Episode 248 - Kathleen Murphy - Kathleen Murphy Landscape Design

In this episode I speak with Kathleen Murphy from Kathleen Murphy Landscape Design. 

Kathleen has a great story about not only working as a designer for 20 years, but also then how she pivoted to her main business now, which is Design Your Dream Garden, an online course where she teaches people how to design like she did, so that they can do their own garden or for others.

Kathleen also talks about some of the important things she discovered when designing, being the relationships with others in the industry.

You can follow Kathleen on Instagram @kmldesign_gardens

You can find out more about her online design course here, and get 20% off the regular full price using the code Joel20

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Episode 247 - Tahlia Webster - Yergan Landscape

In this episode I speak with Tahlia Webster from Yergan Landscape and also My Home Harvest. 

Tahlia is a horticulturist and works at Yergan Landscape as a Garden Designer and Maintenance Manager, and also has her own business, My Home Harvest, where she's doing workshops, talks and education around sustainable and organic gardening.

As well as discussing how she started in the industry, in the episode we talk about Tahlia's experience at MIFGS and also then heading to Chelsea flower show.

You can follow Tahlia on Instagram @myhomeharvest.adl and @yerganlandscape

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Episode 246 - Jason Schulz - Yergan Landscape

In this episode I speak with Jason Schulz from Yergan Landscape, a one stop company based in Adelaide doing design, construction, maintenance and pool building.

Jason talks about his involvement in the Gold medal, best in show winning garden at this years MIFGS, as well as his trip to the Chelsea Flower Show.

He has a great passion for the industry and teaching others, and mentions the importance of starting with the basics a couple of times in this chat.

You can follow Jason on Instagram @yerganlandscape
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Episode 245 - Craig Castree - RegenEdible

In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Craig Castree, and absolutely loved it!

Craig is an edible garden expert and has a wealth of knowledge which he willingly shares, and explains in an understandable way.

He talks about his experience with the Werribee Park Heritage Orchard where they have 115 different Peach trees, more than 60 types of Cherry, and he also talks about his own 5 different apple trees at home, where he's grafted 18 different varieties of apple onto those 5 trees!

Craig has a new book out called "Soil is not a dirty word", and he talks plenty about soil in this episode, and has a great saying "Stop feeding the plants and start feeding the soil"

You can follow Craig on Instagram @craigcastree and he has a great bio, with links to everything else he's involved in, making it all easy to find.

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Episode 244 - Attila Horgosi - Attila The Horticultrist

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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Episode 243 - BJ Wallace - Lawn and Land Equip Expo

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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Episode 242 - Ryan and Corey Shalevski - Rycor Landscapes

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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Episode 241 - Kath Meier - Virtual Landscape Design

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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