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.

We have a lot to do today so let crack on!!!!!

Scots Pine dismantle.

Starting his way up the trees.. I’m sure he will attain great heights in his career!

Absolutely fantastic wire mesh sculptures for your garden area. Adds another dimension to your garden.

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!