| ecology and conservation
PERMACULTURE IN DESIGN PRACTICE
Anushree Chitnis
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| An approach rooted in observation, ecological stewardship, and coexistence, permaculture redefines landscape practice as a regenerative process. Through site-responsive strategies, community engagement, and respect for natural systems, it nurtures landscapes that are productive, resilient, biodiverse, and deeply connected to everyday life.
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Let’s imagine a garden rooted in its everydayness and featuring a fair share of its elements. You wake up to a landscape that nourishes your being. You harvest herbs for your tea, flowers for your daily rituals, food, or simply to bring cheer to your space. Imagine sharing these floral treats with sunbirds, who come to them for nectar, and hornbills who are pleased to share berries with you. Imagine sharing your garden with butterflies, bees, birds, frogs, dragonflies, caterpillars, earthworms, beetles, termites, an occasional snake, a hare, bats, and many more. Imagine gardening with you, as they bring seeds, nutrition, and pest control in exchange for food and shelter—a garden where waste gets recycled into nutrients through compost and the actions of these beings; a garden where there are no ‘us’ and ‘them’, but all are equal stakeholders in that ecosystem; a garden that becomes an extension of its neighbouring ecology, invites the wild, and is home to a range of habitats and micro-climates and a garden that changes with the seasons.
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