The Complete Guide to Home Permaculture: How to Transform Your Yard Into a Thriving and Productive Ecosystem
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, and a thoughtful explanation of the 3 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. 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