Discover how a childhood passion for plants led Matthieu Mehuys from a family farm to a thriving landscape design business. In this episode, learn how you too can turn your love for gardening into a profitable venture while making a positive environmental impact! #GardeningBusiness #Entrepreneurship #SustainableLiving #LandscapeDesign #RegenerativeFarming #SmallBusinessTips #BusinessGrowth #GreenBusiness #PassionToProfit #BizHelpForYou #MatthieuMehuys
Key Notes
- Matthieu Mehuys’ Background:
- Award-winning landscape architect and regenerative farming advocate.
- Grew up on a family farm in Belgium, which inspired his passion for plants and sustainable agriculture.
- Early Inspiration:
- Childhood memories of farming with his father sparked his lifelong interest in nature and gardening.
- Transitioned from studying economics to landscape architecture after realizing his deep connection to the environment.
- Regenerative Farming and Landscape Architecture:
- Matthieu believes landscapes can change the world by fostering biodiversity, restoring ecosystems, and addressing climate change.
- Focuses on combining aesthetics with environmental impact in his work.
- Turning Gardening into a Business:
- Emphasizes that gardening can be more than just a hobby—it can become a viable business, even for those with small spaces.
- Created a program called “Garden of Your Dreams” to teach clients how to design and maintain their gardens.
- Automation and the Future of Work:
- Discusses the rise of AI and automation, which will lead to fewer traditional jobs and an increased focus on creative, hands-on work like gardening.
- Entrepreneurship and Passion:
- Entrepreneurs should choose businesses they are passionate about to overcome the inevitable challenges.
- Persistence and genuine love for the work are critical to long-term business success.
- Client Relationships and Business Growth:
- Most of Matthieu’s clients come through referrals, highlighting the importance of personal connections.
- Offers a tip: always deliver more than promised to stand out and create loyal customers.
- Health and Well-being Benefits of Gardening:
- Gardening not only helps the environment but also promotes mental and physical health by reconnecting people to nature.
- Final Advice for Entrepreneurs:
- Start small but think big. Focus on helping people solve problems, and the business will naturally grow.
Links
- https://www.gardenofyourdreams.com/
- Personal Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/matthieumehuys/
- Paulownia Landscape Architects – https://www.instagram.com/paulownia_la/
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/matthieu.mehuys
- Tiktok – https://www.tiktok.com/@valley.of.eden3
- Linkedinn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieu-mehuys-64b0b5111/
Offer
He invites listeners to visit his website Garden of Your Dreams, where they can find a series of videos to help start their gardening journey.
Meet Matthieu
Matthieu Mehuys is an award-winning author and passionate landscape architect whose journey from a family farm in Belgium to regenerative farming practices has led him to believe that landscape architects can indeed change the world. His fascination with plants since childhood drove him to become a landscape architect, a role he sees as instrumental in crafting environments that marry aesthetics with positive environmental impact. Through his work, he aims to empower individuals to transform their gardens and farms into spaces that foster biodiversity, restore ecosystems, and reverse climate change.
