Want to Include Permaculture plants in your garden design? Build plant guilds with permaculture shrubs, roots, trees, and more. Create your best plan for permaculture gardening with this guide.

Everything you need to know about setting up guilds in your permaculture garden.

group plants together for specific reasons, encourage them to spread into permanent, self-managing landscapes

In this design we will be planting linear-food forests all along the downhill side of each of three hugelkultured swales. What is a hugelkultured swale? ...

The Cherry Tree Guild and Natural Pest Control: A cherry tree is a good choice for home fruit production, but pests can sometimes be a problem. Here's how I planted cherry trees with a permaculture guild to reduce pests and produce an abundant cherry harvest. #growingfruit #permaculture #gardening

A guild is a team of plants that support, protect and nourish each other, working together for the benefit of all. A guild creates stability and best health because the variety of plants above brings a variety of roots and soil life below. The carefree, wild look belies a carefully crafted, low maintenance, smart garden.Words by Kath Irvine, from The Edible Backyard

The ecological resilience of a guild

When designing a property following permaculture principles, it’s common to use “the zone approach.” This means dividing a property into defined zones based on proximity to the main dwelling and the intended use of each area. Learn how to use permaculture zones to best plan and manage your homestead!

Chickens have many contributions to your homestead.

A fruit tree guild is a permaculture technique for disease-resistant, high-yield gardens. Learn more about this style of growing fruit trees that thrive.