In this episode I interview Landscape Designer, Gardener and owner of Buxus Balls of Berry, Jason Hodges.
Jason has been a presenter on TV for around 20 years, most recently on Better Homes and Gardens where he worked for 16 years. He's also designed and built 6 Gold medal winning gardens at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show and was also awarded a Silver Gilt at the Chelsea Flower Show.
We discuss these Garden show builds in the episode as well as Jason's time in the industry owning and running his own business while also working on TV and we discuss where his passion for the industry started at the age of 8!
We also discuss his time working in TV and how he got his first gig in TV
The Landscaping Podcast - Ep3 - Clint Bramston
In this episode I interview nursery owner at Bamboo South Coast nursery on the south coast of New South Wales, Clint Bramston.
Clint is a man passionate about plants and people, so it's easy to see why he's been successful in running one of the most amazing nurseries in New South Wales. The nursery stocks more of your unusual landscaping plants, including rare tropical type plants that will grow that fare south, and he's also recently increased the amount of succulents and cacti that he sells, which he touches in on this episode.
The Bamboo South Coast Instagram page is a great source of plant inspiration, and can be found @bamboosouthcoast
The Landscaping Podcast - Ep2 - Grahame Rowe
In this episode I interview landscape designer and researcher on Better Homes and Gardens, Grahame Rowe.
As mentioned in the first episode of The Landscaping Podcast, Grahame was the inspiration behind me wanting to create this podcast, as I knew he was a passionate plant nerd and a great speaker.
Grahame talks about his time doing an apprenticeship and working at Government House in Sydney. He speaks of his time at Better Homes and Gardens and how he, like many other people heavily invested in their work, had to make changes to his work/life balance.
Grahame can be found on Instagram @grahame_rowe
The Landscaping Podcast - Ep 1. Introdcution to the podcast and to host, Joel Barnett of InStyle Gardens
The Landscaping Podcast Ep 1. Introduction to the podcast and to host, Joel Barnett of InStyle Gardens.
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In this, the first episode of The Landscaping Podcast, I give you an insight into what you can expect from The Landscaping Podcast going forward, and also give you a run down of my story to get into the landscaping industry and how I got to where I am today.
I mention who the upcoming guests are for the podcast: Grahame Rowe of Better Homes and Gardens TV, Clint Bramston of Bamboo South Coast nursery, Jason Hodges of Buxus Balls of Berry, Greg Soster of Outside Space and Ben Hayman of The Garden Keeper.
I then go through my story of how I go into landscaping and how I gave myself an advantage over other people who may have applied for any landscaping apprenticeship I applied for. I speak about buying the business I worked for off my boss, a mini career change after running it for three years, and then the restart with a different mindset, which has landed us to where we sit today, working on projects averaging around $100,000.
