The Limitless Landscapers Podcast

In this week’s podcast episode I am giving you an insight into the recent events in my landscaping and garden design business that could have gone terribly wrong. Going into the second week of the summer holidays and now having childcare planned for 3 days this week means I can focus work on my businesses on these days. Recently I noticed I hadn’t updated the cash flow forecast for 2-3 months and...

In this week’s episode I am talking about is there a right way to run your landscaping or garden design business and the effect of the economy at the moment on you and your business. In my opinion there is not a specific right way or wrong way however, there are ways that make business easier: One priority for a business owner is cashflow forecasting which allows you to create growth within in the...

In this week’s podcast episode I am joined by Paul Naylor who is the owner of Greenlite and Nitelux. We are discussing everything garden lighting and how this can help you grow your landscaping and design business. Who is Paul? Paul started off as an electrician (over 25 years experience) and then decided to focus on outdoor garden lighting. Paul set up Greenlite over 15 years ago a company that s...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking all about school holidays. This can be a time to many parents of how the hell can I work and look after the children?!? But I am here to show you how we can plan for them and how to make it the least stressful time of the year instead of (one of ) the most stressful times of the year. It comes down to two things: Planning Asking for help First you need t...

In this week’s podcast episode I am giving you 4 ways to generate more leads/enquiries in your landscaping or garden design business. This time of year always seems to attract more time wasters and not so serious projects but I am not worried, are you? Here are four ways to generate leads that I have used in my landscaping design and build company that have got results: Referrals - You can get ref...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about what to do when you feel like you’re going nowhere or just even having a bad day, like me today. Do you find that your days dont happen the way you planned? Here are some tips to help you focus when things don’t plan out the way you want them to: Make a list of all thing you need to do by the end of the day and make sure you do the big tasks first...

In this week’s podcast episode I am giving you tips on how to generate more enquiries and make more sales. I have been having many conversations with people in the industry and our amazing TLC members and they have noticed a lower level of enquiries happening at the moment. With that in mind I thought a podcast to help generate more enquiries would be pretty timely 😊 Have you been getting a slowe...

In this week’s podcast episode it is part 2 about how bizarre the industry is, following on from the previous episode. This episode is focussing more on sales and marketing techniques and how much they do or don't apply to the landscaping industry. Breaking down quotes - Some clients asking for quotes to be broken down into each material and labour. In other industry's this is never asked - my big...

In this week’s episode I am talking about how bizarre the landscaper industry is and I am sure you will agree with me on what I am talking about in this episode! There are two parts to this podcast, part two will be dropping next week! Pricing -product prices are going through the roof yet some companies are allowing their quotes to stand forever - only in the landscaping industry! Staff - the exp...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about how to plan for staff holidays! It is inevitable but we, as business owners need to plan well to ensure our businesses continue to grow when you or your team are on holiday. In the next few weeks with my marketing assistant Mia being away we both need to plan ahead and next week we will be batching content so that we can schedule social media posts...

In this week’s episode I am joined by Kate Charles Garden Design and we’re talking about how working with TLC has rocketed her business from 0-15 clients. Kate has been a TLC member for 2 years now, she was struggling to get her name out there and was unsure of what marketing to do to get her brand new garden design business off the ground. She started off by joining a free masterclass and winning...

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Sam and Dulcie from Selby Landscapes and we’re chatting about working together in your business as husband and wife and how TLC has helped them and their business move forward! How do you work together and live together? A big positive is being able to share this business journey together, the only downside is everything can turn into work 24/7. However this...

In this week’s episode I am joined by Rupert Keys and we’re talking all about Task Academy and the future of training in the industry. Rupert Keys is the owner of Key Scape Design & Construction since 1993 and TASK Academy. When lockdown began in March and everyone was at home, he had time to concentrate more on TASK which is a brand new training provider for land based studies. Offering cours...

In this weeks episode I am sharing with you something that has really helped myself and my business grow…outsourcing! Do you outsource any tasks in your business or personal life? Outsourcing is a fancy term to say you basically get someone else to do certain things that you do not enjoy doing or want to spend time doing. What can I outsource? You could outsource payroll, tax returns, creating con...

In this week’s podcast episode I am joined by Bryan M Clayton, the founder of GreenPal and ex-landscaper. In this episode we are giving you tips for you and your landscaping business. Who is Bryan M Clayton? Bryan is the Co Founder and CEO of GreenPal an app and online platform that connects homeowners with local lawncare providers. This app is currently only available in the US but will be availa...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking all about boundaries. If you are a garden designer or landscaper you can often find yourself feeling stuck and then frustrated that you aren’t getting anywhere fast. One thing that can help is setting some serious boundaries for yourself and (most importantly) in your business. Putting boundaries around your time and not getting distracted from what you’...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about some key learnings I think you are interested in right now. We looked at the top blogs you guys have viewed over the past 90 days and pulled out the key learnings to apply to you and your business. We was looking at these to see what key issues you are coming up against and what you’re trying to find out in this busy time. 1. Recruitment was the to...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about how you get back on track when you’re feeling deflated, demotivated and stuck. We are 3 days into half term and if you have kids like me, you may be feeling stuck on how to look after your kids and work on your business. There are 5 things I share in the podcast: Ask for help! See if anyone can look after the kids so you can have a chunk of time to...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about consistency and whether consistency is really the key to growing your business and getting things done. I recently spoke to a TLC member about this and would like to discuss with you my thoughts on this episode. I believe consistency is the key to being successful in your business , what do you think? Where do you start to build consistency? 1 . Th...

In this week’s podcast episode I am discussing all things around discounting, site visit fees and pricing. These have been current hot topics when I have spoken to TLC members and people in the industry. I have run my own landscaping and design business for over 12 years now, I have tried and tested lot’s of different things. When I used to be in a group, they advised focussing all marketing effor...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about why you should celebrate your wins no matter how big or small and what’s the benefit of doing so. Why do you need to celebrate? Celebrating your wins in your life and business sparks the reward circuits in our brains and makes us want to go further in our next achievement. If you don’t celebrate your wins, this might make you feel less motivated as...

In this week’s episode I am talking about devaluing yourself and your skills. I want to raise some questions for you to think about: If we don’t value ourselves, why should our customers value us? Are you scared you are going to lose clients if you charge a site visit fee? If the customer cannot pay for your time then is that the right customer for you? I believe offering discount is not the way f...

In this week’s podcast episode I am joined by David Hedges-Gower who is a lawn consultant and chairman of The Lawn Association and we are discussing everything about lawns. David is passionate about lawns and after a comment about lawn construction and the mistakes we all make, he agreed to join me on the podcast! Lawns are the biggest feature in our environment and yet we pay them little to atten...

In this weeks podcast Paula is joined by designer Andy who are talking more about the gap between designers and landscapers and how to work together. Andy has been working as the in-house garden designer for nearly 2 years, but just because he is an in-house designer doesn't mean there haven't been issues to contend with. One of the questions we discussed was; what are the pitfalls and how do you...

In this week’s podcast episode I am talking about the real cost to your business growth looking at where you’re spending your time and your focus. Do you switch tasks or focus on the easier tasks first? You’ll have normal tasks which you need to do however, they don’t move your business forward. You need to allow yourself to have chunks of time that you can use to focus on one task in order to gro...