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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