The Limitless Landscapers Podcast

In this weeks episode I am chatting with Nicola Depiazzi who after 7 years of experience running a marketing consultancy and then expanding her expertise as an NLP coach, Nicola discovered Systemology and started Green Pillars Consulting to help SMEs change the way they do business, led by systems. This is a huge area that many business owners including us businesses in the landscaping industry st...

In this weeks episode I am chatting with Jeremy of The Landscape Show. We were talking about what the show is about and why you should attend as a landscaper, garden designer or horticulture business. Landscape promises an unparalleled experience that showcases the latest innovations, trends, and networking opportunities. There are so many reasons to come along here are some: A Blooming Showcase o...

In this week’s episode I am chatting with Matthew Freestone of New Leaf Media. He is an expert in generating leads for landscapers through Facebook Ads. Now you may be thinking that Facebook isn’t where your customers are or that Facebook Ads won’t work for you. I would seriously urge you to listen to this episode to see if this is actual fact or whether there is some mileage in utilising the powe...

In today's episode, I'm talking all about Dave. Dave owns a landscaping business, he works in the business more than on the business, he doesn’t worry about planning he chooses to wing it and therefore he is often skint, unprepared and scared for his future. We all have a little bit of ‘Dave’ inside of us all and as business owners we need to do something to change it. I have five things t...

This week’s episode calls upon the famous words spoken by Benjamin Franklin: “Fail to plan, plan to fail” it was also amended and used by Winston Churchill! Two world leaders who were successful through adversity, so I think they have a point. The reason we should be planning more regularly in our landscaping, garden design or horticultural businesses is that it ensures we are firmly in the driver...

In this episode I am talking through the surprising thing I am doing in my business this summer. It might seem too early to be doing this but I would argue we are still not preparing early enough. The thing I am talking about and planning for in my landscaping business is winter. This is the time where the weather stops play, cash dips, we close for Christmas holidays and projects are poorly manag...

In today’s episode of the Limitless Landscapers Podcast, I am discussing recent events in my landscaping business that brought up two pain points that many of us landscapers face: managing customer expectations and finding time to effectively run your business.  Additionally, I address the unfortunate issue of the impact that what others do leads to devaluation within the industry and the impact i...

This week’s episode talks about the simple word ‘no’. In both personal and business life, saying "no" can be one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. Yet, many of us struggle with setting boundaries, fearing that declining requests or opportunities will lead to missed chances or strained relationships. However, through my own real-life experience, I have learned that saying no is...

In today's episode, we will be discussing the crucial role that effective leadership plays in driving success within your business. We will explore various aspects of leadership, including vision and values, communication, boundaries, objective setting, recruitment, onboarding, and different leadership styles. So, whether you're a seasoned leader or aspiring to be one, this episode is for...

In this weeks episode I am talking about systems and processes, I know, I know the really exciting stuff in business. However, talking from experience systems are critical if you are looking to take your business to the next level and you are planning to exit someday. What really brought this to light for me is in the taking over of my Father’s business I soon realised that it had zero systems in...

In this weeks episode I am talking about pricing and the problems that can arise when you do not price correctly. I am covering the importance of working out your overheads, splitting that cost out and including it in your quote, looking at and knowing your numbers, monitoring your numbers (not just financial), profit margins and ensuring your prices hit the right spot in the market. It’s an episo...

In this weeks episode I am talking about the subtle art of not giving a fck! What is this? It’s the art of letting go of unnecessary worries and expectations. It leads to overwhelm, demotivation, overanalysing, comparisonitis, fear of failure and low energy. Why is not giving a f*ck important? When you start to let go you can begin to breathe a little easier and enjoy life alot more! To cultivate...

In this episode I am talking about excuses, stories we tell ourselves and self limiting beliefs that hold us back in life and business. The problem with these self led stories and excuses are that they almost always are the reason we are stuck in business. They are born from fear, fear of failure, fear of the unknown and often past experiences. They come in the form of: “I’m not good enough” “I’m...

On this weeks podcast episode we're going to talk about the importance of ideal client profiling in your landscaping business. As a business owner, you probably already know how critical it is to understand who your ideal client is. However, do you know how to create an ideal client profile, and more importantly, what impact this has on your marketing and lead generation efforts? First, let&#3...

This week’s podcast episode is all about how running a business is not the easy choice! Running a business can be extremely challenging & complex for many reasons. As landscaping business owners we have to contend with the normal business complexities as well as the skills shortage in the industry, the unpredictable weather, the seasonality & more! However, I am not here to be all doom and...

This week’s podcast episode is talking about masterminds vs group coaching in light of the changes happening over here in TLC. Changes are happening so that I can offer a better, more laser focused service to those of you who are looking to up level your landscaping business. I have chosen to change the format to a mix of 1:1 coaching and bi-monthly masterminds with in-between ‘nudges’. But why is...

This week’s podcast episode is called ‘Quarter Two: Setting Goals and Realigning with Your Vision’. Most of us business owners will have set our yearly goals at the end of 2022/ beginning of 2023 but as we are well and truly into quarter two do we need to reset those goals and most importantly realign with them. Why is quarterly goal setting important for your landscaping or design company? Many r...

This week’s podcast episode is drawing on my experience in running and growing a landscaping and garden design business for the last 13 years with my husband! Lots of takeaways and opinions within this episode, not to mention lessons learned! Certainly, here are six lessons that one might learn from running a landscaping and garden design business for 13 years: Adaptability is key: One of the most...

This week’s podcast episode is all about worthiness. The feelings that arise whenever we step outside of our comfort zone or launch new services or raise our prices. All the feelings of are we worthy to do X, Y or Z. As business owners this is par for the course but something we need to tackle if we are going to move forward and up- level ourselves and our business. Worthiness is a huge mindset hu...

This week’s podcast episode is all about three simple things that will improve your landscaping and design business. They are things that are simple, easy to implement but have big impact. In this episode I will be talking about why they are important and how you can use them effectively to impact sales and profits. What are they? An enquiry log Cashflow Job costing sheets (and budgets) There are...

This week’s podcast episode is called Taking Inspired Action, why? because I feel that inspired action is the best form of action in order to make quantum leaps in your life and business. The current definition of inspired action is: ‘You do something because you feel a strong inner urge to do it. A gut feeling. Not a small action step but a quantum leap to your dream’Just think about that for a m...

This week’s podcast episode is all about C’s - councils, copycats and clients (not what you first though huh!). It is an episode I felt compelled to record as everything was happening, to share not only how it felt but how I came out the other side. It is a real-life look at what can happen when you grow a landscaping (or any other kind of) business and I am sharing 4 tips on how to move past a le...

This week’s podcast episode is more of an update around why I missed an episode last week. Although it is a behind the scenes, honest look at life, it will get you looking at how you respond to difficult situations and how to move forward when shit happens. Last week I had a call out of the blue saying my Dad was in hospital, queue multiple phone calls and a flying visit to Cambridge. This meant t...

This week’s podcast episode can cause you to question yourself and your business. That is because I am talking about comparing yourself to others, compromising yourself for others and tuning back into your authentic self. It’s a slightly woo episode that will require self honesty. Comparing yourself to others is more of a problem in this day and age than it was back when there was no social media,...

This week’s podcast episode is all about marketing, in particular generating leads for your landscaping and garden design businesses. ‘It’s quiet/I haven’t got any leads coming in’ is what I am hearing a lot at the moment in the industry so I thought I would share a number of ways you could generate leads for your business.  I am talking about low cost/ no cost ways that if done right could m...