Most designers hand over drawings. Most contractors maintain without vision. MJWGardenDesigns does both. Design-led thinking combined with deep long-term plant knowledge, working exclusively with luxury estates and high-end private gardens.
The garden looks completely different and like a dream come true. I've really appreciated his eye for detail, creativity and execution.
Katie Miller · Garden Design
The results were beyond our expectations. From the first meeting Michael came in with a fresh pair of eyes and delivered from start to end.
Ben Nunn · Private Client
Highly recommend Michael for any garden maintenance and design needs. Very professional, friendly, responsive and well informed.
Sheila Scuse · Maintenance & Design
MJWGardenDesigns works exclusively with luxury estates and high-end private gardens. Not as a contractor who turns up and leaves. As the person who understands your land, learns its history, and is still there in ten years making it better. Design-led from the start. Rooted in long-term plant knowledge. Built around your property, not a standard package.
18
Years experience
RHS
Level 3 qualified
GII*
Listed estate work
Est.
Cambridgeshire
Every property is different. Every client gets a different approach. I work with a small number of clients at any one time to make sure each garden gets the attention it deserves.
Ongoing care of your land, seasonal programmes, contractor management, and the long-range horticultural vision that keeps a great garden evolving year on year.
Considered design rooted in plantmanship and a deep understanding of how gardens mature. From concept to construction drawings, with the eye of someone who will also tend what they create.
A fresh perspective on an established garden. Assessment, advice, and a clear strategy. Whether you're inheriting a complex estate or unlocking the potential of a significant property.
Every estate is different. Every garden tells its own story.
Hildersham
"A garden is only as good as its understanding. I bring the perspective of someone who has planted, pruned, and planned within the same spaces. That continuity changes everything."
Michael has spent his career at the intersection of horticultural craft and creative design. Trained to RHS Level 3, he spent formative years as Head Gardener at the University of Cambridge. A role that sharpened both his technical rigour and his ability to manage complex, high-profile grounds.
Today Michael holds a retained position on a Grade II* listed Regency estate in Cambridgeshire, where he oversees the management and development of historically significant gardens. His private client work runs alongside. Small in number, long in commitment.
"What I love most about working in a private estate garden is that it's a return to an analogue way of life. You're surrounded by plants, history, and you're physical in the space. It takes me back to being a kid in the nineties. In a world that's increasingly digital, these gardens are a chance to unplug, step outside, and reconnect with something real."Michael Westmore · MJWGardenDesigns
Seasonal writing on what is being done in the gardens under care, when, and why.
MJWGardenDesigns works with a small number of clients at any one time. If you have a luxury estate or high-end private garden that deserves a different level of attention, get in touch and let's find out if we're the right fit for each other.
