After 45 years in the plantscaping industry, our founder, Stuart Swaddling, developed PlantRoute as a tool to assist interior plantscaping companies to manage their at-site client interactions. Our goal is to make the recording of service visits and plant and container changes as easy as possible. PlantRoute provides an interface to track and manage site visits allowing owners and managers to spend more time on growing their business. We aim to help you streamline your client management.
Stuart has been involved with the Australian nursery and indoor plantscaping industry for over 45 years. In 1968 he purchased a share of an existing plantscapting company at the age of 19. He opened his own wholesale nursery in 1970 and branched out into his own interior plant hire company in 1971. His business grew to be Australia wide, and in 1996 he franchised the company. In 2017 he sold the majority shareholding and has retired from that company. His focus is now on PlantRoute his new company, formed as a result of his industry experience.
In addition to his own business, Stuart is very active in the State and National Nursery Industry Associations. Since 1985 he has served on the board on and off with terms including President and Vice-President. He has been Chairman of Garden Expos and National Conferences. For 10 years he was Director, Trustee, and Chairman of HortSuper – the horticultural industry superannuation fund. For over 5 years he was a registered political lobbyist for the horticultural industry, spending may days in Capitol. He was a board member and Chairman of Horticulture Australia Council – a government lobbying organisation. He was also an inaugural and founding member of the Australian National Interior Plantscape Association.
He has been awarded for his significant contribution to the nursery and horticulture industry with many awards including: