Flower Cocktail
A family house in the evening light, with a metal fence, lit fence posts and a paved driveway

Flower Cocktail Garden Design

Judit Nóra Bekő garden designer, architect

I design gardens with an architect’s eye. Planting, paving, fence and garden buildings come together in a single design.

  1. Garden
  2. Paving
  3. Fence and gate
  4. Garden building
  5. Irrigation

01About

“To me, a garden is not a separate space but the natural continuation of the building.”

Judit Nóra Bekőarchitect, garden designer

With a landscape architect’s and an architect’s approach, I design outdoor spaces where planting, paving, fences and smaller structures form a unified whole.

My aim is simple: to create well-functioning, lasting surroundings with character, organically connected to the home and the landscape around it.

Judit Nóra Bekő in the garden
Hydrangeas and an insect hotel in the garden, in the afternoon light

I work as an independent designer. The garden, the paving, the fence and the outbuilding are designed on the same desk, each with the others in mind.

A walk in my garden

A strip of lawn between ornamental grasses and flowering perennials leads to the house under the trees, in the afternoon light

If you are curious about my garden, I am happy to show you around. As we walk, I will show you what I planted and how I shaped it, and give you advice for your own garden.

LocationKecskemét-Máriahegy

To arrange a garden visit, call or send an e‑mail.

Garden and building, in a single design

A house with a shade-sail terrace, in front a perennial bed with hydrangeas and a sunlit lawn, flowering shrubs in the foreground
A shaded garden seating corner with a swing seat, a small wooden table and cushioned furniture, flowering hydrangeas and string lights behind

A newly built house is often left with nothing but an empty plot around it. Instead of the garden, the paving, the fence and the garden building each being designed by a different specialist, I design them together, in a single plan, matched to one another.

The line of the path follows the facade, the fence follows the materials of the house, the planting follows how the spaces are used.

Sketch site plan: around the house, garden and planting, paving, a fence with a gate, a garden building and irrigation, all on one plot HOUSE 0102030405 N
SketchThe layers of the outdoors on one plot

  1. Garden and planting

    The spatial structure and planting of the garden: trees, shrubs, perennials and lawn, suited to how the garden is used, to the light and to the surrounding landscape.

  2. Paving

    Paths, terraces, steps and edgings that connect to the house in their materials and levels.

  3. Fence and gate

    The boundary of the plot, the entrance and the views. The fence continues the facade rather than being added as an afterthought.

  4. Garden buildings

    Designs for outbuildings, sheds, pergolas and garden pavilions, including a check of their compliance with building regulations.

  5. Irrigation

    On request, an irrigation system design, matched to the planting and the paving.

Typical starting points

  • A newly built house on an empty plot
  • A renovated home that the garden does not yet match
  • An outdoor space left half-finished
  • A property whose entire surroundings are waiting for a design

Selected works

Completed gardens, garden plans and visualisations. The images can be opened at full size.

Visualisation: a gable-roofed, glass-walled garden pavilion with a plunge pool, a curving gravel path and a perennial bed
Glass-walled garden pavilion with a plunge poolVisualisation
A multi-stemmed tree, shrubs and a small garden playhouse beside garden steps, with string lights above
Steps, trees and a garden playhouseGarden
A paved garden path between the house wall and the metal fence, with verbena, ornamental grasses and rudbeckia
A garden path along the houseGarden · paving · fence
Visualisation: the pergola terrace of a family house with lavender beds, lawn and young trees
Pergola terrace and gardenVisualisation

The terrace, the pergola and the beds continue the lines of the house.

A small garden pond among ornamental grasses and lady’s mantle
A garden pond among ornamental grassesGarden
Plan of the garden of a medical practice: a perennial bed with a bench, hydrangeas, ornamental grasses and a numbered plant list
Garden plan for a medical practiceGarden plan

Every plant gets a number: the plan shows what goes where and how many are needed.

The full collection continues in the gallery

05Contact

Let’s talk about the garden.

An empty plot around a new house or rethinking an existing garden – both are good starting points. Call me or send an e-mail.

Phone
+36 30 289 8314
E-mail
E-mail address

The garden is living space outdoors

Many gardens go unused, yet the land around the house is part of the home: living space outdoors, for resting, playing and being together.

  • Where we feel at ease

    Many people do not use their garden because they do not feel at ease in it. Good design can turn it into a place we are glad to step out into, and glad to stay in.

  • Being outside

    A garden truly becomes ours when we go out, spend time there and give it a little care. You do not have to be a passionate gardener for that.

  • Slowing down

    A garden is not only about plants but about ourselves too: about slowing down and the present, about the minutes when we are not hurrying anywhere.

  • In every season

    In winter we build snowmen and feed the birds; in summer we barbecue, invite friends and swim. The garden lives with us all year round.

If you are thinking about your own garden, let’s talk.