The Landscaping Podcast

In this episode I speak with Steve Dedrick from Endemic Environments. Steve is a landscape designer and native plant specialist based in Adelaide and has 20+ years of experience. Shortly before this episode is released, he'll have sold out a gardening workshop which he's running, and he also has plans to create a podcast in the future where he's talking to what he calls 'future...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on March 19, 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released as a podcast on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as:  Who's the best landscaper in Australia? What is one material/product you refuse to use again? What are you worried/stressed about wit...

In this episode I speak with Charlie Albone from Inspired Exteriors, a landscape design, construction and maintenance business operating in Sydney. Charlie is also a presenter on Better Homes and Gardens and has worked in TV for around 16 years, so I asked him about how challenging it is, working in TV while having your own business. He has an amazing story about how he started in the industry and...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on March 12, 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released as a podcast on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as:  What is the rudest client experience you've had and how did you deal with it? What's the best study/qualification to have to get...

In this episode I speak with Adam White from Dorset Bottega, a landscape design and construction company based in Brisbane, Queensland. Adam started his landscaping business later than most, but had  plenty of valuable experience prior, working as a cabinet maker, carpenter, furniture designer, renovating 17 houses and having hardworking and creative parents. He talks about the vision he created p...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on March 5, 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released on the podcasts on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as:  What is the hardest thing to teach employees? Work ethic or detail? What do you think of the IQ Power Tool saw with its dustless, dry cu...

In this episode I speak with Les Edwards from ED Landscapes, a design and construction company which started in 2006 and is operating in Sydney and Mudgee in New South Wales. Les has a great story about where his love for the green industry began as a small child watching his dad's cousin mow their lawn, before going on to study horticulture at Ryde TAFE, and then going on to work for his dad...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on February 26, 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released on the podcasts on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as:  What attention do you pay to soil conditioning? What do you think is the ideal crew size? Cost effective/productive? What's a p...

In this episode I speak with Adam Gee from Anston Architectural Products. Adam works as a sales manager at Anston but originally started his working life out of school as an apprentice landscaper at The Garden Company in Melbourne. Adam became qualified and started his own landscaping business before realising it wasn't for him, so moved into sales and ending up at Anston 10 years later. In t...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on February 19, 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released on the podcasts on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as :  Do you meet on site, or at the shed in the morning? How do you balance work and life, and when do you find time to do quoting and o...

In this episode I speak with Liam Riley from Indigenous Design Landscaping. A design and construction company based in Melbourne who build sustainable and environmentally sensitive landscapes. Liam has 18 employees and completes residential and commercial projects and in this chat he talks about the importance and his willingness to upskill his staff. He has a great story about the luck he had in...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on February 12, 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released on the podcasts on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as :  What design program do you use and why? What's the best purchase for your business you've made under $100? What is the be...

In this episode I speak with Malcom Berce from Desert Flower Landscaping, a landscape design and construction company based in Adelaide, South Australia. Malcom is a wealth of knowledge and a great person to talk to. The conversation I had with him prior to the podcast officially starting was so good that I had to leave it in. He talks about the reason he charges for consultations, where his passi...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on February 5 2023, is part of our mid week release which are recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 EST and released on the podcasts on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as :  When did you know you'd made it in business? What job management programs do you use? When is the best time to put on an employe...

In this episode I speak with Darin Bradbury from Mint Pool and Landscape Design, a design company based in Melbourne. Darin has a great, well rounded resume of experience prior to starting Mint, having started in a Vineyard, before studying at Burnley, working in maintenance and then working for Ian Barker and Associate's and then starting with Scott Wynd from TLC Pools. Darin talks about the...

This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on January 29 2023, will be the first mid week podcast episode, which will be a weekly event, recorded Live on Instagram every Sunday at 8.30 est and released on the podcasts on Thursdays. In this episode I answered questions such as :  What’s the most memorable point of your career? Thoughts on landscapers using subbies more? Why did y...

In this episode I speak with Martin Semken from Semken Landscaping, a construction and maintenance business based in Melbourne which Martin started 35 years ago. Semken Landscaping were the first Australian construction company to build a Show Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show and have also been involved in the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show every year since inception, so we discus...

In this episode I answer questions submitted via Instagram in an Instagram Live recording. This is something that I'll be hoping to do weekly, recorded on Sunday night at 8.30pm EST and released as a podcast on the Thursday of the following week, in addition to the regular guest, released on the Monday as normal. Some of the questions answered in this episode are : What is your process for le...

In this episode I speak with Peter Donegan from Peter Donegan Garden Design. Peter is a Landscape Designer based in Ireland and will be designing a garden at the 2023 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, so we discuss how that came about. Peter started his passion for gardens and design at a very young age, 5 or 6, and still has the same passion for it 40 years later. He comes across as...

In this episode, this final for the year, I speak with Phil Withers from Phillip Withers Landscape Design. Phil runs a landscape design and horticulture company based in Melbourne and has done for around 10 years. Phil talks about how he started in the industry studying design but also working in construction and maintenance to get a better idea of what everything actually is that he was designing...

In this episode I speak with Myles Baldwin from Myles Baldwin Design. Myles heads a team of 16 landscape architects from a studio in Redfern in Sydney and is one of the most sought-after designers in Australia. Myles talks about the great start he had in the industry, completing an apprenticeship at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, followed by studying at Ryde Tafe prior working on a project...

In this episode I speak with Weston Zimmerman from Synked Up. Weston was the creator of Synked Up, which is a complete landscape management software that he developed during his 16 years as a landscaper. Knowing your numbers, and understanding the true cost of doing business is the key message Weston is trying to get landscapers to understand, and in this chat he mentions the benefit of knowing yo...

In this episode I recorded an Instagram Live where I answered questions from followers of our Instagram accounts as well as one who were watching live. There were some great questions including asking about our 2023 MIFGS garden, have I thought about life after landscaping, when's the last time I washed the tools after a concrete pour and about 12-15 others. You can follow along with the proj...

In this episode I speak with Matt Harding from Outdoor Oasis Landscapes, a design and construction company based on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. Matt only started the business a few years ago at the start of Covid, but is already working on some really nice projects and it's clear through the chat that he's got and idea on where he wants to get to, and what he needs to do to get the...

In this episode I speak with Neale Wilson from Terrain Landscapes, a landscape construction company based in Auckland, New Zealand. Neale started studying horticulture in High School and was fortunate to start work working for a high end landscaping company early on, before heading overseas to Sydney and London to travel and also work in landscaping. Being a construction only company, Neale discus...