Feng Shui Your Garden For Dummies
by Holly Ziegler and Jennifer Lawler
Feng Shui Your Garden For Dummies
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About the Authors
Holly Ziegleris passionate about Feng Shui and is a writer, consultant,and instructor on the subject. Since 1976, she has also been amulti-million-dollar real estate broker on Californias Central Coastand recently authored Sell Your Home Faster with Feng Shui (DragonChi Pub). Somewhere in the midst of this she finds time to fulfillnumerous public speaking requests and teach Feng Shui at thecollege level. Holly lives in the delightful town of Arroyo Grande,California, and is the proud mother of two great kids.
Jennifer Lawleris a writer and martial arts expert. She has writtenmore than 20 books (she stopped counting birthdays and books atabout the same time). She is the author of Feng Shui Your WorkspaceFor Dummies and Martial Arts For Dummies. She lives with heradorable daughter, who raises the chi in any environment, andtwo rambunctious dogs (ditto).
Dedication
Holly Ziegler dedicates this book to Karin Leonard and Arlene Winn,my dear sisters of choice... for bringing such joy and adventureinto the garden of my life. And to Jan Hayes, the secretary of mydreams, who makes my way smooth at every turn.
Jennifer Lawler dedicates this book to her parents, who taught herthe joys of daffodils and dogs.
Authors Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Tracy Boggier, our acquisitions editor, forhaving the vision for this book and helping us achieve it. Wed alsolike to thank our project editors, Jennifer Connolly and ChrissyGuthrie, and copy editor Jennifer Bingham, for all their hard workon our behalf. Without them, we would have been much, much crazierat the end of this project. Our technical reviewer, Francine VanDe Vanter, also deserves our gratitude for helping us keep our factsstraight.
We also want to mention that literary agent extraordinaire, CarolSusan Roth, makes all things possible.
Wed like to offer special recognition to our contributors, whohelped make this book a thorough, useful tool for readers:
Jayme Barrett, best-selling author of Feng Shui Your Life, is a certifiedFeng Shui consultant specializing in energy techniques forpersonal fulfillment, prosperity, and integrated health. She is theMind/Body editor for Ms. Fitness Magazine and has appearednationally on NBC, Style, and HGTV. Jayme consults on residentialand commercial properties and lives in Los Angeles. Visit her atwww.jaymebarrett.com.
P.K. Odle, owner of Feng Shui Advantage and worldwide instructorfor Master Larry Sangs American Feng Shui Institute, has been afull-time Feng Shui practitioner since 1988. She practices classicalFeng Shui. Visit her at www.fengshuiadvantage.com.Herb Schaal is a landscape architect with more than 25 years ofexperience. Thirty of his projects have been recognized for awardsby the American Society of Landscape Architects. He has been aconsulting landscape architect to the Denver Botanic Garden for20 years and is highly regarded throughout the industry for his childrensgardens. He is vice president and principal of EDAW.We must thank the Friesen family for permission to include photosof Betty Friesens garden in this book. Other avid gardeners who letus take a look include Dena Friesen, Bridget Mahan, and Tom andYvonne Lawler.
EDAW also graciously permitted us to reproduce some of their photographshere. EDAW can be reached at www.edaw.com. Those photographsare 2004 EDAW photography by Dixi Carrillo.Beckett Corporation allowed us to showcase some of their waterfeature products, available at most major home improvementstores and many fine independent lawn and garden shops. Toll-free:1-888-BECKETT or www.888beckett.com. Those photographs are 2004 Beckett Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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