtleness of the energy, to balance and complement the garden.
Plants obviously play an important part in a garden. What type of plant, the colour, texture and aroma of the flower will aid in healing and also the preparation of the body for spiritual work. Plants that will supply a gently rustle such as some types of grasses and bamboos can aid in the meditation process. The gentle background noise helps to concentrate the conscious mind and aid in the linking of the conscious and sub-conscious mind.
