Accreditations & Qualifications
Current
Rick Bryson Tree Surgeon & Horticulturist - sole proprietor - fully insured
Australian Institute of Horticulture - member and Fellow
Horticulture Society of Canberra - member
Belconnen Garden Club - member
Friends of the Australian National Botanic Garden - member
Horticultural
1996 - Cert Horticulture, Canberra Institute of Technology
1996 - Cert Arboriculture, Canberra Institute of Technology
1996 - Australian Institute of Horticulture - became a member
1996 - Started Rick Bryson business as a horticulturist & tree surgeon
2010 - Fellow of the Australian Institute of Horticulture
Offices held
Australian Institute of Horticulture:
National - Public Officer
ACT - Representative to AIH National (twice)
ACT - President (twice)
ACT - Secretary
ACT - Newsletter Editor (twice)
ACT - Events Chairman including organizing, chairing and speaking
Speaking
Australian Institute of Horticulture - ACT:
Plant Selection for Creating a Garden
Soils & Irrigation
Japanese Gardens
Petrol-powered garden tools
Organizer and/or moderator for talks on:
Creating Gardens for Beauty & Biodiversity
Brilliant Garden Designs from Around the World
Smaller Trees for Today's Smaller Urban Spaces
Vegetable & Herb Gardens
Biodynamidcs
Water Harvesting
Salinity in the Murray-Darling Basin
Armillaria in the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Exciting Gardens from China and Japan
Balinese Gardens
Feng Shui
Fuchsias
Water Features: Construction & Maintenance
Professional tours of Parliament House and Government House gardens
Garden clubs - Japanese Gardens