Permaculture Planting Designs: A Handbook for Creating a Thriving, Abundant Garden

‘Pippa has written the permaculture book I always wished existed...I honestly feel this book is one of the most important contributions to permaculture in recent years, and it will have a permanent place in my design toolkit.’ Huw Richards, author of The Permaculture Garden

Transform your garden into an abundant and flourishing ecosystem with permaculture plant combinations. Learn how to create diverse plant communities for growing food, wildlife biodiversity, home crafting materials and herbal medicines, including a first-aid kit garden design.

Transform your garden into a flourishing, self-sustaining ecosystem with Permaculture Planting Combinations – the ultimate guide to planning and planting productive, resilient, and low-maintenance polycultures. Whether you dream of a lush herb garden, a vibrant edible landscape, or a family-friendly food forest, this book will show you exactly how to make it happen.

Packed with practical, easy-to-follow steps, you’ll learn how to:
• Design diverse plant communities that naturally enrich the soil, increase biodiversity and deter pests
• Maximise yields while minimising effort using time-tested permaculture principles
• Select the right plants and layouts for a thriving, harmonious garden
• Adapt 12 ready-made designs for inspiration and effortless success, including a design for a herbal first-aid kit, a design for crafting materials and a design for a shade garden.

Each garden plan includes detailed plant lists, companion planting tips, and creative ways to use your harvest. Whether you’re a beginner looking for guidance or an experienced grower ready to embrace regenerative design, this book will empower you to cultivate an abundant, beautiful garden that works with nature – not against it.

Start companion planting today and create a garden that nourishes both you and the planet!

'This book will become a much used, soil stained addition to your gardening book shelf.’ Stephanie Hafferty, Award winning garden and food writer, and homesteader, www.nodighome.com

Pippa Chapman has been gardening for over 30 years. In 2007, she left her job as Head Gardener on a private estate, to take a year-long practical apprenticeship at RHS Harlow Carr. She was introduced to forest gardening and permaculture and in 2010 set up a sustainable gardening business with her husband. Her first book, The Plant Lover’s Backyard Forest Garden was published in 2022. She hosts the Pippa Chapman Food Forest channel on YouTube and teaches course on permaculture, forest gardening, plant propagation and more. She grows a wide variety of fruits, flowers, herbs and annual and perennial vegetables in her small backyard, creating a beautiful, edible and wildlife friendly space.