This permaculture plan for a property in Iowa aims to provide relatively low-maintenance but highly productive food producing habitat for humans, and wildlife, including deer as an additional wild food source. It aims to boost biodiversity and improve the health of natural ecosystems on the site. The site is within an ecoregion where a mosaicContinue reading “Iowa Permaculture Design – Food Production & Restoration”
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California Permaculture Design: Drought-tolerant, Ecoregional Permaculture Landscape Design
This concept design for a property in Livermore, California aims to provide plans for the creation of a beautiful, regenerative landscape that provides for many of the needs of the family who live here while also catering for wildlife and ecological health and improving the biodiversity of the site. Ecoregional Design Within the Livermore HillsContinue reading “California Permaculture Design: Drought-tolerant, Ecoregional Permaculture Landscape Design”
Cornwall School Farm Permaculture Design
As well as working on designs for private properties, I also work on community projects. This is something that is very important to me, since I am very much aware of the criticisms of permaculture relating to its inaccessibility for many… and seek, where I can, to remove potential barriers. Permaculture offers concepts and designContinue reading “Cornwall School Farm Permaculture Design”
Wildlife-friendly Landscape Design for a Long, Narrow Garden in Pennsylvania
Many gardeners feel challenged by the length and width of their gardens. Having a long, narrow garden is a common complaint. I’ve worked on a number of designs for gardens like this over the years. Like any garden, long, thin spaces have both their advantages and disadvantages – with permaculture design – with the rightContinue reading “Wildlife-friendly Landscape Design for a Long, Narrow Garden in Pennsylvania”
Ireland Permaculture Project – Eco-friendly and Family-Friendly Landscape Design
This design, which I worked on towards the end of last year, aims to provide a pleasing recreational space where wildlife is welcomed throughout the seasons, and where predominantly native planting is used to give aesthetic appeal, as well as some edible yields. The design significantly boosts biodiversity on the property, while also dividing theContinue reading “Ireland Permaculture Project – Eco-friendly and Family-Friendly Landscape Design”
South Carolina Permaculture – Sustainable Landscape Design
Another sustainable landscape design from late last year, for a client in South Carolina, explores a range of exciting ideas, including sacred geometry, mandala gardens, herb spirals, forest gardens and other forms of agroforestry, while also focussing on family and ensuring a high-quality family life. Zone 1: Zone one focusses around two loci – theContinue reading “South Carolina Permaculture – Sustainable Landscape Design”
North Carolina Permaculture Design
This design for a site of approximately 44 acres, 33 of which are currently plantation woodland, is one that I created that I created towards the end of last year as part of my work as a regenerative landscape designer and permaculture consultant. I provided site landscape plans to guide the formation of a sustainable,Continue reading “North Carolina Permaculture Design”
Regenerating Native Oak Woodland: Holistic Permaculture Design
Here you can see my holistic permaculture design for a site of approximately 2.5 acres in the California interior chaparral and woodlands ecoregion. This is a regenerative landscape project, that ties into my work with regenerative systems design. It is located within an area where blue oak woodland predominates but the site itself has beenContinue reading “Regenerating Native Oak Woodland: Holistic Permaculture Design”
Commercial Agroforestry – Vietnam Permaculture Design
This is the initial part of a design for a commercial farm in Vietnam, where the owner wishes to implement agroforestry and permaculture principles to improve carbon sequestration and sustainability on site, and boost biodiversity, while also earning an income as a viable business. Slow, Steady Solutions for Sustainable Transition A work in progress, thisContinue reading “Commercial Agroforestry – Vietnam Permaculture Design”
Colorado Permaculture Design: Mountain Garden Design
Perched high in the mountains, this Colorado homestead, pictured in the permaculture masterplan above has some truly stunning views. But the owners were unsure where to start when developing plans for their steeply sloping site. They wanted to make sure that they could use the land for recreation and for food production, while also creatingContinue reading “Colorado Permaculture Design: Mountain Garden Design”