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• hi there, i am a total beginner at gardening and wonder if any of you great gardeners out there could give me any advice please? i am trying to create a wiccan garden with red/orange/ yellow flowers in the south part (fire) blue shades in the west (water) browns and earthy tones an the north (earth) and white in the east (air) the garden itself is a smallish garden (approx 20FTC20ft) already completely circular with some plants and shrubs growing but plenty of planting space left so i think it would suit this quite well . could anyone give me the names of any flowers/plants.t.c. that are in these colour groups that i could grow quite easily please?i also intend to put a small water feature in the west and wind chimes in the east.sorry if you think this is a little ambitious for a beginner but im a good learner! i am very grateful for all answers.

• Answer:

  Sounds very pretty. That would be a lovely garden to sit and meditate. While I can rattle off the names of plants... that doesn't mean they'd work out very well for you. Much depends on where you live, the climate, and even the specific location of your garden. I would prefer to give you guidelines to consider when selecting your own plants: - full sun or part sun or mostly shady area - good drainage, poor drainage? How much water does the area get, or do you prefer "drought tolerant" plants if you live where it's very dry/hot? - are you looking for annuals (one season) or perinneals (to last several seasons)? - what's your growing zone? What plants are recommended for your growing zone by the local horticultural extension service (do a quick google on "gardening [your state] extension")? You might even consider throwing in some herbs, like sage or lavender, so you can make your own incense, herbal sachets, etc. Also, if you plan to go out and spend time in your garden in the evenings, like during the full moon, consider some prime "moon gardening" plants like night blooming jasmine, moonflowers or dusty miller-- they bloom at night, or look particularly beautiful by moonlight. Can be a lovely place to meditate or hold an Esbat. ETA: Oh, and I found a much nicer windchime for you than ICU's suggestion; one that would actually be relevant: http://www.amazon.com/Pentagram-Wind-Chime-Catchers-Chimes/dp/B0053U1Z60/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1332814719&sr=1-1 but of course your wind chime doesn't have to be such an overtly religious symbol. We wouldn't want to be one of those people who are that pushy with our religion, would we? Especially on others of different religions... because that's just tacky. ;-)