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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How many episodes does The Front Garden have?

The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.

The Front Garden episodes:

October 30, 2023 The Front Garden EP 87 - Anthony Scott talks awards and the importance of strategic pricing in landscape design
In this episode, hosts Chris and Tyson sit down with the talented Anthony Scott, delving into his journey from landscape construction to design. Anthony shares insights on avoiding undervaluation as a designer and emphasizes the importance of strategic pricing. Tune in as he reflects on judging at the 2023 Industry Awards, highlighting the growth he's witnessed in businesses that participate each year.

EPISODE LINKS:
Anthony Scott Landscape Design - https://anthonyscottlandscapedesign.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au

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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43min
October 30, 2023 The Front Garden EP86 - Rob Schaasberg covers every aspect of building registration, permits and more
A dedicated episode talking to Rob Schaasberg from Builders Edge Consulting about every aspect of building registration, permits and more. Take a deep dive into the regulations that drive building and construction in Victoria and get a clear understanding as to your obligations as a structural landscaper.
LVML also offer listeners the chance to watch a webinar with Rob recorded recently - see Episode Links below for more details.

Becoming a DBL- Structural Landscaper Webinar: Knowing When and How - https://vimeo.com/873563549?share=copy
Builders Edge Consulting - https://www.buildersedge.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au

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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50min
October 23, 2023 The Front Garden EP85 - Meet the 2024 MIFGS Boutique Gardens Finalists
Chris & Tyson chat with some of the Boutique Garden Finalists for 2024 who will be competing for glory at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.
Paul Pritchard, Daniel Althaus, Sam Collie and Craig McLachlan share their past encounters with show gardens, from being student garden participants to having participated at Chelsea, and what they are looking forward to when they get on site, pull on their boots and get down and dirty.

EPISODE LINKS:
Paul Pritchard Landscapes: https://ppld.com.au/
Althaus Landscape Designs: https://althauslandscapedesigns.com.au/
Esjay Landscapes + Pools: https://www.esjaylandscapes.com.au/
Smart Landscapes: https://www.smartlandscapes.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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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37min
October 09, 2023 The Front Garden EP84 - Kate Smith talks family business, succession planning and pools
As a second generation family-business owner, Kate originally came from the travel industry to help her father for a small time, but ended up staying! Then she also brought her engineer husband in for a short period, and he's still there to this day too, as is her brother, parents and her parents who originally started Compass Pools.
Some 26 years later, Kate says its exciting and emotional at times, but the family all get along and it works well. Boundaries are needed though!
Chris and Tyson discuss many aspects of pools with Kate such as the benefits of fibre glass pools, gas vs electric heat pumps, customised software and succession planning.

EPISODE LINKS:
Compass Pools Melbourne: https://compasspoolsmelbourne.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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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49min
September 27, 2023 The Front Garden EP83 - Emily Collie on working in business with your life partner
Working in a partnership with her landscaper husband, Sam, Emily speaks candidly about the pressures of business in general, but with the added layer of balancing work and life when there is a clear cross-over.
Touching on how to take a family holiday whilst leaving procedures in place, wills, insurances... all the un-sexy but vitally important information is discussed. Emily chats about what works, what doesn't, and why it is important to learn from each other and move forward when working with a life partner.

EPISODE LINKS:
Esjay Landscapes + Pools: https://www.esjaylandscapes.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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
September 11, 2023 The Front Garden EP82 - Kallee Sas from Viper Irrigation shares his love of irrigation
Loving his job so much that he'd do it for free, (well, almost!), Kallee Sas built his business through Covid and specialises in irrigation installations.
Father of four boys under 4yo and former Pro Wrestler, Kallee has taken irrigation installation to the next level. Starting as a landscaper but discovering irrigation along the way, he is a passionate business operator always looking for creative ways to market his business including trying to get a sponsorship with Superboost (he loves it...our small studio smelt like watermelon with an open one on the desk!)
He even teaches Chris and Tyson a thing or two about irrigation in this informative and educational episode.
EPISODE LINKS:
Viper Irrigation: https://www.viperirrigation.net
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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
52min
August 31, 2023 The Front Garden EP81 - Bethany Williamson talks about her minimalist design principles
Swapping from studying Art, to Interior Design, Bethany still didn't discover Landscape Architecture until she was working in a furniture store and found herself bored by curtains. With a strong desire to keep studying she discovered Landscape Architecture.

Working for herself after a long stint with an established firm, it took some time for Bethany to find her own style but creating an emotional connection for the client with their garden by stripping back the design, taking every selection of every plant or material into consideration, she now comfortably pares everything back to the bare essentials and discusses this principle with Chris and Tyson.

EPISODE LINKS:
Bethany Williamson Landscape Architecture: https://bethanywilliamson.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: MRL Media - https://mrlmedia.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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
48min
August 14, 2023 The Front Garden EP80 - Bronson Wrigglesworth talks playgrounds, business commerce and his new venture into tech to help landscapers
After a false start with a Commerce degree, landscaping got its claws into Bronson and he worked his way through a variety of experiences to build the very successful Melbourne Landscape Co., specialising in commercial play spaces.
Taken aback by all the double handling in management systems and processes available and the heavy administrative requirements, Bronson was frustrated by current market offerings to run his business. So, he backed himself by selling his successful landscaping business and started on developing a new platform to allow landscapers to quote easily and accurately, track productivity costs and most importantly, save time.
On the precipice of launching BuildHub 360, Bronson shares his journey and his passion to help other landscape businesses operate more effectively.

EPISODE LINKS:
BuildHub360: https://buildhub360.com/
TFG Sponsor: Botanix Plant Supplies - https://www.botanixplantsupply.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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
53min
July 31, 2023 The Front Garden EP79 - Cam Grant & Cam Hainsworth talk playgrounds, battery OPE, LV Awards and benefits of entering
Chris and Tyson uncover the secrets of building playgrounds with Cam Grant (Landstruct) and the benefits of battery powered OPE with Cam Hainsworth (Abcam) before exploring the benefits of entering the LV Awards program.
Abcam's master plan to grow their business included entering the awards for the first time in 2022 with the intent of taking out a win to build exposure and confidence, (which they have achieved) and Landstruct, having entered across many years, acknowledge the credibility to win new and repeat business the Awards bring to a business.

EPISODE LINKS:
Landstruct Landscape Construction: http://www.landstruct.com.au/
AbCam Horticulture: https://www.instagram.com/abcamhorticulture/
TFG Sponsor: Botanix Plant Supplies - https://www.botanixplantsupply.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au
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
48min
July 17, 2023 The Front Garden EP78 - Paul Hamilton talks perspective on life & work after a diagnosis
"People don't buy what you do, they buy they way you do it."
Paul Hamilton shares his learnings from 15 years in business and then opens up about his diagnosis with a rare and aggressive form of cancer which has led to his turnaround career into a business coach and leader. The importance of looking after yourself, your family and your relationships is highlighted in this compelling episode.

EPISODE LINKS:
Paul Hamilton Coaching: https://www.paulhamiltoncoaching.com.au/
TFG Sponsor: Botanix Plant Supplies - https://www.botanixplantsupply.com.au/
Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers - https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/
Become an LVML Member - https://www.masterlandscaper.com.au

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
53min

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How many episodes does The Front Garden have?

The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.

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