Ripping out the old gravel pathway & edging. Supplying & laying new Indian sandstone paving & sorting out the drains which where blocked with roots. Surface water was running under the house into the cellar causing damp & mould. Not only a scheme to visually improve the house, but a practical one that has sorted out a few issues with the property.

So simple yet so effective!

A water feature designed and built by Rylands some 16 years ago is now due for a clean! Leaves, soils washed & blown in, along with fish ( which started as fingerlings and are now 4lb Golden Orfe!) have all left there mark. Smelly mud of a 1′ deep has had to be washed out & the whole pond stripped & re-build internally. The top quality Butyl liner is still good, as it was really well protected underneath and with off cuts placed on top, to stop any of the stream stones from damaging. It has proved the test of time. Good quality materials, well constructed have lasted 16 years & will go on for another 16 years.

We re-used the existing pond water, re-filtering to put back into the pond. The Golden Orfe were carefully removed, reducing any stress & have returned from their holiday in the paddling pool! All is well.

Hedges Direct from Chorley, Lancs. are putting out a new scheme whereby they not only supply hedging, trees, etc. but offer a service of existing hedge removal and supplying and replanting of a new hedge. Ours was a taster contract undertaken in Copmanthorpe York.. It went smoothly and really well. Happy customer, happy Hedges Direct and happy Rylands!

Sown for a customer in the spring, the new wildflower meadow looks fantastic at its the peak of colour, adding a new dimension to a garden area.

Rylands have just finished landscaping and renovating a garden area around a newly built garage in the Heworth area of York. We undertook to re-landscape the front and rear garden areas for a family to enjoy the summer. The existing paving was looking a little bit tired and the newly built garage needed to be married into the existing area, with newly build steps & paving. A new dry stone wall was built and the border areas and trees tidied. A newly planted bed at the front screened off the family seating area, which has been well used on these long hot summer evenings. With a little vision its amazing what can be achieved!

We at Rylands have supported the apprentice schemes at Askham Bryan College for many years. Having all had our training, it’s great to put something back into the system. We support advancement through training, as we have been NPTC assessors & LANTRA instructors for many years.

Dear Rylands,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your time and experience that you have provided whilst E. F. was on work placement at your premises.

At Askham Bryan we believe that work placement plays an integral part in our students progress into the world of working. Placements such as yours are highly valued and if you are willing, we may contact you for future student placements.

If you have any questions or need any further information, please feel free to contact me.

Many Thanks

S H

S H
Work Placement Co-ordinator | Student Services
Askham Bryan College, York | Askham Bryan | York | YO23 3FR
T: +44 (0) 1904 772277 | E: s.h@askham-bryan.ac.uk | www.askham-bryan.ac.uk

Rylands have worked for the Diocese of York for nearly 40 years, undertaking tree works and grounds maintenance.

Recently the Diocese have commissioned Enviroscope, a York based consultancy firm, to undertake tree surveys on all the diocesan properties, resulting in a flood of tree related contracts for Rylands to undertake. Everything from Ivy control, to large tree removals have been undertaken. It will be a few years before we get on top of some of the properties, which have had little tree works done for many years.

This is a currently finished tree and ground mtc contract at Terrington Vicarage. Looks tidier. Even had its own badger sett!.

Looking at the Rylands archives we found a few interesting stories from over the years…

Stu Whicker Foreman putting up bird boxes for Colenso at Clifton Business park, York.

BALI fishing competitions.. We did well over the years!!!

Rylands did a health & safety day event at Bishops Place York with the HSE.

We were involved in a modern version of Macbeth at Harrogate Theatre, 1992.

Always a good image of Rylands removing the old Chestnut tree in the Coppergate centre, York.

We always liked this description of a tree!

So True !!!!!

Sarah Beeny from 2010 , where Rylands did some TV tree removal works at Hull. The show was a channel 4 programe, hosted by Sarah Beeny, were a team of experts travelled around Britain looking for homes that urgently need repair. The Rylands team featured on the 3rd episode where a house in Hull was suffering from troublesome roots, which had caused cracking to the old Victorian house. Rylands were there a few days felling & pruning back the trees, all with Local Authority approval.

Sarah Beeny & the Rylands team in action.

Rylands on Look North. Rylands were clients arborists ( consultants) for McArthurGlen at York designer outlet during its construction by Shepherds during 1997. Previously Naburn Maternity Hospital, where the owner of Rylands was born. Originally built in 1906 as York City asylum and housing POW during WW11. The centre is a focal point for York with 80 million visitors and sales of £2.5 billion. There are some magnificent trees on the site which survived the demolition and construction works, due in the main to strong on site supervision by Rylands, who with their weekly visits oversaw all works in and around the trees.

Dave Gregory Tree Inspector at McArthurGlen on Look North.