The Landscaping Podcast Joel Barnett

In this episode I speak with Patrick Handley from Waterscapes Australia. Patrick also started Aquascapes Australia, where he began importing the Aquascape Inc products from the US to use on his projects and sell to others, after he first used them while working in Canada.Patrick is the first person to win the Aquascape Artist of the Year outside of North America and also travelled over to the US to help build a pond for Shaq! Unfortunately there were so many other fascinating subjects to talk...

In this episode I speak with Ross Uebergang from Ross Uebergang Landscape.Ross is a designer and educator and is a joy to chat to! His episode is the perfect blend of education and entertainment I'm always looking for, and there are a couple of moments where he clicks into teacher mode, in between telling some amazing stories of his time travelling the world.Ross has a great message in the last 5 minutes, so if you don't listen to the whole episode, I encourage you to at the very least listen...

In this episode I speak with Ben French from Yards Landscapes, a landscape design, construction and maintenance business based in Brisbane.Ben started early in the industry, working at a landscape supply yard while still at school, and then trialled different roles within landscaping to work out which ones he liked best.Yards was originally solely design and construction, but maintenance gradually took over and is now the majority of the business.Ben and a few of his team were in Melbourne re...

In this episode I speak with fellow podcast Garry Ashton from Aussie Lawnstars.Aside from his podcast which has been running for about 2.5 years, Garry also has a lawn and maintenance business based in Newcastle.In the episode we discuss both business advice as well as some life advice along the way, talking about how Garry learnt the hard way as to what he should be charging for an employee. And we talk about how the way you look at life, is often how you experience it.You can follow Garry o...

In this episode I speak with Daniel Fuller from the Plants Grow Here Podcast.Daniel is more than 200 episodes into his podcast and it is a wealth of knowledge for the horticulture world.He has some extremely interesting and knowledgeable guests on, and is also very knowledgeable himself, so it makes for some fascinating conversations, from which I've learnt a lot!Daniel talks about how great it can be when the different arms of the green industry can share their knowledge and experiences, and...

In this episode I speak with Dougie Elliot from Rock Solid Stone and Landscaping and also Rock Solid Health. Rock Solid Stone and Landscaping is his stonemasonry and landscaping business, while Rock Solid Health is where he's a holistic health coach.Dougie started out in Castlemaine working for the local council in the botanic gardens, among other areas before working for his dad for 4 years learning stonemasonry, and then moving to Geelong with his wife to start working for himself during Co...