Branches is a full service landscape design and build company based in Raleigh, NC. We are driven by a passion for beauty, sustainability, community, and food production. Our practice is rooted in the ethics of Permaculture.
We use the term “Ecological Landscapes” because our designs focus on the relationships between plants, animals, and microorganisms and how the sustainability of these relationships depend on the cycling of nutrients and the flow of energy. When we design a landscape as a well functioning ecosystem, especially when the human cohabitants are viewed as a sustainable component, then the system promotes diversity, vibrancy, and a multitude of yields. Remarkably, when the system is designed properly the resident flora and fauna carry out the bulk of the food production work, dramatically reducing maintenance and off site resource requirements .
Our big picture goals are to help people realize a sustainable role in their local ecosystem.
