Just a few days works infilling a pond & using existing materials on site to lay down a shed base. Little jobs like these make a garden more in keeping with the customers ideas of use and enjoyment. It doesn’t cost much in the great scheme of things but make a huge difference to how a garden is used and enjoyed.

Mr Stuart Whicker, senior foreman at Ryland Horticulture Ltd. started as a YTS trainee back in 1985. Stuart ( Stu Bob or Bob as he is affectionately known) has been a loyal and important member at Rylands for 40 years.. man & boy! Having worked on many landscape & tree projects over the past 4 decades, Stuarts knowledge of the contracting industry is broad & professional. Having started his career at Askham Bryan College on the City & guilds courses, Stuart progressed through his LANTRA training & NPTC Assessments to become fully qualified in many aspects of arboriculture & landscape construction. He is a very hands on practical person, who achieves high standards of works & has a pride in what he does. Over the years he has become well liked & respected by Rylands customers, producing many high quality schemes for customers to enjoy.

Well done Stuart.. here’s to the next 40 years!!!!!

David Gregory _{(BSc (Hons) Arboriculture, Fellow of The Arboricultural Association, Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor, BALI Approved Contractor (ret.), Member of The Institute of Horticulture, Chartered Horticulturalist, Lantra Instructor ( ret.), NPTC Assessor ( ret.)Trustmark Approved Contractor, LOLER Assessor),} owner & founder of Ryland Horticulture Ltd. has achieved 40 years as an Approved Contractor & Fellow of The Arboricultural Association. Quite an achievement in a long career in the tree industry. Starting as a college student at Askham Bryan College, working for Comtec (UK) Ltd in Kent, hydraseeding in Africa, to setting up Rylands in 1983. After a career climbing trees as a working arborist, age takes its toll.. onto another 15 years as a LANTRA Instructor & NPTC Assessor & then into a consultancy roll. Never a dull moment and always enjoyable & fulfilling.