Pete Jorgensen

Garden Visions

Get some 21st century garden design inspiration from these unique creations.

A round balcony in white colouring, overlooking an hilly, Arizona desert scene

Arizona Star Explosion. A simple, desert patio with an avant-garde twist. Matching urns with feature cacti keep maintenance to a minimum.

An urban garden with red marble patio and carnivorous plants in gold pots

Garden of Eternal Carnivores. A robust carnival of carnivorous plants, showcased in geometric, gold pots, with a polished, red marble patio.

A beautiful roof top garden with small, well-trimmed lawn, lounger, and Chinese-style pergola

Starspotter's Chinese Charm. Stunning rooftop garden with simple lawn, ornate Chinese pergola, & feature peonies in soft pink.

A large urban garden with white stone paths, rows of topiaried box and yew, lavender, a pyramid shed, and a rattan swing chair.

French Pyramid Parterre. Classic & contemporary. Formal arrangements of yew, & box, scent of lavender. Playful pyramidal shed, & swing chair.

An urban garden on a heavy incline, stone steps, thick tropical foliage, a small waterfall feature, and hibiscus flowers

Costa Rican Ramble. Delight in a stroll up natural stone steps, past the waterfall, & admire the varied, colourful blooms of Hibiscus.

Sky Mirror Canal

Sky Mirror Canal. A celebration of celestial symmetry. Silver planters with Acer palmatum atropurpureum & ivy. Lots of light.

A garden patio in yellow stone surrounded by a low curved wall, tiled with blue and white ceramic, planting beds beyond filled with big foliage plants like fern and banana

Pacific Island Patio. Golden-yellow herringbone paving bordered by a curved low wall, in blue & white ceramic. Foliage from banana & fern.

An urban garden, lined with curved beds planted with marigolds and rhododendron, and large carved trellis arches

Bharat Home Harmony. Enjoy a touch of India with carved wooden trellis arches & curved flower beds planted with marigolds & rhododendron.

A square urban garden, laid with white gravel, large round shallow pond with stepping stones, sparsely planted with cherry trees, bamboo, acer, and pine.

Cherry Stone Zen. A white gravel zen garden, with a shallow moon pool paid with stepping zones. Cherry tree, bamboo, rhododendron, & pine.

A sunny stone circular patio in a small park with short and long grasses, planted with mature, fruiting lemon trees.

Lemon Lounge Drift. A shared space focal point, with a touch of Gaudi in driftwood-style carved chairs. Lemon trees. Short and long grass.

A small garden with random stone flags, tall timber fence, and wooden bench. There is a raised bed planted with alpine plants, including alpine sage. Lupine in the foreground, and climbing hydrangea draped over the fence to the rear.

Cozy Alpine Retreat. A serene space for relaxing with a taste of the wild mountains. Lupine, alpine sage, & hardy climbing hydrangea.

A long garden, paved with grey stone slab, landscaped with large basalt boulders, and planted with a variety of plants including clumping grasses, and echinacea

Airy Coastal Rockery. A sloping garden, landscaped with large grey basalt, planted with yellow echinacea, & clumping grass.

A wild-looing garden with mini lake, small island with an ash tree, and hardy perennial flowering plants

Woodland Wonder Waterway. A mini lake & island, with mature Ash tree. Feature cabin with mooring. Liriope, daisy, & ornamental grasses.

A cottage garden with long undulating gravel path leading to a grey and white timber gazebo. Dense floral planting including gladioli, lily, and carnation

Bourgeois Dacha Delight. A peaceful cottage garden with octagonal timber gazebo, undulating gravel pathway, lilies, gladioli, and carnations.

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Scandinavian Fire Flow. Waterfall with huge boulders. Silver birch, holly, & hawthorn. Lupine, lavender, & yarrow. Large circular stone firepit.

A small, enclosed, city garden. Polished grey granite floor and raised beds. Vertical strips of coleus and mistletoe cactus. A small, round lawn, and a single white pine bonsai in a large, polished granite trough

Magic Minimalist Reflection. Polished grey granite & mirrors enhance light. Coleus, mistletoe cactus, & hosta. Mini lawn. White pine bonsai feature.

A north Mexico desert garden with terracotta path, agave, saguaro cactus, and desert rose.

Sublime Saguaro Siesta. Enjoy sauntering on terracotta tiles through agave, mescal, saguaro, desert rose, palo fierro, & cenizo.

A large sunken garden with stone flags and a large central circular stone patio. Topiaried bay bushes, box hedging, tulips, armeria.

Sunken Anatolian Circle. Meander, muse, and meditate in this symmetrical, stone-flagged garden. Bay, tulip, iris, & armeria.

A thai garden with winding path, a small stone patio, covered by a mahogany pagoda, and lush green foliage from banana, palm, and lemon grass

Thai Pagoda Passion. Random stone pathway & adjunct stone patio covered with a mahogany pagoda. Mature palm, banana, cordyline, & lemon grass.

A large, private, tropical garden. A central feature of a mature weeping fig, with three stone steps leading up to the base. A wide path leads beyond, to a seated area. Lush green foliage and colourful flowers.

Amazing Amazon Arbor. A private tropical paradise. Calibrachoa, philodendron, brunfelsia, bird of paradise, & mature weeping fig.

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Enclosed Ecuadorian Enchantment. Steep sloping garden with feature waterfall. Hibiscus, ipomea, & pennisetum.