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2024 TLA Landscape Expo – Speakers

Below is our finalised Speaker Program for the 2024 TLA Landscape Expo.

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As Arborgreen’s Product Analyst Sam harnesses 23 years of tried and tested experience in the industry, to refine Arborgreen’s products and offerings. His extensive product knowledge makes him a go-to ally for providing the best tools for better environments. Sam is passionate about everything planting and landscaping. From preparing the site to getting plants into the ground – nurturing them to success and ongoing maintenance, he is dedicated to offering products and advice that enhance the outcomes of customers projects.

Mary-Claire is the passionate face of partnering with Arborgreen. As Arborgreen’s Partnerships Manager, she is dedicated to fostering opportunities for Arborgreen to work with organisations and groups of all shapes and sizes to produce exceptional outcomes together. Having worked with the Arborgreen team for 5+ years, Mary-Claire has developed a remarkable ability to create positive customer experiences. Her passion for sustainability and her talent for nurturing partnerships make her an indispensable ally in the pursuit of a greener future.

 

Speakers Shed: The right tools for the job – unpacking ARS and exploring partnerships as a tool for growth

Arborgreen experts Sam and Mary-Claire unpack the ARS tool range and explore how you can put ARS to work in your next landscaping project. Additionally, they explore how community and organisational partnerships are the best tool for helping businesses live and breathe their values.

 

Demonstration Arena: Let’s talk retaining walls: FLEX MSE. Exceptionally durable. Beautifully sustainable.

Learn how the FLEX MSE sustainable vegetated wall system is designed to outlast its hardscape predecessors, including concrete and steel. Mary-Claire and Sam from Arborgreen will demonstrate how the FLEX MSE system will help you reclaim, blend and support, while adding vital greenspace – using only two components.

 

Ian grew up on an orchard near Orange in NSW, where his father was one of the early pioneers in organic fruit farming in the early 1970’s. He has continued his interest in agriculture and after a long career in finance, decided to focus on urban horticulture. Ian co-founded WaterUps with Vince Hunt in 2014. Ian has been an avid rock climber and mountaineer for 40 years

 

 

 

 

Speakers Shed: Why is sub-irrigation is becoming so important in Biophilic Design?

  • The merger of water detention and retention for reuse – stormwater management and irrigation
  • Drip vs Wick
  • Automatic refilling and data collection
  • Water saving
  • Ideal for difficult to access urban environments
  • Reduced watering and plant maintenance
  • Increased plant growth rates and health
  • Increased plant selection pallet for Landscape Architects
  • The problems of retro-fitting existing buildings
  • Planters and inground
  • Indoor and outdoor

 

Demonstration Arena: Advance wicking workshop – installation tips and tricks

  • When is wicking a viable alternative to drip irrigation?
  • Open and closed system wicking
  • Reservoir height and soil depth the ideal ratio
  • Limitations on wicking heights
  • Is an overflow pipe necessary?
  • Different ways to install an overflow pipe
  • Retro fitting
  • Round pots and unusual shapes
  • Tall tree planters
  • Multi-tiered wicking

 

Matt Nash is the director of Prestige Surfaces, with an impressive 20-year tenure specializing in natural & man-made stone and concrete maintenance, protection, and longevity. His expertise has been honed through extensive collaboration with top-tier landscape architects and contractors, making him a well respected figure in the landscaping industry.

 

 

 

 

Speakers Shed: The importance of natural stone and concrete protection in landscaping

Join Matt for a concise presentation on protecting natural stone in landscaping. Learn essential techniques for preserving stone and explore the Rock Cycle to understand how stone forms and evolves. Perfect for industry professionals keen on enhancing stone care practices.

 

Andy is a Director at StoneSet Permeable Paving. Having founded the company 15 years ago with Tori, he is one of the most skilled installers of resin bound paving in Australia, although he is mostly off the tools these days Andy is the expert in everything Resin Bound Stone.

Tori, the Founder & Sales Director at StoneSet Permeable Paving, co-manages the business with her brother, Andy. With two decades of experience in the resin-bound paving sector, she is passionate about engaging in projects from the onset. Tori collaborates with homeowners, architects, and councils to deliver bespoke paving solutions, integrating water-sensitive design elements for a stunning finish.

 

 

Demonstration Arena: Getting started with Resin Bound Paving

Experience the captivating simplicity of installing two of StoneSets resin-based stone applications. The Pour On Gravel Binder demonstration reveals the effortless creation of a fully permeable pebble pathway, eliminating the need for continuous maintenance of loose stones. The DIY Kit showcase presents the resin-bound paving premix option, ideal for crafting durable permeable surfaces and enhancing both old and new concrete with a beautifully decorative touch.

Joshua is Green Life Turf’s lawn legend, a third-generation turf expert, grew up in the family business with a lifelong passion for turf. He handles everything from engaging with customers to ensuring timely deliveries, always working behind the scenes to uphold the high standards and values of Green Life Turf.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe is a second generation turf farmer, now focusing on global plant research and development programs through his current role at Lawn Solutions Australia. Joe and his team manage the largest turf research facility in the world, located in his home town of Berry, NSW. Joe has devoted the last decade of his career to pursuing a personal passion for R&D in the hunt for new and improved turf grass cultivars, which offer environmental and economic benefits to producers and end users. Through his work with LSA, Joe runs a national education seminar series for ALIA members, local government parks teams, commercial and residential landscapers, sports field construction companies, and the golf industry to assist with turf selection, specification and maintenance of open space and turf landscapes.
Jason Hodges has been working with gardens his entire life thanks to his dad ‘Monty’, the bricklayer who inspired him as a kid. He has now been involved in the industry for over 30 years and has spent many of that as the main landscaping presenter on Better Homes & Gardens, where he graced our TV screens for 20 years. Jason still owns and runs his own horticultural business today, growing Buxus Balls at his suitably names ‘Buxus Balls of Berry’ in Berry NSW. Jason has also been a long time brand ambassador and turf industry representative with Lawn Solutions Australia.

Speakers Shed: Turf Talk with the Lawn Legends

Get an inside look at turf farming with our lawn legends! We’ll explore the BTS of turf farm operations, explore different turf types, and discuss how they can elevate your landscape.

 

Ryan is Head of Digital at SunshowerOnline – Australia’s favourite Irrigation & lighting supplier. With 15+ years working in the supply & install of residential irrigation at Sunshower, with a short detour via some of Australia’s biggest eCommerce players, he’s setting a new standard for project supply, to make life easier for Australia’s landscapers & garden professionals.

Speakers Shed: Add Irrigation to Your Landscape Projects & Do It Easy

We’ll show you how Irrigation is the easiest upsell on every project, when it’s done right. From our experience, we’ll walk you through how most landscapers seem to add irrigation to their projects (Hint: it’s not always the most organised). And show you the best way, ensuring you have an easy upsell, stay on-time, under budget, and have happy clients who won’t need to grab a hose again!

 

Ben is the Senior Manager of Customer Success at Vectorworks Australia and a non-practising architect in the state of Victoria. His professional journey began in 1996 working for renowned architect and TV personality Peter Maddison. Ben introduced Vectorworks (formally MiniCAD) to Peter’s office at a time when hand-drawing was still the order of the day. Ben’s career further expanded as he contributed to notable Victorian landmarks such as the Southern Cross Station, collaborating with the acclaimed English architectural firm Grimshaw, and later joining John Wardle Architects as an Associate.

011 Ben began his own architectural practice, choosing Vectorworks for its power and utility. Over the ensuing years and with his keen interest in Vectorworks, Ben developed a close connection with OzCAD, and in 2018 Ben formally became part of the Vectorworks team

With firsthand experience in the architectural field, Ben understands intrinsically the struggles and expectations of the working professional. He is laser-focused on developing content and workflows that are practical, useful and efficient. Ben especially enjoys working with the landscape design community and is very active in this growing segment of the Vectorworks community.

 

Speakers Shed: Shovel Ready CAD

1. Hear first-hand from a LS designer their experience adopting CAD in their day-to-day work.
2. Benefits of using CAD.
3. Reasonable expectations when adopting CAD.

Richard Unsworth is a leading garden designer and writer based in Sydney, and the owner of renowned outdoor design store Garden Life. Having grown up in Yorkshire, England, Richard moved to Sydney in the 1990s in search of love, adventure, and better weather. He furthered his love of gardening with formal study in urban horticulture and started his first business, focusing on inner-city garden design. In 2001, he opened his first store, Garden Life. He has since expanded his design practice to work in larger spaces both in the city and further afield. Richard’s love of travel and adventure has taken him to places far and wide, to find inspiration and source old and new wares for his store. Whether riding a vintage motorbike up the highest passable road on the planet or treasure hunting in the souks of Marrakech, he is equally at home. Passionate about the natural environment, he spends his free time writing, restoring a heritage garden and home called Trincomalee, in Sydney’s Pittwater, and helping people better connect with nature and with each other through a series of bushwalks to raise money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Recently he co-founded with Beck Colechin a new design practice called Studio UC, and will publish his third book The Natural Gardener in October 2024.

Speakers Shed 10:30am – Landscape design trends panel discussion with LDI

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