Scattered around the pool and cascade are a few scrawny, free-form or weepy trees. If you add an enhancing element to a diminishing relationship, make sure the added element is strong enough to bring balance. When working with plants, keep the seasons and flowering period in mind. If you plant yellow annuals as a tempering Earth element, their influence will be temporary. Roses can fill many roles in the feng shui landscape.
Roses can be especially effective as a mass planting of color, although the display is seasonal.
Keep in mind that any bed that is solely roses will be a strong Earth influence in the winter, since all that will be visible will be the mulch. Copyright 1998, Don Julien, All Rights Reserved.