The Partners

Mike Greaves	Estelle James
Mike is interested in the restoration of historic gardens; he holds a Cert.H.E. in Garden History from Birmingham University, and has published work on the subject¹. He has studied Ecology and has a wide knowledge and love of plants. He holds a Landscape Architecture qualification and is currently studying to become a Chartered Landscape Architect (MLI). He is also a craftsman with carpentry and building skills, having restored several old houses, and an artist who exhibits and sells landscapes and house portraits. He was formerly Assistant Principal at a Birmingham College.	A life-long passion for plants and gardening led Estelle to a change of career and the training course at Pershore College. She has an extensive knowledge and love of plants, especially trees, unusual shrubs and perennials, and has an instinctive flair for combining and using them to good effect. She is also a skilled designer who can transform the most unpromising area into a stylish and attractive garden through a combination of strong ground-plans, sympathetic materials and clever planting.
¹ e.g. Genesis, Geology and Gardens, in "The Picturesque" Vol 37