r/Permaculture
365k members
r/Permaculture is a subreddit with 365k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses permaculture, looking for, plants, looking for a, and looking for a permaculture, and they frequently recommend/review perennials, plants, and ground cover.
A community for like-minded individuals to discuss permaculture and sustainable living. Permaculture (Permanent Culture) is an ecological design system coined in Australia by David Holmgren and Bill Mollison
Popular Themes in r/Permaculture
#1
Advice Requests
: "I want to save a stream, but I need help."
12 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "I'm 16, built a free permaculture education platform because I got tired of all the info being scattered - let me know what you think!"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for cost-effective solutions to a watery problem"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Looking for a Partner to Grow a Forest and a Simple Life Together 🌱"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Permaculture
#1
Permaculture
: "I'm 16, built a free Permaculture education platform because I got tired of all the info being scattered - let me know what you think!"
108 posts
#2
Looking For
48 posts
#3
Plants
: "Self-fertile? Is that what they mean? Plants are shipped dormant."
31 posts
#4
Looking For A
24 posts
#5
Looking For A Permaculture
22 posts
#6
Garden
: "Concept art I made a while ago for a small Gardening game I'm working on 🔅"
22 posts
#7
Soil
: "Question about hugelkultur / starting raised beds with yucca trunks and fronds in the bottom. Is this an okay ratio of brown to green? My biggest worry is creating anaerobic slop from too many whole green fronds. I’ll be putting a finished Soil compost mix on the top half of beds."
18 posts
#8
Gardening
: "I’m getting better at seed starting."
15 posts
#9
Trees
: "When the master's principle didn't fit our ground: termites, sandy loam, and 320 mango Trees"
15 posts
#10
Struggling With
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/Permaculture
Perennials
26 reviews
#1
Pawpaw
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Hellebores
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Borage
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Plants
9 reviews
#1
Comfrey
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Oregano
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Borage
5.0★ from 1 review
Ground Cover
6 reviews
#1
Creeping Thyme
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
Festuca rubra
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Perennial Peanut
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Permaculture
#1
general question
: "Is this feasible for erosion control?"
53 posts
#2
self-promotion
: "Do metal roofs overheat birdhouses? I ran a worst-case test"
21 posts
#3
discussion
: "A plea for abundance"
15 posts
#4
look at my place!
: "Desert food savannah before and 4 years after."
10 posts
#5
water management
: "I want to save a stream, but I need help."
6 posts
#6
ℹ️ info, resources + fun facts
: "Cheap Native Trees and Shrubs: Every State Government Nursery Program"
5 posts
#7
🎥 video
: "Misery-inducing landscapes: "people wonder why boomers get so much hate but when you just look at their aesthetic sensibilities, it's like they're deliberately trying to erase the memory of a more tasteful and less wasteful world just so that nobody else gets to have it.""
4 posts
#8
land + planting design
: "Keyhole update"
4 posts
#9
📰 article
: "Fiber optic cables reveal a serious problem at the heart of modern farming"
3 posts
#10
ID request
: "Are these bamboo shoots edible?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Permaculture
Yearly
+39k members(12.1%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026