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. 

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.

Brandy Hall is the Founder and CEO of Shades of Green Permaculture. Since starting the business in 2008, Brandy has grown the team to a staff of 25 full-time employees working with thousands of clients to design and implement regenerative landscapes at homes, schools, businesses, new developments, city parks, and more. Brandy leads a purpose-driven business with a mission that empowers people to participate in the Earth’s return to health. She has two decades of experience in building off-grid water systems, landscape construction, and integrated farming systems.

Brandy speaks at a variety of public engagements, from community events to conferences. Most recently, she was on a panel at the Georgia Climate Conference about the intersection of business and the climate, and the Keynote Speaker at the United States Green Building Council’s Chrysalis Awards. She also recently presented at the Native Plant Symposium and has led garden tours at countless community events. She was named a 2023 Rising Star by My Home Improvement Magazine and Shades of Green has been recognized in the top 10% of all BCorps globally as a Best For The World Honoree since becoming certified in 2018. Brandy also serves as the Mayor for the City of Pine Lake, Georgia.