From Concept To Product

Many garden designers claim that they know how to interpret Malaysian Garden. In reality, they only talk about the local plants, the wooden furniture or the pots. But that is not how we interpret Malaysian Garden.

When we talk about the landscape design, we must take certain essential factors into consideration. These include artistic integrity and practical implications. Many claims that they design their own version of Malaysian Garden. The truth is they are using imported materials instead of taking advantage of what is available locally and claim that these products as their own design.

What makes our Malaysian Garden so unique? Our design concept is based primarily on Malaysian culture and craft. It is original and you can't find our design elsewhere. When the team at Terra Garden created the Malaysian garden concept, we did not imitate any current garden concept. Many garden centers or landscape designers have copied our concepts but unfortunately, they cannot interpret the concept. It is not the chengal pond, the decorative terra cotta pot or the pangkin (raised timber deck) that makes it Malaysian. Moreover, it is not the local plants that make it Malaysian.

Traditional artifacts when used together can transform any garden into a showcase of culture and nature. Terra Garden's design team combined their experience and knowledge and conducted research trips all over Malaysia in materializing the concept of Malaysian Garden (Neo Nusantara). We study the local culture and craft of diverse races and then we interpret it. With the interpretation, we work with the local craftsmen to create the products. We at Terra Garden will always use the local sources because we are proud of our rich and distinct culture.

Malaysian garden is just not about the components or the artistic designed furniture. It is way of lifestyle that we promote to make it Malaysian. It harnesses pleasure from Mother Nature.