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The Australian Lawn & Garden Podcast — 222 episodes

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1

I Have Sold My Business... Kinda: Health & Podcast Update

2

Mike Andes - Why 97% of Lawn Care Businesses Never Reach $1M

3

What BJ Wallace Thinks About Staff, Profit & Surviving Lawn Care in 2026

4

The Fertiliser Knowledge That Makes Aussie Contractors More Money

5

From $18/h to Million $ Gardens - Building a Dream Business Through Relationships

6

⁠The Truth About Organic Gardening (Without Becoming a Purist)

7

The Truth About Mower Shop Margins (And Why Dealers Are Struggling)

8

If You Are Struggling In Lawn Care, This Is For You

9

He Released a $10k Stand On, Now He Has More News... & Opinions

10

How He Tripled His Lawn Business (Without Working More Hours)

11

We Asked AI to Try Cancel Us (200th Episode Special)

12

⁠How He Won Gold at Australia’s Biggest Garden Show

13

How Dennis Scott Transforms a Backyard

14

Briggs Isn’t What It Used to Be? An Industry Veteran Responds (Hard Truths)

15

4 Lessons That Made My Lawn Care Business Insanely Profitable

16

The Shortcut That Destroys Great Gardens & More With Landscape Architect Shane Kingsbury

17

Where have I been? Illness, Great Stats & Amazing News?

18

They Let 35,000 People On the Pitch… What It Takes to Maintain a World-Class Stadium Surface

19

From Burnt-Out on the Tools to Calm & Booked Out: The Admin Secrets Behind Growth

20

Senix X6: Testing & Talking About The Worlds First Hybrid Lawn Mower

21

How to Identify & Control Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Spring Dead Spot & Fairy Ring - Warm Season Turf

22

Do Wright Mowers Really Make Contractors More Money?

23

4 Money Mistakes That Quietly Destroy Lawn Care Businesses

24

Are Robot Mowers Ready for True Commercial Work?

25

Are Ego Tools Truly Commercial or Just Hype?

26

Gravely Mach 1: The Best Mower for Overgrown Grass? (Might Be)

27

Why Walker Mowers Might Save More Time Than You Think

28

Stihl’s NEW Outdoor Tools Tested: Full Rundown

29

Confessions of a Mower Shop Owner: The Harsh Truth With Will Harford

30

From Undercharging To Premium Properties: How Leon Built a Great Lawn Business in 3 Years

31

Lawn Renovations Explained With Lawns In Good Nick

32

Victa Bought by Aussie Company: Exclusive CEO Interview

33

From $40/hr to $130/hr in 6 Months: How Chrissy Built A Great Business Fast

34

The Jobs That Nearly Broke Us: Lawn Contractors Share Their Hardest Lessons at LLEE

35

BJ Wallace: Why This Year's Lawn & Land Expo Will Be The Biggest Yet

36

Golf Courses and Managed Turf: Scapegoat or Secret Saviour of the Environment?

37

How a 25 Year Old Runs Two of Australia's Biggest Stadiums

38

Moqo Quoting Is Here! How We Built the App That Tells You Exactly What to Charge for Lawn Jobs

39

He Fired Clients, Raised Prices and Built a Crew Who Actually Care

40

The Hidden Mistakes Killing Your Herbicide Results (And Client Trust)

41

How Golf Superintendents Actually Manage Turf (Hint: It's Not Nitrogen)

42

How I Saved $13,000 on Insurance — And How You Can Do It Too

43

From $0 to Fully Booked With Premium Clients: How Shaun Built an Awesome Lawn Business from Scratch

44

How We Run Our Lawn Care Business Admin To Make The Most $ In The Least Time

45

Clip: Putting Family First: Why We Couldn't Work Desk Jobs

46

He Quit Corporate Life, Bought Land, and Raised a Family Off-Grid — No Regrets

47

Clip: A Dollar Saved IS NOT a Dollar Earned, Here's Why!

48

Clip: Starting a Business? Here's What You Should Buy First

49

How to Grow a Lawn & Garden Business: Systems, Pricing & AI with Tom Banks

50

Hoselink Horticulturalist Ben Hayman Shares His Small Business Stories, Garden Tips and More

51

Clip: We Share Our Worst Days at Work as Garden Professionals

52

BJ Wallace Returns: Talking LLEE, Contractor Life and His New Podcast

53

Clip: How the Ultimate Natural Swimming Pools are Made

54

Clip: Business Struggles: Discussing the Challenges of Pricing

55

How Daniel O'Callaghan Builds the Most Stunning Ponds and Natural Pools

56

Dan Cahill: Ex-Maccas Employee Now Taking Jim’s Mowing to the US??

57

Clip: Why High Turnover Haunts the Landscaping Industry

58

Clip: Organic vs Conventional Chemicals: Why Organic Sprays Aren't Always Safer

59

Clip: Cooch vs Buffalo and the Best and Worst Lawn Care Advice with David Hall

60

Clip: Fulfilling Careers: Why Gardeners Are Some of the Happiest Workers

61

The Hidden Math Causing Lawn Employee Losses & How to Know Exactly When You’re Ready to Hire

62

Clip: How Building A Collaborative Community Can Lead To Small Business Success

63

Dennis Scott: TV Landscaper Shares His Best Tips in Famous Australian Garden

64

The Amazing Things You Didn't Know About Australian Bees! With Scientist Kit Prendergast

65

Garry Ashton Is Back & We Are Answering Your Questions!

66

Nathan Sharp On Small Business Efficiency, Pricing Hedges & Industry Longevity

67

It's Here! Moqo - The App That Is Threatening To Change The Lawn Care Industry

68

Charlie Albone: The Surprising Journey from Unknown Gardener to TV & Landscaping Success

69

TJ's Turf - How This Homeowner Created & Won The Best Lawn In Australia

70

Jonathan Pototschnik's Advice On Growing To 200+ Employees, Building Service Autopilot & @5ForFifty

71

How This Lawn Care Business Grew to $40k/M In 1 Year & How To Manage The Growth - Coaching Podcast

72

How To Starting Getting Your First Lawn Care Clients - Coaching Podcast

73

Tim The Lawnmower Man On Social Media "Philanthropy", His New Favourite Tools & More

74

What Australian Gardening Businesses Really Charge in 2025 - 794 Businesses Answered

75

What You’re Not Told About Running a Mower Shop - Scott Osborne

76

How This Facility Grows 70 Million Seedlings Every Year

77

TV Landscaper Dennis Scott & Stadium Turf Manager Matt Oliver Answer Audience Questions

78

Clip: Why We Need To Stop Fertilising Our Food - Soil Expert Craig Castree

79

Husqvarna’s New Tech Is Crazy! A Close Look at the Future of Lawn & Garden Care

80

These New Felco Secateurs are Unbelievable!

81

A Deep Dive Into Ego’s Most Powerful Lawn Equipment Yet (& New Charging System)

82

How Toro Are Taking Their Mowers To The Next Level

83

We Toured SCAG HQ: A Look at Their Full Commercial Range!

84

The Engineering Genius Behind Walker Mowers

85

Top Gravely Mowers for 2025: Full Mower Rundown

86

This New Lawn Sprayer is Crazy Efficient - BA Pumps & Sprayers

87

Hands-On with the Full Greenworks Commercial 2025 Tool Line Up

88

Bushranger’s 2025 Tool Line Up: How a Family-Owned Aussie Company is Changing the Game!

89

The Ultimate Gianni Ferrari Mower Breakdown: Decks, Catchers & Parts Explained

90

The Ingenious Engineering Behind Earth & Turf Top Dressers

91

Can Kress Tools Really Charge in 8 Minutes? Full Test & Tool Rundown

92

The Future Of The Podcast...

93

How To Start Finding Great Lawn Care Employees & Build A Business That Runs Without You

94

The Unknown Landscaper Behind Australia's Biggest Gardening Show - Grahame Rowe

95

How To Cut Perfect Hedges & Attract The Clients Who’ll Pay For It

96

The Hidden Science of Irrigation - Why Some Sprinklers Work, and Others Don’t

97

What Separates A Good Nursery From A Bad Nursery? Career Nurseryman Steven Zani Has The Answers

98

Soil & Edible Gardens Expert Craig Castree Is Back - 74 Mins Of Garden Wisdom

99

Small Business Chats With Travis From The Lawn Lab

100

This Independent Turf Researcher Has Been Trailing TifTuf, T31 & Iron Cutter - Here Are The Results

101

Exploring The World Of Landscape Design With Daniel Althaus

102

Avoiding The Biggest Lawn Mistakes With Sharmans Lawn Care

103

Daniel Fuller Could Be Australia's Biggest Plant Nerd... And He Is Here To Help

104

31 Years Or Horticulture Experience In 90 Minutes - Attila The Horticulturalist

105

Technical Turf Advice For Aussie Lawn Contractors

106

How To Get The Amazing Lawn You Want! - Hunter Valley Live Podcast

107

11 Lessons From 11 Years Running A Mowing/Gardening Business

108

The Amazing Way This Aussie Business Makes & Supplies All Your Mowing Needs - Bushranger + GA Spares Behind The Scenes

109

Ben Sims From Lawn Tips - Talking YouTube $, Robot Mowers & Property BTS

110

Fruit Tree Expert Emma Swan Shares Her Secrets & Experience

111

Expert Tips For Hedging, Landscaping & Lawn Care - Sydney Live Podcast

112

EGO's General Manager On Future Tools, Business Advice & Work Ethic

113

How Will Gibson Became One Of Melbourne's Most Loved & Respected Gardeners

114

How To Take Your Garden Career & Business To The Next Level - Melbourne Live Podcast

115

How To Grow A Lawn Care Business? Q&A With Business Coach Darren Gallagher

116

Asking Lawnsingoodnick The Tough Questions

117

What Is Jim's Mowing Truly Like...?

118

Adelaide Lawnies Live Podcast - Houghy, Les Burdett, JT & Ben Sims Answer Your Questions

119

How Adelaide Oval Maintains It's World Class Turf - Full Tour With Curator JT & Ben Sims

120

How Clint Adams Went From Domino's To Running $10 Million A Year Businesses

121

Small Business Finance Tips With Cait Bransgrove

122

Yaks Mowing - Small Business Stories, Native Plants & Mowing Lawns

123

Tim The Lawn Mower Man Answers Your Questions Live - Our 100th Podcast

124

Grandad - Episode 99

125

No. 1 And A Little Thank You From Luke - Top 10

126

No. 2 Business Coach Darren Gallagher - Top 10

127

No. 3 Garry Ashton From Aussie Lawn Stars - Top 10

128

No. 4 Lawns Tips Ben Sims - Top 10

129

No. 6 Ashley James Gardens - Top 10

130

No. 5 Tim The Lawnmower Man - Top 10

131

No. 7 Nathan Sharp Of Sharps Hedges - Top 10

132

No. 8: Insta Lawn King Lawnsingoodnick - Top 10

133

No. 9: Lawn Queen Emma Grantham - Top 10 Countdown

134

No. 10: Turf Expert Ian Thompson - Top 10 Countdown

135

How To Start A Lawn Or Garden Business with $2000, $10,000 Or $100,000

136

Eden Parks Turf Manager Blair Christiansen Shares 20+ Years Of Stadium Turf Stories

137

Blade Mate Lawn Care - The Original "Free Mow" YouTuber - On Empathy, Generosity & Long Grass

138

Rewilding Suburbia: Mel Logozzo On Holistic Gardens, Bugs, Lawns & Chemicals - Part 1

139

Rewilding Suburbia: Garden Tour - Part 2

140

All Thing Robot Mowers With Dirk Streefkerk - Owner Of Robot Mowers Australia

141

How This Aussie Business Is Turning Food Waste Into Fertiliser - Food2Soil

142

Asking A Chemical Company Owner The Hard Questions - Spraying Food, Organic Chemicals, Drones & More

143

Private School Grounds Keeping, Hard Work & Vic's Best Chicken Parma With Blake Andrighetto

144

Why Lawnies Need Each Other - ANZAC Day Special

145

Ask Me Anything: Exclusive Offer, Live Tour Announcement & Answering Your Questions

146

Luke VS Garry 2 - Glyphosate Court Case, Brand Bias, Ego Vs Greenworks & More

147

"90,000 Tons Of Compost A Year" - The Fascinating Way Your Compost Is Made

148

How To Price A Lawn Mowing Business In 2024

149

"There Were Some Dark Days" - Dennis Scott On His Journey From NRL To TV Landscaping Presenter

150

Diamond Quality Gardens - Ash Dumigan On Life After 20 Years In The Gardening Industry

151

Dave Hall - Mowing Sub 2mm, Turf Cutter Renos & 35 Years Of Turf Care Stories

152

Lawnies Live 2024 - Our First Live Podcast!

153

Drugs, Guns, Jesus & Horticulture - Amanda Lyndon-James Has A Crazy Story

154

Gardening, Small Business & Health With Sammy From Herb Your Enthusiasm Podcast

155

Turf Scientist Will Bowden On Fake Grass, Biochar & Designing Lawns In A Lab

156

Ben Sims: Thoughts On YouTube Life, Making A Golf Course & Spreading Seed

157

18 Years Of Landscaping Lessons - Daniel Cooper From Modern Outdoor Design

158

I Should Have Released This Podcast 2 Months Ago...

159

I Asked 811 Aussie Lawn Mowing Businesses What They Charge... The Results Are Crazy

160

Jims Mowing Head Of Marketing On Controversy, AI & Competition

161

Topiary Expert Craig Sullivan Shares His Best Hedging Tips

162

Ashley James Shows Luke Why He Is a Complete Novice On Landscape Design

163

Lawnsingoodnick on Haters, Sponsorships and Being a Dad

164

Cams Lawn And Garden: How Cam Gets A Great Lawn & Garden Whilst Working Full Time

165

Big Little Farm: This Family Went From Corporate Life To Homesteading, Here Is How.

166

Gravely: Could These Mowers Be The Next Big Seller In Australia?

167

Bushranger Power Equipment: This Aussie Brand Opens Up On The Truth Of Battery Tech For Aussie Lawns

168

Husqvarna: Will These Robotic Mowers Finally Change The Industry?

169

Scag: The Latest Mowers, Aerators & More Revealed!

170

Masport: Why These Low Cut, Petrol Mowers Might Still Be The Kings Of the Aussie Lawn

171

Toro: This Massive Brand Just Added Battery Ride On's - Can They Live Up To The Name?

172

Kress: Revolutionary Battery System? Or Over Priced & Over Hyped?

173

TTi - Trans Tank International: What Makes These Aussie Tanks So Strong?

174

Solo Sprayers: Pro Tips, Techniques & Equipment for Precision Spraying

175

Ego Power Plus: Their Thoughts On Online Controversy, Unreleased Products & The Future Of Mowing

176

BA Pumps & Sprayers: How To Spray Large Areas Like A Pro

177

Monty Compost Co: Why This Aussie Invention Could Break The Garden Industry

178

AEG: Is This Australia's Most Underrated OPE Brand?

179

Greenworks: Their 82v Tools Are FINALLY In Australia... But Are They Any Good?

180

Pellenc: Why This $5000 Walk Behind Mower Might Just Be The Tool You Need!

181

How To Make A Pro Sprinkler System For A Dry Summer With Irrigation Specialist Kallee Sas

182

How Adelaide Ovals Damian Hough Uses Atomic Radiation & A "Secret" Roller To Get The Perfect Pitch

183

How Much I Have Made From Podcasting & More Lessons From My First 6 Months... (Hard Core Fans Only)

184

Garden Expert Vasili Kanidiadis Completely Changed His Mind About Plant Health, Here Is Why...

185

How to Build A Lawn Care Business That Attracts Great Talent: This Could Completely Change Your Mindset

186

From AFL To Lawn Care Pro: How Connor Blakely's Love For Lawn Is Turning Into A New Career

187

Tim The Lawnmower Man: What He Thinks About Internet Comments, Robot Mowers & Free Mow Fridays

188

Ashley James: Talking Gardening, Business, Work Ethic, Employees & $240 Secateaurs

189

Edible Gardens With Craig Castree

190

Luke Vs Garry! Glyphosate, Finance & More. Pod Hosts Give Their Honest Opinions On Current News

191

The Secret To Running A Gardening Business You Will Actually Love, With Hedging Expert Nathan Sharp

192

Mow Master: The Australian Made Mowers (Slowly) Taking Over The World

193

Luke Answers Your Questions On The Coming Drought, "Aeration Scams" & Admin Secrets

194

Behind The Scenes With Premier League Turf Manager John Ledwidge!

195

How To Design A Lawn Care Package With Turf Expert Ian Thompson

196

Matt Oliver's secrets to creating world class turf at Suncorp Stadium

197

Joel Barnett On What It Takes To Thrive As A Landscaper... Whilst Doing Jobs You Love

198

Aussie Lawn Queen Emma Grantham On Changing Career, Small Business & "Lawn YouTube"

199

Amazing Plants, Fun Stories & Helpful Tips With Garden Coach Chloe Thomson

200

How We Use AI & Great Products To Solve Small Business Burnout

201

3000 Staff, 100K Lawn Followers, ZERO tripods: How Mick Hayes Runs A Huge Workforce & Epic Lawn Page

202

How This Small Business Wins Big Gov Lawn/Garden Tenders - And You Can Too - Tenders Explained With Andrew Thomson

203

How This Lawn Lover Built An Effective Side Hustle On Instagram... In 15 months - With LawnsInGoodNick

204

How I Quote & Win $100,000+ Mowing/Gardening Contracts

205

Josh Sims: Golf Course Superintendent On What It Takes To Maintain Perfect Turf

206

Jim Penman: The Man Who Built The Biggest Franchise In The Southern Hemisphere

207

What Do We Really Know About Round Up? Exploring The Controversy With Prof. Jim Pratley

208

Lawn Fertiliser Masterclass With Turf Expert Wally Pearce: How To Take Your Lawns To The Next Level

209

BJ Wallace: This Crazy Scag Man Is Smarter Than You Think. Mowing, Laughter, & Overcoming Adversity.

210

Joe Rogers: The Zoysia Revolution, How He Almost Killed Australia's Entire TifTuf Supply & More

211

How To Get $100/h Gardening & Mowing Clients - Word Of Mouth Is NOT a Strategy! - Marketing Advice With Darren Gallagher

212

"Masterclass"; Craig Rattcliffe From Southern Cross Gardens Shares His Secrets To PERFECT Hedges!

213

Ben van der Giessen: Aussie Inventor's Perspectives on Automowers, Bad Products & His Favourite Mower

214

The Business: 35 Years And Counting - The Simple Secrets Behind This Lawn Contractors Longevity & Success - Interview With Geoff McPhee

215

Brenton Kliem: "The Aussie Lawn" Zoysia Wars, Greenskeeper Bloopers, and Unfiltered Backstories EP 6

216

Lenny Lawler: The Godfather Of Aussie Lawn Groups On Why Scott Bonnars Are Overrated & $$$ Products: Ep 5

217

Nadeem Zreikat: How This 80 Year Old Australian Business Is Making Aussie Golf Courses & Home Lawns Better

218

Nick Frame: How He Makes Amazing Hedges, Underrated Gardening Tools & Silly Mistakes EP 3

219

The Business: Avoiding The Big Mistakes Aussie Garden Businesses Make - Full Interview With Garry Ashton

220

The Business: How Much Should Australian Gardening & Mowing Businesses Charge?

221

Travis Savage: How To Make Lawns That Get 30 Million+ Views, And The Challenges Of Lawn Care In The Sub Tropics.

222

Ben Sims: Building a Home Golf Course, Embarrassing Mistakes & Underrated Lawn Care Products. EP 1