Experience Longwood Gardens with Feng Shui eyes. Longwood Gardens in Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania, USA is on the outskirt of Philadelphia. The gardens are world renowned for its beauty and splendor throughout the year. It is a serene space for those who want to get away from the sights and sounds of the city. It is a sanctuary for those searching Inner Peace, allowing Earth to absorb their worries and fears as they clear their heads with bountiful fresh air from mature trees, topiaries and long expanse of mowed grass on rolling hills. Visitors feast their eyes on creative landscapes, from the Renaissance styled Italian Water Garden to the Chimes Tower evocative of German or English castles. Going back to nature is a balm to the soul.
Using the Five Elements of Feng Shui, Longwood Gardens offers a continuously revolving glorious array of floral and garden arrangements to include an impressive bonsai collection. Feng Shui gardens have water, wind, earth, fire and metal present. Water is a critical component of garden design, from its presence in the dancing water fountains to the stillness of lotus ponds and water gardens, to the playful squirts in sculpted faucets and sprinklers at the Children’s Gardens. Wind is continually providing exchanges of air as ventilation in the multiple gardens at the Conservatory, reflecting diverse weather conditions existing in various parts of the world. Earth is continually fertile, with changing displays of flora in season, through the various ideas on how we all could have green thumbs to cultivate our gardens. Fire is inherent in the colorful lighting at night, with the lighted dancing water fountains set to classical music and the vibrant color themes throughout the Conservatory. Metal is present everywhere as plant containers, decorative fixtures and sprinklers, as a frame for the Conservatory, and in reflecting pools.
Music and colors are widely present in Longwood Gardens. The inspiring sounds of days gone by from classical composers permeate the air as these vibrations accompany dancing waters from the fountains, during the day or at night with colorful lights as backdrop for their symphony. The largest residence organ in the world is housed in the Conservatory, offering musical pieces to be enjoyed by visitors all year long. The pipe organ is a classic example of American orchestral organ, large enough to have its music heard throughout the conservatory. In December, the voices of carolers are heard throughout the Conservatory. Longwood Gardens hosts private musical events year-round and fireworks displays on special occasions, making this destination spot a heartwarming site for music and garden lovers from around the world.
Just an hour drive from Center City, Philadelphia, Longwood Gardens is worth a whole day of exploration any time of the year. It is a respite from all of life’s challenges as it offers many visitors a safe space to walk their stress off the many garden paths, passing through the Rose and Topiary Gardens, mirroring the Gardens at Versailles Palace in France. Most of all, the gardens offer a perfect backdrop for anyone who wishes to take inner journeys to the soul and the outer journeys through the paths created by the mind and tended with the heart.
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Looking at the world with Feng Shui eyes
By Gina Alzate, World Tours and Cruises
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