| Yin handing over to Yang - Spring | | | | themselves and prepare for the winter months up |
| Yang handing over to Yin - Autumn | | | | ahead. Maybe time we step in and help through |
| During these periods a time arises when they are | | | | some pruning, fertilising, mulching and the like, |
| both in harmony with each other. Neither Yin or | | | | ensuring before winter approaches the plants in |
| Yang and that reflected in the ambiance of | | | | the garden are ready, creating stability and a |
| sunlight, shadow, movement in the season, wind | | | | sense of settlement. We can walk away and be |
| flow and temperature variation. After rainfall | | | | sure the garden is at peace within itself as Yin |
| (which is more likely in Spring and Autumn) plant | | | | arrives and takes over, Yang handing the garden |
| life and animal movements flourish. Birds are | | | | over to Yin and Yang wanting to retreat into itself |
| nesting, feeding, food supply abundant and plants | | | | until Spring. |
| preparing themselves for new growth or | | | | I suggest this is a simplified scenario to garden via |
| retreating within themselves as winter | | | | the season or Yin and Yang. Maybe the heading |
| approaches. | | | | should be gardening to Yin and Yang and the |
| A great time to garden and be outdoors and to | | | | seasonality of it all coming to us. |
| travel into places enjoying their Spring and | | | | Chi flow can be postulated as a seasonal thing. |
| Autumn weather and seasonal flushes of its plants | | | | Abundant and active beneficial Chi is more obvious |
| and animals. What's good for nature is good for | | | | during Autumn and Spring periods and at times of |
| us. | | | | the day when the influence of cold and hot wain. |
| I also notice during these times, birds and animals | | | | Beneficial or the Sheng Chi wants or seeks places |
| are more contented (maybe their bellies are full) | | | | where Yin and Yang are in balance in all their |
| and they have more time to relax when Chi flow | | | | permeations including that of living and non living |
| is abundant and providing them with all their | | | | things. The rocks on the ground contain Chi |
| energy needs with some left over. Yet on other | | | | alongside the plant beside the rock and the insect |
| occasions animals, insects and bird life are more | | | | attached to the plant. |
| active. I feel their behaviour mimics the transitional | | | | So really another scenario can take place and that |
| process of Yin to Yang and Yang to Yin. | | | | is gardening to Chi. Now that's something! Same |
| Gardening to the season is very wise and | | | | garden, same you and me, same birds and |
| beneficial. Summertime is far more passive and a | | | | insects and animals but all relating to and |
| step away approach to gardening. Plants don't | | | | influenced by Chi. Abundant and vibrant Chi |
| want to be stressed with abrupt changes in | | | | symbolised by Yang fostering growth and |
| temperature, moisture supply and strength of | | | | development and change. And correspondingly, |
| sunlight, a good time to leave them in peace, | | | | stagnant, regressive Chi associated with Yin |
| animals sheltering during the heat of the day | | | | wanting to withdraw into itself and be stabilised. |
| (including ourselves) and so on. | | | | There's a middle ground on offer and through our |
| Wintertime comes around and a similar approach | | | | observations and actions, stagnant, regressive Chi |
| is adopted by those plants and animals that | | | | can be replaced or deflected in its influence by |
| frequent our localised surroundings. They want to | | | | Sheng, positive, vibrant Chi influences and |
| remain passive in their nature, their growth and | | | | influences such as health, vigour, mystery and |
| development on hold as they sustain themselves | | | | diversity. Vitality and interest, movements, |
| from the onslaught of winter climate, some plants | | | | sounds, smells, climatic appeal and ambiance and |
| defoliating and breaking down back into the | | | | so on. |
| ground to protect themselves and their sensitive | | | | So really gardening by Yin and Yang and its |
| tissue from extremes of cold, wet, ice and snow. | | | | companion Chi is a logical and valuable addition to |
| Gardening in the springtime is different to the | | | | the gardener's knowledge and arsenal of |
| autumn. In spring, plants want to break out and | | | | gardening tricks. |
| flush themselves with new growth and potentially | | | | I suggest a package of tricks can be put together |
| reproduce themselves through their flowers or | | | | to foster the relationship between ourselves and |
| expansion of their root systems. We see a surge | | | | Yin and Yang and Chi. My Harmonious Chi |
| of activity as temperatures rise and sunlight | | | | Gardening publication is a starting point. Wondrous |
| lengthen (Yang influences). Yang is life and fosters | | | | Character gives an insight to Chi through its |
| change. | | | | creation, Mechi. Maybe someone out there wants |
| Gardening in the autumn suggests another | | | | to put all these Yin and Yang, Chi traits together |
| strategy, the prolonging of plants through their | | | | to form a gardening package. Not Feng Shui but |
| care and maintenance. If they have survived | | | | simply gardening as nature would want through |
| through summer they now wanting to reassert | | | | the world of Yin and Yang and Chi. |