PROFESSIONAL RESUME

Born July 7 ^th, 1949, Eric Vaudevire, married with three daughters, lives in Domjean, in the Vire river valley, in Normandy.

His passion for gardens and plants dates back to his childhood but his education includes several fields: Law (University of Paris X), Insurance (North-eastern University, Boston, USA) and Garden design (Jardins & Espaces Verts at the CFPPA in Coutances and Brevet de Technicien Supérieur en Aménagements Paysagers at the Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture in Angers)

From 1973 to 1993, he worked in the insurance industry, with managerial positions in several insurance groups (Paris, Brussels, Boston) then as an insurance broker in Normandy.

In 1993 he came back to his childhood passion for gardens, and in 1994 he launched his landscaping outfit "Paysages du Val de Vire"

He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the "Union des Parcs & Jardins de Basse-Normandie" (Parks and Gardens Association of Lower Normandy) since 1997.

Publications: "Le rôle de l'eau dans l'histoire des jardins" (The role of water in Gardens' History) in La Gazette des Jardins, Oct. 1997, p. 14.                                                               "Lexicon of Latin botanical names and of English and French common names of some garden plants", published by Paysages du Val de Vire, 2002.