The Landscaping Podcast

In this episode I speak with Tim Fogarty, one of two directors at Loci Landscapes, a design, construction and maintenance company based in Tasmania who focus solely on using Australian native plants.

Loci Landscapes existed prior to Tim joining the business, so we discuss how thie business looked when Tim joined compared to now, roughly 3-4 years later, and we also discuss what Tim was doing in the industry prior to joining Loc...

In this episode, or non-episode, I explain why there was no episode last week or this week, but that normal episodes will resume next week, barring any unexpected medical emergency

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In this episode I speak with Dylan Barker from Jade Built, a landscape construction company based in Brisbane, and unfortunately we had some technical difficulties with the Zoom camera, and it's on me the whole time. So not great if you're watching on YouTube, but the audio is 100% fine for podcast listeners.

Dylan runs a 10 person team and has worked in residential and commercial, and worked for not only last weeks g...

In this episode I speak again with Paul Pritchard from Paul Pritchard Landscape Design.

We catch up on what his experience was like winning a gold medal and best construction at this years MIFGS.

He also talks about some of the phenomenal gardens he saw in France and his thoughts on the Chelsea Flower Show.

We also talk about my upcoming garden show build next year.

You can follow Paul on Instagram @paulpritchardlan...

In this episode I speak with Rob Mihailescu from The Cutting Hedge Landscaping. Rob is a qualified horticulturist and landscape designer, and got into the industry after working as a fine dining chef.

I met Rob at a Landscaping Victoria night and after a brief chat with him, knew immediately that he'd be a great guest to have on the podcast, and he shares plenty of tips and advice in this episode.

He's also got a ...

In this episode I speak with Suzanne Lefroy from Lefroy Landscape Design, a one person landscape design business based in Perth.

Suzanne has a great story about how she started in the industry, studying at Tafe.

She also has some great reasoning about why she's running the business the way she is, including the types of projects she works on.

Suzanne has a unique looking Instagram profile where she's using Gri...

In this episode I speak with Scott Wynd from TLC Pools.

Scott is someone I've looked up to in the industry for as long as I've been aware of him, with his show garden at MIFGS in 2011 being one of my earliest memories of a garden show build. It just so happened to be a smaller version of the garden he'd designed and built at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2010, winning a Gold medal.

Scott was fortunate to start i...

In this episode I answer some questions asked via Instagram.

Regular episodes will return next week

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In this episode I speak with the Icon of our industry, Graham Ross.

It was an absolute honour to have Graham agree to come on the podcast, and while the episode goes for about 70mins, I could've spoken to him for 5 hours!

It was an absolutely fascinating chat and is one I'll listen to multiple times!

You can follow Graham on Instagram @realgrahamross

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In this episode I speak with Aaron Holman from Aaron Holman Landscape Design. Aaron has worked in design and construction during his time in the industry, and is currently in the process of studying Psychology to make a pivot and help out men with the health and wellbeing.

We discuss both his time in the industry, where we talk about the value of working for a good company (Aaron has worked for good and bad) as well as his time...

In this episode I speak with Kathleen Murphy from Kathleen Murphy Landscape Design. 

Kathleen has a great story about not only working as a designer for 20 years, but also then how she pivoted to her main business now, which is Design Your Dream Garden, an online course where she teaches people how to design like she did, so that they can do their own garden or for others.

Kathleen also talks about some of the important thi...

In this episode I speak with Tahlia Webster from Yergan Landscape and also My Home Harvest. 

Tahlia is a horticulturist and works at Yergan Landscape as a Garden Designer and Maintenance Manager, and also has her own business, My Home Harvest, where she's doing workshops, talks and education around sustainable and organic gardening.

As well as discussing how she started in the industry, in the episode we talk about Tah...

In this episode I speak with Jason Schulz from Yergan Landscape, a one stop company based in Adelaide doing design, construction, maintenance and pool building.

Jason talks about his involvement in the Gold medal, best in show winning garden at this years MIFGS, as well as his trip to the Chelsea Flower Show.

He has a great passion for the industry and teaching others, and mentions the importance of starting with the basics...

In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Craig Castree, and absolutely loved it!

Craig is an edible garden expert and has a wealth of knowledge which he willingly shares, and explains in an understandable way.

He talks about his experience with the Werribee Park Heritage Orchard where they have 115 different Peach trees, more than 60 types of Cherry, and he also talks about his own 5 different apple trees at hom...

In this episode I speak with Attila Horgosi from Attila The Horticulturist. Attila is a gardener based just outside of Canberra and is an awesome person to talk to who is extremely passionate about the industry.

He has a great story about his pathway into the industry and then when he's talking about his own business that he started, he talks about a unique niche that he offers within his business.

Attila also talks ab...

In this episode I speak with BJ Wallace, from not only TBL Property Maintenance, but also host of the In To The Green podcast, and founder of the Lawn and Land Equip Expo.

BJ has a unique story about how he started in the industry, and also talks about the reasoning behind starting the Expo, which raises funds for children's charities.

He offers some advice about the best way to get the type of projects you want to wor...

In this episode I speak with Ryan and Corey Shalevski from Rycor Landscapes.

Ryan and Corey are a couple of brothers from Melbourne in business together, and working on some quality projects and building the business as they do.

They talk about how the business started, with just Ryan at the start before Corey joined, and they talk about their experiences in business, on The Block and at MIFGS.

You can follow their busi...

In this episode I speak with Kath Meier, who along with her husband Nigel, own Virtual Landscape Design and Hunter Landscaping Design + Construction. Nigel started the business 30 years ago, with Kath joining one year in, and they've gone from doing only fencing to start, to building up Hunter Landscaping and then in the past two years, starting Virtual Landscape Design as well.

Kath shares how important her home landscapi...

In this episode I speak with Paul Hamilton from Insight Coaching, and formerly owner and founder of Hamilton Landscapes before handing the business over to one of his employees and starting the coaching business.

Paul talks about his experiences in Landscaping and some of the talented people he came across along the way, and touches on the moment he decided he wanted out of the business, and how he came about to be a coach.