John Keeble Pettigrew was born and lived his formative year in the Republic of Ireland. He was educated at St.Columba’s college up in the foothills above Dublin. After finishing school he attended Gurteen Agricultural/Horticultural College in County Tipperary, followed by The Horticultural Institute, Malahide and finally The National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin where he graduated in 1980. He has been designing Gardens for nearly four decades in Asia, Europe and the USA. His landscape architect company, Design In Nature, is based in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, where he lives with his family. John’s landscape designs are inspired by nature and his love of water and other natural elements. He has won a number of international awards. He is available at Design in Nature studio, Rumah John, Banjar Dangin Labak, Singakerta, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Email: the_grew@hotmail.com
© Text Mark Ulyseas
Photographs courtesy John Pettigrew