Lizzy Parkin met horticulturist Tom Deans in Nantwich town centre just as judging began for Nantwich's entry to the annual RHS Britain in Bloom competition. This year, Reaseheath have added to the competition with a Reaseheath100 flowerbed.

Glaswegian Tom Deans joined Reaseheath College in the 1970s as senior lecturer in horticulture. His role was to look after a trailblazing course that combined a slightly advanced level of horticulture with business supervision. This was in partnership with South Cheshire College who supported the delivery of the Supervisor Studies under the National Examination Board (NEBS).

Tom retired from Reaseheath age 60 in 1994 as the Head of Horticulture but continued as a part time horticulture teacher for a further 20 years.

Tom has also been very involved with the RHS as an examiner and assessor, and until Covid was paying regular visits to Reaseheath to assess the standards of the RHS courses offered.

Find out about the Horticulture, Floristry and RHS courses at Reaseheath here or call 01270 625 131