Built for Gardening Owners

Your Gardening Business Should Work for You.
Not the Other Way Around.

Gardening is a $3.9bn Australian market. No formal license requirement. Low barriers to entry. Competition is intense and commodity-priced. Your margins are 30–45% if you've got systems. Most gardeners don't and are competing on price.

4.9 ★★★★★
4.9 ★★★★★
65%
of your week spent fire-fighting
9pm
when most trade owners stop working
3 in 4
say the business runs them
8%
average profit margin you're killing yourself for
The Reality

Sound Familiar?

You started this for more time, more money, less stress. Here's what you actually got.

You Are the Business

Seasonal and rainfall dependent volatility is brutal. Rain drives demand. Dry kills it. You've got staff on payroll during dry spells with no work. Cash flow is unpredictable.

The Money's There But It's Not Yours

Cheap competitors are everywhere. Anyone with a mower and a truck is a gardener. They charge $40/hour. You need $70 to cover overhead and still profit. Clients always shop the cheapest quote.

The Busy Trap

Chemical handling accreditation is a blind spot. You use herbicides regularly. Most gardeners don't have formal accreditation. You do. But you're not charging for it - so it's just cost.

Staff Headaches Without a Playbook

Staff retention is harder than you think. Gardening is physical and repetitive. Burnout is fast. One experienced person leaves and you've lost customer relationships and quality consistency.

Real Results

Powered Up.
Real Stories.

Sam Stapleton
$260K to $3 Million in 2 years
Bailey McKewon
Doubled revenue year on year
Jay Tough
From busy subbie to big team
The Systems

Built in a Real Business.
Taught to Yours.

Every framework was built inside Response Electricians. Named. Tested. Repeatable.

Pricing for Profit

Gardening pricing anchors to seasonal service packages and chemical certification, not just hourly rates. You're not selling mowing - you're selling garden health certainty and seasonal planning. Systems-based pricing includes your accreditation and seasonal overhead.

Hiring Right

Hire for reliability and system compliance. Gardeners who follow your protocols, maintain equipment to spec, and see seasonal planning as part of the job become force multipliers. Your hiring system targets people who value structure and customer service.

Job Management Loop

Job Management Loop separates seasonal assessment from service delivery from follow-up work. Visibility into seasonal cycles prevents pricing surprise. You quote packages, not jobs. Revenue becomes predictable.

Financial Visibility Loop

Cost tracking by service type reveals true margins. Mowing cost. Maintenance cost. Chemical application cost. Travel cost. Equipment depreciation cost per job. Financial Visibility Loop shows you which services are actually profitable and which absorb overhead without margin.

Compliance as Advantage

Compliance as Advantage means your chemical handling accreditation, safety records, and equipment maintenance documentation become your moat. Competitors cutting corners lose. You have the credentials. You win premium positioning and customer trust.

AI for Trade Operations

AI automates seasonal scheduling. Track customer locations and service types. Generate seasonal calendar. Schedule rounds for efficiency. Reduces scheduling chaos by 50%.

The Pathway

Where Is Your Gardening Business Today?

Phase 1

Foundation

You've been gardening for years. You've got the skill and regular customers. You're thinking about hiring. What you don't know is whether you've got systems documented enough to train someone and maintain quality. Foundation phase teaches cost visibility and process documentation.

Phase 2

Growth

You've got one or two people now. Seasonal demand swings are creating cash flow problems. Customer service is inconsistent. One person's burning out. Growth phase forces you to document your service protocols and build seasonal forecasting before the next hire.

Phase 3

Expansion

You've got gardeners and regular customers. But every seasonal plan, quality check, and new client walkthrough still runs through you. Expansion phase builds an operations layer so the business delivers without you at every hedge.

Phase 4

Scale

Your GM runs operations. Route scheduling, seasonal planning, quality assurance, and client management happen without you. You're choosing between growth, acquisition, or stepping back entirely. The business is the asset now.

The Programs

Six Programs. One Goal.
Owner Freedom.

Not steps on a ladder. Options on a menu. Pick the level that fits your gardening business right now.

Freedom Fighter 1:1
Dedicated 1:1
Your own dedicated lead coach. Fortnightly personalised sessions tailored entirely to your gardening business. Direct access to your coach. Custom solutions for your situation.
Includes Everything in AI Club
AI Workshops Specialty Coaches Weekly Live Sessions 59 Courses TRADIES App
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Most Popular
Tradie Teams
Small Groups of Same Trade
Matched with other gardening business owners. Dedicated lead coach. Fortnightly sessions. Peer accountability. Real-world problem-solving with people who understand your trade.
Includes Everything in AI Club
AI Workshops Specialty Coaches Weekly Live Sessions 59 Courses TRADIES App
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AI Club
Live Workshops
Weekly live AI sessions with Greg Allan. 48 self-serve AI guides across 8 categories. Use AI for quoting, scheduling, and customer comms.
Includes Everything in Foundations
Weekly Live Sessions 27 Lessons 59 Courses TRADIES App
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Business Foundations
Group + Live
Weekly live sessions with Greg Allan. 27 structured lessons across 6 modules. Pricing, hiring, financials, systems - the complete blueprint.
Includes Everything in Learning Hub
59 Courses 567 Lessons TRADIES App
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Learning Hub
Self-Paced
Full access to the TRADIES app. 59 courses, 567 lessons across the entire curriculum. Learn at your own pace, anytime.
  • Complete video library
  • Community access
  • Lifetime updates
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Start A Business
Self-Paced Course
15 video lessons covering business structure, pricing, marketing, financials, and systems. Built for tradies starting their own gardener business.
  • 15 video lessons, 4+ hours
  • One-time payment, lifetime access
  • TRADIES app community access
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Your Team

Coaches Who Have Built
What You're Building

Not consultants. Not motivational speakers. Operators who have scaled trade businesses.

Lead Coaches

Josh Graham
Lead Coach
Josh Graham
Built and scaled two electrical businesses to 100+ staff. Sold to a Fortune 500 company. Fast-growth strategies and exits.
Levi Hamilton
Lead Coach
Levi Hamilton
Grown teams of 40+. Sharp on strategy, sales-driven growth, and building high-performing trade businesses.
Jack May
Lead Coach
Jack May
20+ years in trade business ownership. People management, quoting systems, margin protection, and practical strategy.
Greg Allan
Founder - Foundations & AI Club Host
Greg Allan
Built Response Electricians from scratch to a fully autonomous, GM-led, premium electrical business. Hosts the weekly Foundations and AI Club live sessions. Every system taught at Tradies Success Academy was built inside his business first.

Specialty Coaches

HR & Hiring
Finance & Accounting
Operations
Marketing
Meta Ads
Leadership
Profit & Wealth
People & Culture
Project Management
For Gardening Business Owners

Ready to Power Up Your
Gardening Business?
It Starts Here.

8,000+ trade business owners have powered up with the Academy. Proven systems. Real coaches. Your gardening business is next.

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