Who we are
background
Rick Fullerton, owner of Richard Fullerton Landscapes, has over twenty years of experience in landscape design, construction and maintenance. In 2003, after a period working on Superfund site remediations and hazardous materials emergency response with an environmental services contractor in California, Rick moved home to Newport, Rhode Island and partnered with childhood friend David Lincoln in the newly formed Lincoln Landscaping, LLC. Over fourteen years they built the company from a small gardening and lawn mowing business to a full-service operation providing professional landscape design, construction and high-end landscape maintenance services, as well as specialty services like seasonal flower installations, and gained a reputation for dedication to their clients and excellence in their work.
In 2018 Rick left Lincoln Landscaping and moved to central Maine with his wife and young son. He has done freelance design work while serving in the role of full time Dad until officially beginning Richard Fullerton Landscapes in 2022.
Rick earned a BS in Geology from James Madison University and studied Landscape Design at The Landscape Institute of Harvard University and the Arnold Arboretum.
Process
Every project is a puzzle. Whether we are designing a brand new landscape from the ground up or renovating thirty-year-old gardens that were a true labor of love for an owner who is no longer able to care for them, we ask the same questions. What is the client imagining? Is it specific or open ended? What is the budget? What are their aesthetic tastes and to what degree do we add our own? What are the advantages and limitations offered by the site and how do we make the most of the advantages while working within the limitations? How will the space be used? How will it be cared for? What is possible?
The goal is to solve this puzzle with creativity, integrity and sustainability, and maybe even surprise you with what is possible.
