Jo-Anne Hilliar

Landscape Design Consultants International is owned and managed by Jo-Anne Hilliar, a professionally trained Landscape Designer who qualified with a Garden and Landscape Design Diploma through the University of Natal in 1990. In 2005 the company shifted its operational focus to offer landscape design consulting expertise in managing, overseeing and auditing expansive commercial, industrial and environmental sites in South Africa and internationally. Jo-Anne established the Landscape Design School in 2001. Read more...

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Demonstration of work expectations in landscaping (on the job)

How do we demonstrate work expectations in landscaping?  We have learnt from Blog 27 (Developing good communication – listening and contribution skills) to ensure that our expertise must work in the land situation.  Do we know how to execute good working and relationship skills with the operators that work for us?  Good communication is so […]

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Developing Good Communication – Listening & Contributing

Developing good communication – listening and contribution skills (demonstration on the job)

Good Communication How important it is to have good communication with regards to our landscapes and gardens.  Unfortunately, plants, spatial elements design of the garden, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, features focal points do not talk to us.  Plant material is alive, and, in all circumstances, we need to carefully monitor our landscape during its lifespan for

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Running your business in present day economic times

Interrupting our general blogs on the landscaping industry we thought that at this COVID times with business decreasing that we would comment on the activities from a business perspective that we need to be aware of. Some of the most important activities and go to strategies as follows: 1.      The Government will probably be introducing

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What is landscape design in the context of creating commercial sites?

Landscape design for commercial sites needs to be practical from an aesthetic perspective, pleasing to the eye and the wow factor needs to be well recognised before the commercial aspects of the site become evident.  These are just some of the items that need to be considered as follows: 1. Simplicity Number of species used.

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The Green Industry Nationally and Internationally going forward

Some of the situations to consider as follows as we continue to provide a service in our profession: 1. Deteriorating Governmental and Economic issues we need to consider as follows: 1.1 Where are we with the economies of the world and the consideration for our pricing methodology in securing and continuing with established and new

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Covid Protocols – Landscaping Industry

The Landscape Construction industry internationally and in South Africa is back at work but strictly under the governmental protocols set up internationally in every country around the world.  Although our industry, fortunately, is conducted generally externally, we are still subject to strict health protocols to ensure a safer workplace not only for our workers but

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