simple shui | q & a

i’m seeing a lot of fake floral arrangements in catalogs and on joss and main, but i always heard fake plants are bad energy. is that true?

there is no hard rule here. it’s more like a sliding scale of chi (or energy). live plants have the most beneficial chi because of their ability to grow and improve air quality. so, they will always trump your other choices.

that being said, if you can’t keep a plant alive or the space you want to place one doesn’t receive adequate sunlight, it is not to your energetic benefit to buy one. i recommend finding the most “live” looking plant available instead. with fake plants, dusting them regularly will prolong their beauty. if you love a plant every time you see it, that beauty generates YOUR personal chi which is exquisitely powerful. just remember, faux does not mean forever. a fake plant, too, has its own life cycle so when it no longer looks vibrant, replace it.

(i love peonies, but real ones just don’t last long enough so i bought fake ones instead!)

the only NO i would apply here regards dried flowers and arrangements. since they are dead, they give off no nourishing, living energy. however, i recognize some people prefer them. so, in these situations, i suggest treating them like fresh flowers. let them emanate charm and beauty for a short time, but i would not advise keeping them for years.

thanks for the q, ms. g! and keep them coming. . .

xo