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.

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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.

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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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