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Water wells should be in the northeast quadrant. But obviously, if you need a well and the best water source is located in another quadrant, or you have a well already in place in a different quadrant that supplies good water, don't even consider closing it up. But do make an appeasement (see Chapter 9, Appeasing the GodsAppeasing Your Soul).
SoutheastFire
The southeast, the realm of the element of fire, is a good area for herbs, edible flowers, berries, and vegetables that thrive in the sun. If your kitchen is in the southeast, you can step outside your kitchen door and have the freshest ingredients at your fingertips.
If some of the vegetables and spices need shade, plant edible sunflowers, which are the color of fire. They will act as an umbrella for shade-loving plants.
SouthwestEarth
Honor the element of earth by building up a mound in the southwest quadrant for a rock garden. Be creative with the garden and include decomposing tree trunks that have been felled and would otherwise be removed. Train low-lying vines to grow over the trunks. Grow pansies, violets, or lilies-of-the-valley in front of the vines. Include stones, statues, miniature evergreen shrubs and plants that bloom in the winter, such as winter jasmine, and lots of wild-flowers. You want to establish a little world here that reveals the diversity in nature.
Place tall trees in this quadrant. They will block out the heat that collects here. If you create a rock garden, put the trees behind the garden or to its west or to the extreme southeast so that the leaves don't block out all the sun. The objective is to create height and density to trap the positive energies and keep them inside your property.

 
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