The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture

Create a regenerative, self-sustaining landscape where plants, people, and wildlife all thrive with this practical guide full of easy-to-implement solutions.

At its core, permaculture is gardening and living with a deep respect for—and responsibility to—nature. In The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture, you'll learn the fundamental concepts of permaculture in simple, actionable steps through case studies adapted to the suburban/urban landscape and a modern lifestyle. A plethora of before-and-after photos and examples of existing home permaculture gardens, coupled with how-to projects, detailed illustrations, and landscape plans, as well as a thoughtful explanation of the three pillars of a regenerative landscape (water, soil, and plants), will lead you to discover that every garden—no matter its size—can have a positive impact.

Discover uncomplicated, tried-and-tested processes to transition conventional landscapes into beneficial and interconnected ecosystems.

Learn how to:

• Protect biodiversity
• Grow food, medicine, habitat, and beauty
• Limit resource use
• Create a closed-loop system that reduces waste
• Capture and reuse rainwater
• Help restore depleted soil and capture carbon
• Foster a functional polyculture filled with a diversity of plants and life
• Grow vegetables and other edible plants in an edible landscape

The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture offers accessible ways to address the global climate crisis we face, allowing you to participate in the Earth's return to health right from your own backyard.