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United States regional guide · PA

Permaculture in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s ridges, valleys, plateaus, and southeastern Piedmont create many local climates within a humid four-season pattern. Slope orientation, frost pockets, forest soils, and rainfall distribution all influence guild design.

USDA span

5b–8a

Census region

Northeast

Climate starting point

USDA hardiness zones in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania includes USDA zones 5b–8a. Hardiness zones describe typical annual extreme minimum temperatures; within-state elevation, wind, water, soil, and urban heat can change what succeeds on a particular site.

Zone 5bZone 6aZone 6bZone 7aZone 7bZone 8a

State flower

Mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Regional plant starting points

Plants to explore for a Pennsylvania design

These plants are useful starting points for researching a design in Pennsylvania. Confirm each choice against your exact zone, site conditions, local ecology, and management goals.

01Zones 4–8