In this episode, the final for 2023, I speak with Lucy Willcox from Lucy Willcox Garden Design. Lucy is a solo landscape designer based in London and has won several design awards in her time in the industry.
Lucy didn't start out in the industry but realised she had a passion for it, so jumped in and that passion has only increased since!
I first discovered Lucy after seeing her home garden on Instagram and I assumed it was an Australian garden based off the plant selections and hardscaping, but obviously it wasn't, so we discuss Lucy's design inspiration as well.
You can follow Lucy on Instagram @lucywillcox and follow her house reno @our60srevamp
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Episode 172 - Scott Latham - Latham Landscapes
In this episode I speak with Scott Latham from Latham Landscapes, a landscape construction company based in Geelong.
Scott has only been running the business for a couple of years, but worked for some high quality companies prior to that, so we discuss that experience, as well as the pros and cons of having equipment, such as an Excavator called Bessie, and a tracked dumper called Wendy!
Scott also instigated a Geelong landscapers catch up earlier this year, so we discuss the reason behind this as well as what he took away from it.
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Episode 171 - Crazy Client Stories
In this episode, I read out a collection of "Crazy client stories" that listeners sent in.
There's a story about a cigarette smoking client, a client who baked Olive bread, an alcoholic client, and that's all in the one story!
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Episode 170 - Ben Scott - Ben Scott Garden Design
In this episode I speak with Ben Scott from Ben Scott Garden Design, a Landscape design company based in Melbourne.
Ben is one of my favourite designers and has a pretty cool story about how he started in the industry, working for Julian McCarthy Landscapes and working on Paul Bangay's garden at Woodend, before eventually working for Paul in design.
Ben also talks about how he uses photoshop in his design presentations rather than 3D, and also speaks of the importance of communicating with those building and maintaining the gardens he designs so that they achieve what he creates.
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Episode 169 - Is Christmas the end of the world as we know it?
This episode, the final of the Instagram Live episodes, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on November 26, 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 also answered questions such as:
How have you gone re-homing your MIFGS plants?
How much detail do you give in your quotes?
What are your thoughts on companies liquidating and then re-entering the same industry?
Is it too early to start putting Christmas messages in your email signature?
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Episode 168 - Andy Watkins - Leaf by Leaf
In this episode I speak with Andy Watkins from Leaf By Leaf, a garden maintenance company based in Melbourne.
Andy runs a team of four and started out studying visual arts, and still uses the same design principals he learnt, today.
Andy has a great outlook on his business, treating his clients more like a friend than just another paying client. To Andy, "It's not just gardening" that he does for his clients.
We also discuss the pros and cons of petrol powered equipment versus battery powered.
You can follow Andy on Instagram @leafbyleaf
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Episode 167 - How hard should you push employees working alongside you?
This episode, which is a recording of an Instagram Live I did on November 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 also answered questions such as:
What are your 3 favourite podcasts related to the landscaping industry?
As a construction company, how much detail do you want in a design?
Do you qualify clients before looking at projects?
What number am I thinking of?
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Episode 166 - Steph Walton - Studio Es Design and Co
In this episode I speak with Steph Walton from Studio Es Design and Co, a landscape design company based in Adelaide.
I was keen to get Steph on to talk to her about the way she's advertising her business, even though she's only been operating 12 months.
She talks about the use of 3D designs to not only show her clients the potential of her design, but also to provide social media content. And we also talk about the systems and processes she's putting in place in her business before she's even got an employee, so that when she does have an employee, they can hit the ground running.
You can follow Steph on Instagram @studioesdesignandco
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