Shades of Green Permaculture Design

Specialties

*Land-​Use Planning for Ecological Design*

Shades of Green is an ecological landscape design firm serving the Southern Appalachian and Piedmont bioregions of north central Georgia and the Atlanta area.

Incorporated since 2004, for nearly a decade we have regenerated the health of local ecosystems by designing and installing beyond-​sustainable permaculture landscapes that provide organic food, beauty, medicine, fertile soils, and clean water, while building resilient communities and local economy.

We focus on Permaculture Design principles. Our designs are elegant and inspired, and seek to nestle human activity and development in a holistic understanding so that our actions as stewards respond to nature rather than manipulate it.

We aim to strengthen all of our connection to the living world and inextricably weave ourselves into a thriving and viable ecology, one living landscape at a time.

History

Established in 2004.

Brandy founded Shades of Green in 2004, and for the past decade, she has studied and taught permaculture design alongside some of the leading professionals in the world. Moving from Asheville, NC, to Atlanta in 2011, she began to pollinate the Atlanta area with a whole-​systems permaculture perspective, empowering individuals, businesses, and communities with practical tools to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.