The Front Garden

By Landscaping Victoria

Landscaping Victoria brings you the latest in landscaping news, trends, and ideas by sharing some stories from people within the industry to help make your landscaping career a little easier.

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FAQs about The Front Garden:

How many episodes does The Front Garden have?

The podcast currently has 138 episodes available.

The Front Garden episodes:

April 11, 2022 The Front Garden EP 48 - Emma Permezel on managing LGA red tape
Emma Permezel, of Coolabah Landscapes, discusses the ins and outs of Council planning applications, and managing the red tape - and client expectations - for pool and landscape construction projects.

Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
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42min
March 28, 2022 The Front Garden EP 47 - Sean Dowling on physical health on-site
Sean Dowling of Bayon Gardens talks with Chris and Tyson about importance of body awareness as a landscaper, and the proactive measures he's taking to safeguard the physical health and wellbeing of his team while on the job.
Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
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40min
March 14, 2022 The Front Garden EP 46 - hosts Chris and Tyson discuss the challenges they faced on their respective landscaping journeys
Running your own business can be challenging.
In this episode, hosts Chris Weiss, of Formation Landscapes, and Tyson Owen, of Signature Landscapes, share their collective wisdom from over 20 years in business in the landscaping industry.
Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
38min
February 28, 2022 The Front Garden EP 45 - Former LV President, Daryl Tomlins, reflects on 5 decades in landscaping
Daryl Tomlins has been a stalwart of the Victorian landscaping industry over the last five decades. As a past President of Landscaping Victoria (1977-1980), he has been a strong advocate for the advancement of the Landscaping Industry. He discusses how he got started as a landscaper, his involvement in kickstarting the apprenticeship program in Victoria, as well as some personal anecdotes from working with some of the best in the industry.
Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
46min
February 09, 2022 The Front Garden EP 44 - with Andrew Laidlaw, landscape architect at Royal Botanical Gardens
Chris and Tyson talk to Andrew Laidlaw of Laidlaw Design and his experience in the Landscaping Industry for over 30 years.

Andrew has also been working at the Royal Botanic Gardens for 25+ years where horticulture is the key focus. He outlines how funding comes in to create new projects within the gardens and unveils some of his favourite projects.

Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
49min
January 24, 2022 The Front Garden EP 43 - Brendan Condon talks sustainability, and the ethos behind Australian Ecosystems
Brendan Condon takes us through one of the more niche areas of the landscaping industry - but shows it's growth and its potential to expand over the next few years. He explains the ethos behind Australian Ecosystems and outlines some of their projects, including current progress and environmental benefits of the carbon neutral housing estate at Cape Paterson.
Brendan gives Chris and Tyson some tips on what can we implement in the urban environment that can make a difference and describes how schools are getting involved.

Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
39min
December 20, 2021 The Front Garden EP 42 - Cameron Schwab talks leadership lessons from the AFL & beyond
From a junior administrator at Melbourne Football Club, Cameron was appointed CEO at Richmond Footback Club at the age of 24. He's had quite the journey from that point onwards.

Sport has given him some of the great experiences of life, which he now shares with others, helping businesses with leadership through his company, Design CEO.

Cameron takes us through his journey and explains how he helps leaders to create the culture that will bring out the best in the people they are leading.

Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
42min
December 06, 2021 The Front Garden EP 41 - Ed Ross on blue collar Mental Health and his charity, TIACS
Ed Ross from " This is a Conversation Starter" (TIACS) talks to Tyson and Chris about how the charity was formed and how they provide free access to mental health professionals to tradies, truckies, blue collar workers and those who care about them.

Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
35min
November 23, 2021 The Front Garden EP 40 - Craig Evans and Cameron Russo on overcoming material supply issues
Craig Evans and Cameron Russo talk materials shortages and the increased need for planning.
Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
41min
November 08, 2021 The Front Garden EP 39 - Russ Sweetman stays positive on the Maroondah Landscapes journey
From butcher to service station owner, to franchisee and eventual owner of Maroondah Landscapes, Russ Sweetman’s journey is certainly different to most! Hear about some of the challenges Russ was faced with along the way – it’s an inspirational story about keeping your glass half full.

Email [email protected] if you've got a question, a suggestion for a topic or a guest you’d like Chris and Tyson to chat to on ‘The Front Garden’.
Got a suggestion for an episode of The Front Garden? Send us a text message!
Entries are now open for the 2026 Victorian Landscape Industry Awards.
Showcase your work, build your credibility, and celebrate your team’s achievements.
Entries close Friday, 4 September.
Enter online today through Landscaping Victoria and put your business in the spotlight.

Manufactured right here in Australia using Australian BlueScope steel, SHAPESCAPER products are built tough for DIY projects, professional landscaping, and heavy-duty commercial installations. Explore SHAPESCAPER steel planters and garden edging today, and shape your outdoor space with confidence.
Find out more by visiting shapescaper.com.au
The Front Garden podcast is proudly presented by Landscaping Victoria, and is brought to you by ShapeScaper, the Australian made modular steel garden edging and planter system, trusted by landscape professionals nation wide.
Find your nearest stockist at shapescaper.com.au
...more
42min

FAQs about The Front Garden:

How many episodes does The Front Garden have?

The podcast currently has 138 episodes available.

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