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Feng shui is becoming an increasingly popular way to improve the look of our homes and workplaces.

Feng shui - literally 'wind water', to represent the four elements of wind, water, earth and fire - is a Chinese tradition based on the belief that everything has 'chi' - meaning energy, or life force. By manipulating our chi, and making use of auspicious Chinese symbols and superstitions, we can greatly improve our everyday surroundings.

Fresh flowers can be use to invite lively chi energy into our homes. Depending on their colour and shape, flowers will enhance the chi energy of particular directions.

It is essential that flowers are healthy and well maintained to get maximum chi value out of them. Dried flowers, which are popular in the UK, are considered bad luck in Chinese terms, as they symbolise death and decay. So first things first, ditch those dried flowers.

Flowers With The Force

Here are the properties of everyday fresh flowers:

Tulips: carry metal energy, red tulips in a western aspect create romance and pink tulips pleasure

Iris: associated with vitality and passion and free energy

Sunflowers: have fire energy, and a powerful stabilising influence

Carnations: pink and red enhance romance and pleasure while the white carnations add dignity and serenity

Anemone: associated with metal energy. Red ones, in a west-facing bathroom, could help prevent chi energy from dispersing

Daisy: white daisies in the north add tranquillity, in the north west dignity, and in the north east motivation

Mimosa: with its abundance of small yellow pollen, mimosa increases the chi energy of the centre. So place them in the middle part of your home, to keep your life more centred

Lily: flowers that point down give a settling influence, and can be used to calm an over-active part of your home

Rose: red roses will increase the chi energy of romance and style especially if place in the west

Help Your Chi Flow

Bringing positive energy into your home will boost your health, wealth and happiness. Who would have thought a bunch of flowers could do so much?

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