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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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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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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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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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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In this episode I speak with Paul Hamilton from Insight Coaching, and formerly owner and founder of Hamilton Landscapes before handing the business over to one of his employees and starting the coaching business.

Paul talks about his experiences in Landscaping and some of the talented people he came across along the way, and touches on the moment he decided he wanted out of the business, and how he came about to be a coach.

You can follow Paul on Instagram @insight_business_coach or check out his brand new website at insightcoach.com.au

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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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