Permaculture Gardening
Inspiration and ideas to help you to plan and maintain your permaculture garden.
Your Permaculture Journey Starts Here
- What is Permaculture? Ethics, Principles and Practices for a Better Future
In an era marked by ecological crisis, climate emergency, and growing inequality, more and more people are searching for systems that heal rather than harm. Permaculture is one such system—a holistic, regenerative design philosophy that offers practical solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of our time. So what is permaculture? At its heart,… Read more: What is Permaculture? Ethics, Principles and Practices for a Better Future - Setting SMARTER Goals for 2026
Happy New Year! Back to work and ready to go, I am excited to work on more permaculture projects over the year to come. From home gardens to farms, community projects to regenerative rewilding schemes, I am excited to discover more amazing people, places, and projects over the coming months. This is a time of… Read more: Setting SMARTER Goals for 2026
Forest Gardening & Perennial Growing
- Residential Garden Design
The residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for this… Read more: Residential Garden Design - Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design
The regenerative garden design above is my recent masterplan for a rural residential site located in Garden Valley, California, within the Sierra Nevada foothill region. The landscape is characterised by gently sloping terrain, existing native woodland, and a mixture of open areas suitable for food production and family use. The site generally descends from the… Read more: Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design - Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System
A forest garden should do more than grow food. It should also reduce your workload over time while improving the land. In this guide, we break down the key forest garden design goals that create a low-maintenance, high-function system built for long-term resilience. As a designer, I focus on two core outcomes when designing forest… Read more: Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System
No-Dig, Soil-Friendly Gardening
- Residential Garden DesignThe residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for this… Read more: Residential Garden Design
- Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden DesignThe regenerative garden design above is my recent masterplan for a rural residential site located in Garden Valley, California, within the Sierra Nevada foothill region. The landscape is characterised by gently sloping terrain, existing native woodland, and a mixture of open areas suitable for food production and family use. The site generally descends from the… Read more: Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design
- Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function SystemA forest garden should do more than grow food. It should also reduce your workload over time while improving the land. In this guide, we break down the key forest garden design goals that create a low-maintenance, high-function system built for long-term resilience. As a designer, I focus on two core outcomes when designing forest… Read more: Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System
Wildlife-Friendly Gardening
- Residential Garden DesignThe residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for this… Read more: Residential Garden Design
- Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden DesignThe regenerative garden design above is my recent masterplan for a rural residential site located in Garden Valley, California, within the Sierra Nevada foothill region. The landscape is characterised by gently sloping terrain, existing native woodland, and a mixture of open areas suitable for food production and family use. The site generally descends from the… Read more: Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design
- Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function SystemA forest garden should do more than grow food. It should also reduce your workload over time while improving the land. In this guide, we break down the key forest garden design goals that create a low-maintenance, high-function system built for long-term resilience. As a designer, I focus on two core outcomes when designing forest… Read more: Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System
Small-Space & Urban Permaculture
- Residential Garden DesignThe residential garden design shown above was part of the conceptual design work undertaken for a recent client in Seattle. It establishes the overall layout and structure for the garden surrounding the house. The focus at this stage is on spatial organisation, circulation, and key built elements, rather than detailed planting. The aim for this… Read more: Residential Garden Design
- Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden DesignThe regenerative garden design above is my recent masterplan for a rural residential site located in Garden Valley, California, within the Sierra Nevada foothill region. The landscape is characterised by gently sloping terrain, existing native woodland, and a mixture of open areas suitable for food production and family use. The site generally descends from the… Read more: Garden Valley, California, Regenerative Garden Design
- Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function SystemA forest garden should do more than grow food. It should also reduce your workload over time while improving the land. In this guide, we break down the key forest garden design goals that create a low-maintenance, high-function system built for long-term resilience. As a designer, I focus on two core outcomes when designing forest… Read more: Forest Garden Design Goals: How to Build a Low-Maintenance, High-Function System
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