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

Author Pippa Chapman

‘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

About The Author

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.

  • Publish Date: March 03, 2026
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Category: Gardening - Garden Design
  • Publisher: Permanent Publications
  • Trim Size: 7-2/5 x 9-7/10
  • Pages: 180
  • US Price: $25.95
  • CDN Price: $35.95
  • ISBN: 978-1-85623-180-0
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Reviews

‘The book is highly informative in a refreshingly down-to-earth, approachable manner. I get the feeling Pippa really wants to help the reader understand what they're doing and why, rather than giving them recipes about what they must do. The amount of information is phenomenal, about plants and design ideas. Always with the necessary background information. I warmly recommend this book both for beginners and knowledgeable gardeners.’
Charles Dowding, no dig organic gardener and author

‘Pippa has written the permaculture book I always wished existed; on one hand it overflows with practical ideas, case studies, and plant information - yet the book is so digestible and grounded that anyone reading this can and will be able apply what they’ve learnt to create their own dream spaces. 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, organic gardener, author and YouTube creator

‘Permaculture Planting Designs is packed with inspirational ideas and practical tips based on the author’s many years of experience, for growing wildlife friendly polycultures, year round, whatever your space. From rentals and urban yards, to allotments and larger gardens, Pippa’s adaptable and achievable designs, complete with detailed planting lists, will enthuse everyone to design and grow their own permaculture plot. 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

'Designing a new planting scheme can be both exciting and daunting. There are so many considerations – site preparation, plant choices and combinations, as well as overall design. Pippa guides the reader through the process, breaking it down into clear, easy-to-follow steps. Whether you have a large plot, a small garden, or even just a balcony, there are ideas here for every space.'
Sally Morgan, garden writer and editor

'Many gardening books tell you how to grow plants, but very few show you how to grow a garden. That's why I'm so excited about Pippa Chapman's new book, Permaculture Planting Designs. Not only does she introduce you to dozens of useful, beautiful, and unique plants, but she also shows you how to arrange them together in small patchwork plantings called guilds. Stitch these guilds together and you have your very own creative permaculture garden. This is organic gardening design made simple.'
Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens

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