{"id":59737,"date":"2017-01-30T09:41:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T09:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=59737"},"modified":"2017-01-30T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T17:40:43","slug":"rick-chartered-landscape-architect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/rick-chartered-landscape-architect\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaseheath graduate Rick grows his career as Chartered Landscape Architect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-61838 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-61838\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Horticulture-Rick-Tomlinson-Front-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='Horticulture Rick Tomlinson Front' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Previously a self-employed gardener Rick joined Reaseheath to develop his business and future prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Rick completed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/higher-education\/courses\/horticulture\/\">BSc (Hons) Landscape Design and Management<\/a> in 2014, achieving First Class Honours, after \u2018topping up\u2019 his Foundation Degree in Garden and Landscape Design that he\u2019d previously studied at Reaseheath.<\/p>\n<p>Since graduating Rick\u2019s completed a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from the Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and is currently working as a Landscape Manager for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tep.uk.com\/\">The Environment Partnership (TEP)<\/a> a multidisciplinary environmental practice based in Warrington. His role at TEP sees Rick managing a number of large landscape maintenance contracts throughout the North West, overseeing habitat creation and improvement, and long term Landscape Management Plans. Rick also works closely with TEP\u2019s ecologists to design and oversee the implementation of landscape mitigation schemes to discharge planning conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Now on the \u00a0the pathway to Chartership with the Landscape Institute, he&#8217;s hoping to be accredited as a Chartered Landscape Architect this year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-2' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-850714b432a31055e34a1d50ec8f456b__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-61838 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-61838\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Horticulture-Rick-Tomlinson-Front-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='Horticulture Rick Tomlinson Front' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Rick\u2019s design skills were put under particular scrutiny while he was a student at Reaseheath as his abstract design for a galaxy garden was selected for the college\u2019s show garden at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2013. Rick and the student design team went on to win a silver medal for the garden, sponsored by St Luke\u2019s Cheshire Hospice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandfather was a gardener by trade, so it must be in my genes,\u201d says Rick, 30. \u201cI learned a lot about maintenance and landscaping working with him, and from a landscape contractor I used to work with. But there is no substitute to coming to Reaseheath and learning how to do it properly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe business modules were really good, such as accounting and marketing and learning CAD (computer aided design) was really useful. Studying at Reaseheath gave me a well-rounded knowledge of the landscape industry and assisted me both in completing further study and in my current role.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previously a self-employed gardener Rick joined Reaseheath to develop his business and future prospects. 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