{"id":64099,"date":"2017-03-30T12:02:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=64099"},"modified":"2017-03-30T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:08:47","slug":"reaseheath-horticulturists-prove-top-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/reaseheath-horticulturists-prove-top-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaseheath horticulturists prove they are top of their tree"},"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' 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MacKey<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-64194 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-64194\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Sue-Nicholas-Nathan-Foulds-QM-Robert-MacKey-crop-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='Sue Nicholas Nathan Foulds QM Robert MacKey crop' 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\" ><div id=\"attachment_64173\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64173\" class=\"wp-image-64173 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1945-e1490804973419-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-64173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nathan Foulds at work in our industry standard glasshouses<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reaseheath students have proved they are top of their tree by taking top places in the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.horticulture.org.uk\/\">Chartered Institute of Horticulture\u2019s<\/a> \u2018Young Horticulturalist of the Year\u2019 competition.<\/p>\n<p>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/adult-learners\/courses-available\/rhs-courses\/\">RHS student<\/a> Nathan Foulds won the North West and North Wales regional final, followed by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/horticulture\/level-3-diplomas-horticulture\/\">Level 3 Diploma in Horticulture<\/a> student\u00a0 Yvette Bell, who works for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cholmondeleycastle.com\/\">Cholmondeley Castle Gardens<\/a>, in third place and by Ben Roberts, also an RHS student, in fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>The demanding competition, held at Derby College, tested the breadth of the contestants\u2019 knowledge over ten hard fought rounds with the quickest off the buzzer gaining valuable points.\u00a0 The competition was intense through to the final round, with a number of contestants in contention for the first prize.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan, who won \u00a3150 and a spade and fork provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bulldogtools.co.uk\/\">Bulldog Tools<\/a>, has now qualified for the national final and a chance of winning a \u00a32,500 travel bursary which is sponsored by the Shropshire Horticulture Society through The Percy Thrower Trust. He will join seven other finalists at the University Centre, Shrewsbury, on Saturday May 6.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan, a 28 year-old father of four has just launched a garden landscaping and maintenance business, \u2018Franklee Gardens\u2019, in his home town of Macclesfield.<\/p>\n<p>He gained his RHS Level 2 Certificate (theory) with us last year and is now studying for his Level 2 Certificate (practical). The two qualifications combine into the well respected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/adult-learners\/courses-available\/rhs-courses\/#tab-id-3\">RHS Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan plans to continue building up his professional qualifications by progressing onto our RHS Level 3 course next Autumn and has been awarded funding through the <a href=\"http:\/\/pgtrust.org\/\">Professional Gardeners Trust<\/a>. He formerly worked in retail but has changed career to follow his passion for plants.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting to being nervous in what was his first horticultural competition, Nathan said: \u201cI was very surprised to win, but really delighted. The knowledge and skills I\u2019ve learned during my studies at Reaseheath really helped me and it was nice to have the support of my tutor and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reaseheath strongly supports the Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition, which is open to horticulturists aged between 16 and 30, and we have had national finalists in previous years.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Nicholas, Young Horticulturist of the Year Action Group Chair and Regional Organiser said: \u201cOver 2,500 young people are eligible for this competition. Those who qualified for the regional final have done really well and of course Nathan should be congratulated for his success in getting through to the national final. 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