In this episode I speak with Bridget Doyle from Bridget Doyle Landscape Design. Bridget is based in Northern Victoria, but was originally from the NSW Riverina so does a lot of work there, but works all around the neighbouring states.

Bridget started out working for companies that design not only residential gardens, but also commercial ones including early learning centres and aged care facilities, so she had a varied start which she also now does within her business.

She talks about the challenges of working in a home office and the isolation of being a solo designer.

Bridget also talks about her own garden and how she selects plants which don't need any irrigation other than rainfall.

You can follow Bridget on Instagram @bd_landscapedesign

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In this episode I answer some questions asked via Instagram.

There were so many that there'll be another Q and A episode next week.

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In this episode, I use a program from Google called NotebookLM to make a podcast reviewing episodes which I uploaded from the previous 10 episodes.

AI technology is phenomenal, but also has its flaws. The hosts (which are AI and don't actually exist) don't even mention three or four of the episodes I uploaded, even thought they seem to run out of content and repeat some of the same things four times.

I did have a good laugh around 90 seconds in when they mention, without any prompting by me, a famous landscape designer!

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In this episode I speak with Brendan Eccleston from Brisbane Landscaping Co, a design and construction company based in Brisbane.

Brendan had a great variety of experience prior to starting his business, which included owning a franchise for a lawn maintenance business, where he didn't make as much money as he'd have liked, but did learn a lot for his future businesses, one of which included a short lived partnership with a mate.

Brendan also discusses his back injury, and how he's able to take a positive out of a bad situation.

You can follow Brendan on Instagram @brisbanelandscapingco

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In this episode I speak with Andrew Christopher Dunne, and garden designer from Ireland who also has a mentorship/course called The Garden Design Mentor, which he created after getting great feedback on the advice he was offering on Instagram.

In this episode he talks about how most people learn by doing, and the importance of putting yourself in your client's shoes, understanding their problems and doing more listening than talking.

I also took away some advice from Andrew, particularly about dressing appropriately for design appointments, and going dressed as a garden designer, not as a landscaper.

You can follow Andrew on Instagram @thegardendesignmentor

You can find out more information about his course at thegardendesignmentor.com

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In this episode I speak with Daniel O'Callaghan from Nature Build, a landscaping and water feature business based in Bendigo, Victoria.

Daniel started out working in heavy timber construction, so does some beautiful timber work, and he also developed a lot of other skills from working around other skilled tradesmen.

He discovered water features, so headed off to the US to learn from the best, and has honed his craft since.

He talks about his experience of growing his business year on year before realising it wasn't what he wanted.

And he has a great story about how he marketed the first water feature he built.

You can follow Daniel on Instagram @naturebuild_insta

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In this episode I speak with Emma Sage from Sage Journal, an online magazine for the garden industry, sharing stunning projects, education, gardening tips and how to's, recipes and everything else you'd expect to find in a gardening magazine.

Emma is based in Hawkes Bay in New Zealand and originally studied commercial law and marketing and has used her marketing knowledge to build the audience of the magazine.

She makes some great points in this episode, such as the importance of building a great team. She's teamed up with some great writers and photographers and the results show in the work produced.

You can follow Emma on Instagram @sage.journal

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In this episode I speak with Christian Douglas from Christian Douglas Design as well as The Back Yard Farm Company.

Christian started out in the UK, studying design and having a business partnership which also designed gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show, before leaving this business and moving to California and starting the current businesses.

He discovered a passion for permaculture, and started implementing some principles of it into the garden he and his team design, and has recently launched a book called The Food Forward Garden where he not only shows projects they've designed using these principles, but also gives advice about how everyone can do it.

You can follow Christian on Instagram @christian_douglas_design or @thebackyardfarmco

You can head to his website to learn more about and buy his book

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In this episode I speak with Colleen Southwell from The Garden Curator. Colleen is a landscape designer and artist based in Orange, NSW.

Colleen mentions that her artwork has taken over more of her time recently, and I was fascinated with how beautiful and unique her paper sculptures were, so we talk plenty about that and her piece which was sent to New York.

Colleen also does garden design workshops and she talks about how she teaches people how to come up with their own design style rather than copying another designer.

You can follow Colleen on Instagram @thegardencurator

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In this episode I speak with Andrea Proctor of Andrea Proctor Landscapes, a design firm located in Melbourne.

Andrea has an awesome story about how she got started in the industry and the importance of being proactive and persistent.

She worked for Andrew Laidlaw for ten years after working with John Patrick for 5, and she has since worked on around 20 Botanic gardens and went out on her own in 2020.

You can follow Andrea on Instagram @andreaproctorlandscapes

In the episode I did with Jim Fogarty, we discussed a Landscape Design course we're both a part of, and in some exciting news, there's a Landscaping Podcast discount code for the course!
Use the coupon code: LANDSCAPINGPODCAST when paying in full and you'll save $400! You can head to ulleo.com/landscaping to see the talented people involved in the course, as well as to sign up or see the other courses they offer.
You can follow Ulleo on Instagram @ulleo

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