The Florida Perennial Garden Book by Jermaine Jefferson
Plant once. Harvest forever.
The Plants That Actually Survive Florida Heat, Sand, And Humidity
The Florida Perennial Garden is the plant by plant plan. Annual gardens make you start over every season. A perennial food forest works different: you plant it once and it feeds you for years, through the heat, the floods, and the surprise February freeze.
Signed Copy, $26.95
Brand new. Latest edition. Every copy ships new and unread, printed fresh and signed by hand. Never used, never secondhand. Shipped from our home in Florida, not a warehouse.
Yes! Send Me A Signed CopyI sign every copy by hand, so I only keep a few on the shelf at a time. If it shows sold out, check back soon.
Prefer Amazon? The Florida Perennial Garden is on Amazon too. The signed edition here ships from our family.
New · Latest Edition
Brand new copy. Never used, never secondhand.
Meet The Man Who Wrote It
No publishing house, no ghostwriter. Just Jermaine, talking to you the same way he talks to the camera every week.
42,000+YouTube subscribers learning to grow food
2 Yearsof multiple new videos every single week
11 Yearsgrowing food in Florida heat, sand, and humidity
100+edible and medicinal plants in our backyard food forest
Stop Starting Over Every Season
Annual gardens put you back at zero every few months. Perennials change the whole game.
My name is Jermaine Jefferson. I grow food on our property in West Central Florida, and the backbone of our food forest is not the lettuce and tomatoes that die every summer. It is the perennials. The plants you put in the ground once that keep feeding your family year after year.
The Florida Perennial Garden is my guide to building exactly that. Every plant in this book earned its place in our own yard, through the heat, the sand, the floods, and the surprise February freeze. Nothing in here is theory borrowed from a book written for northern winters.
This is the plant by plant plan I hand people when they ask me where to start. Plant once. Harvest forever.
What You Get In This Edition
- A brand new paperback, latest edition, signed by hand by Jermaine Jefferson.
- Shipped directly from our family in Lakeland, Florida. Not a warehouse, not Amazon.
- The perennial-first system behind the food forest that feeds our family of six.
- The plants that survive Florida heat, sand, and humidity, and earn their keep for years.
- A plan built for the South, not recycled advice written for places with easy summers.
- The book that pairs with Grow Food NOT Lawns: one gives you the fire, this one gives you the plan.
The Motivation. Then The Plan.
Grow Food NOT Lawns gives you the fire to start. The Florida Perennial Garden gives you the plant by plant plan to follow. Readers who grab both start faster and stick with it. Both ship brand new and signed.
The Plan
The Florida Perennial Garden
Plant once, harvest forever. The exact plants that thrive in heat, sand, and humidity. Brand new, latest edition.
New Signed Copy, $26.95
The Motivation
Grow Food NOT Lawns
Why you should grow, how to start, and the mindset to see it through. Brand new, 2026 Updated Edition.
New Signed Copy, $29.95Get Both Signed Books Together
The plan and the fire, both brand new, signed and shipped from our home in one box. $56.90
Send Me Both Signed BooksThe Book Is The Map. The Hub Is The Guide.
The Southern Grower's Hub is the living version of this work: the full Florida Food Forest Masterclass, the Plant Doctor, the Garden Coach that learns your garden, a planting calendar for your exact zone, and seed to harvest tracking.
$49 a month or $499 a year. Go annual and this book ships to your door free, signed, along with two more. Start at members.growfitfl.com.
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Questions, Answered Straight
Is this a new book or a used copy?
Brand new, every time. This is the current edition, printed fresh and signed by hand before it ships. We do not sell used, secondhand, refurbished, or remainder copies. Ever.
Is this the same as Grow Food NOT Lawns?
No. Grow Food NOT Lawns is the motivation, the reasons, and the first steps. The Florida Perennial Garden is the plant by plant plan. They are built to work together, which is why we bundle them above.
I have never grown anything. Is this book for me?
Yes. It is written in plain talk. No jargon, no botany degree required. Perennials are actually the most forgiving place for a beginner to start, because you plant them once and they keep going.
I do not live in Florida. Will it still help?
The book was written from a Florida yard, and it speaks loudest to the South and warm climates. If you garden in heat, sand, or humidity, these plants and this system apply to you.
What is the difference between the signed copy and Amazon?
Same book, same current edition, both brand new. The signed copy is signed by Jermaine and shipped from our home in Florida. Amazon ships faster. Pick what suits you, just start.
Do you offer personal help with my yard?
Yes. Backyard Coaching with Jermaine and Toni starts at $2,700 and includes a video review of your yard, a written game plan, and 90 days of direct access. Learn about coaching here. The book is the best first step.
Plant Once. Harvest For Years.
Stop replanting a garden that quits on you every season.
Yes! Send Me A Signed Copy, $26.95Brand new, latest edition, signed by hand. Or get it on Amazon.