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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 about his own property he's had for nearly 30 years, including a fully netted orchard which is around 440m2.
You can follow Attila on Instagram @attilathehorticulturist
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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 work on, and also shares some ideas about how he'd like the expo to look in the future.
The Lawn and Land Equip Expo is on at the Carribean Gardens on Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 10am-3pm, followed by the networking night at the Hyatt Hotel nearby. You can head to the website at llee.com.au to get info and tickets.
You can follow BJ on his multiple Instagram pages @tblpropertymaintenance , @into_the_green_podcast , and @lawnandlandequipexpo
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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 business on Instagram @rycorlandscapes
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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 landscaping is and also shares the various different team members working within the two businesses, including employees in Egypt, the Philippines and Bangladesh, and have sponsored employees on site from Zimbabwe, Scotland and England.
Kath has used a business coach right from the start, and she talks about how valuable that's been.
You can follow Kath on Instagram @hunterlandscapingdesign and @virtual_landscape_design
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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.
You can follow Paul on Instagram @insight_business_coach or check out his brand new website at insightcoach.com.au
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In this episode I speak with Seam Lam from Saint Remy , a landscape design studio based in Melbourne.
Seam had a great start in the industry, studying at Burnley and then getting her first job at Eckersley Garden Architecture.
She makes some great points in this chat where she talks about the value of working with landscapers and learning from them as well.
She also talks about her experience at the recent Landscape Conference which she attended.
You can follow Seam on Instagram @saintremystudio
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In this episode I speak with Jackie Warburton from Terra Solarus. Jackie is a horticulturist, garden designer and columnist with the City News Canberra and is a super passionate person in the industry, so was a lot of fun to chat to.
She has a great story about starting out maintaining a property in the early days of her career, and now recently being employed to re-design the garden to bring it back to it's former glory.
She also has some great bits of advice in this episode about staying in your lane and doing what you do best, as well as the fact that if someone wants something that she doesn't like to provide, she's not the gardener for them.
You can follow Jackie on Instagram @jackiemwarburton
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In this episode I speak with Shaun Gerring from Pure Turf Lawns and Gardens, a lawn and garden maintenance business operated solely by Shaun in Geelong.
Shaun has looked after about 7 of the projects we've built, so I can attest to the quality of work he does, and it was great to get him on to hear where his journey started.
He talks about having to do work on Air Tasker in the early days until he had built up enough work to be more selective and start targeting the high end projects he wanted to work on.
He received some great advice from a previous employer about pushing boundaries, and continues to do that today, while importantly communicating with his clients.
You can follow Shaun on Instagram @pureturf_lawnsandgardens
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In this episode I speak with Amy Downie, a horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
I was excited to talk to Amy to learn about escarpment horticulture, which she's involved with, and it was as fascinating a chat as I had hoped!
She recently presented at a Botanic Gardens Conference in Singapore about escarpment horticulture, and her passion for her job is infectious, so she was a joy to speak with.
You can follow Amy on Instagram @amydownie_
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In this episode I speak with Shannon Blackbourn from Panacea Landscapes, a landscaping and maintenance business based in Canberra.
Shannon has been involved in gardens at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show the past three years, coming 1st and 3rd in the Balcony Garden competition the last two years.
Shannon talks about how she's obtained some business/accounting advice recently to make sure she's on the right track, which I think is a great thing to do being only 4 years into running the business.
We also talk about the places Shannon worked and studied prior to starting Panacea Landscapes, and a recurring theme I noticed is that Shannon still keeps in contact with many of the people she worked and studied with, which is awesome.
You can follow Shannon on Instagram @panacealandsapeservices
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In this episode I speak with Daniel Taylor from Taylor'd Waterscapes, a waterscape and landscape construction company based on the Sunshine Coast.
Daniel initially started out working for several landscape companies before starting with Patrick from Waterscapes Australia and finding his passion in aquascaping, working with him for 4-5 years and then starting Taylor'd Waterscapes.
Danie has been to the USA as part of his role as a CAC (Certified Aquascape Contractor) and also recenty spent time in Namibia working on what sounds like an insane water feature.
You can follow Daniel on Instagram @taylord_waterscapes
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In this special edition episode, I speak with 20 different people involved in designing and building the show gardens at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
It's a great episode to listen to to get a better understanding of the special meanings and inspiration behind some of the gardens, whether attending the show or not.
0:00 - Intro
3:16 - Trent Cornish - IMG
10:28 - Rob Cooper - Distinctive Gardens
16:53 - Matt York - Ratio
24:09 - Brent Reid - Candeo
31:44 - Ben Hutchison - Ben Hutchison Landscapes
36:05 - Adam Hompas - Adam Hompas Landscapes
39:52 - Paul Pritchard - Paul Pritchard Landscape Design
44:19 - Jason Hodges - Buxus Balls of Berry
50:04 - Scott Latham - Latham Landscapes
55:51 - Aaron - Timeless Outdoors
59:25 - Kaz Krasovskis - Kaz Krasovskis Landscape Design
1:04:27 - Liam - EarthCore Landscapes
1:06:59 - Jocelyn Bennett - EarthCore Landscapes
1:10:05 - Carla Perry - Carla Perry Gardens
1:15:42 - Riley - Lonepine Landscapes
1:20:15 Grahame Rowe - Better Homes and Gardens
1:26:36 - Jake - Go Landscaping
1:29:44 - Ash Walker - Ash Walker Gardening
1:32:21 - Bayley Luutomes - Bayley Luutomes Design
1:37:46 - Mitch - Bespoke Landscapes
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In this episode I speak with Luke Smith, not only from Silverstone Gardening and the Australian Lawn and Garden Podcast, but he's also now the founder of Moqo App, an app for lawn mowing/maintenance contractors.
We talk about the origin of the app and what it does, as well as talking about what he's up to with his maintenance business, and how his business course is going, now that it's almost been out for a year.
You can follow Luke on Instagram @moqo_app , @theaustralianlawnandgardenpod and @silverstonegardening
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In this episode I speak with Remi Willems, a gardener based in regional Victoria who spent 6 years working at Paul Bangay's Stonefields.
Remi has a great story of his first gardening memory, and also has plenty of insights into the high end maintenance he's work in his whole career.
He has great plans to coach people to do the same work he does, so it'll be great to following along with his career and see it take off.
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In this episode I speak with Mike Andes, founder of Augusta Lawn Care.
Mike started his business early, and has grown it significantly, to now have 100+ franchises in North America, as well as one in Melbourne.
Mike is big on systems within business, and also employs P4P in them, which is Pay for performance, where the employees receive a profit share based on performance.
Mike also talks about the CoPilot CRM he uses for the business, and we also briefly touch on the future of robotic mowers.
You can follow Mike on Instagram @themikeandes
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In this episode I speak with Rob Cooper from Distinctive Gardens. Rob is a landscape designer based in South Australia, and only recently stopped doing construction within his business.
He's heading a South Australian team, alongside Yergan Landscape and Desert Flower Landscapes, to design and build a garden at this years MIFGS, so we talk plenty about that.
We also talk about Rob's process of communicating with contractors who are going to build his projects so that both they, and the client win.
You can follow Rob on Instagram @distinctivegardens_landscaping
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In this episode I answer some questions asked via Instagram.
It's the shortest episode I've ever done, but we'll be back to regular episodes next week.
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In this episode I speak with two past guests in Paul Pritchard of Paul Pritchard Landscape Design (ep 69) and Adam Hompas from Adam Hompas Landscapes (ep 66).
Paul and Adam are both based in Melbourne, and since being on the podcast in Spring of 2022, they've teamed up to design and build 2 show gardens in the Boutique Garden category at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, and are going back again this year to tackle a large show garden, so we talk about their plans for that, as well as what they've learnt from the two they've built.
I also ask them both about how their businesses have been since being on the podcast, and follow up with them on questions answered in previous episodes.
You can find Paul on Instagram @paulpritchardlandscapedesign and you can find Adam @adamhompaslandscapes
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In this episode I answer some questions asked via Instagram.
I also make a major announcement towards the end of the episode!
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In this episode I speak with Bridget Doyle from Bridget Doyle Landscape Design. Bridget is based in Northern Victoria, but was originally from the NSW Riverina so does a lot of work there, but works all around the neighbouring states.
Bridget started out working for companies that design not only residential gardens, but also commercial ones including early learning centres and aged care facilities, so she had a varied start which she also now does within her business.
She talks about the challenges of working in a home office and the isolation of being a solo designer.
Bridget also talks about her own garden and how she selects plants which don't need any irrigation other than rainfall.
You can follow Bridget on Instagram @bd_landscapedesign
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