The garden has directions too
The classical Vastu tradition extends its compass into the garden. Plants carry element and character the way rooms do: the sacred basil is kept near the house's lightest corner and tended daily; large, heavy trees belong where the plan takes weight, to the south and west, never crowding the light north-east; and flowering, fragrant plants are welcomed where the household actually sits and breathes. Shade is placed so the morning sun is never blocked and the harsh afternoon is.
What the reference holds
The page lists the plants the tradition speaks well of, each with its favoured directions and its reasons — element, habit, use — and the shorter list it treats with caution: thorny species by the entrance, milky-sapped plants indoors, and large trees too close to walls or over the centre. Entries describe the traditional view and the practical sense behind it; none of this is a promise of fortune, and a plant's first requirements remain sun, soil and water.
How to use this tool
Know your directions first with the compass tools, then plan beds and pots against the list: the sacred and the light to the north-east, the tall and the heavy to the south and west, fragrance where the family sits. Before buying, check the caution list; before removing anything old and alive, read the entry — tradition is slow to fell a healthy tree and usually offers a placement answer instead.
FAQ
Q. Can I keep thorny plants at all? The tradition keeps thorns away from entrances and living corners; a protective hedge on a far boundary is read differently.
Q. Is a dead or dying plant a dosha? The tradition asks that what you keep be kept alive; replace what has died rather than storing it.
Q. Do indoor pots follow the same rules? Yes, by direction within the room, with light and lightness preferred in the north-east.
This page explains the traditional principle; it names no specific text.