Elegant dining setup for Raya, featuring vibrant tropical flowers, soothing candles, and a serene garden ambiance. Hari Raya is a time of joy, family gatherings, and vibrant traditions. One way to elevate the festive atmosphere at home is through thoughtful garden design for Hari Raya. A well-planned garden can create a welcoming space for guests, reflect cultural values, and enhance the overall celebration experience. Planning Your Garden Layout for Hari Raya Start by assess

Almost complete now is the myth that there are pristine and untouched parts of nature left to discover. In many places, nature's coarse and often uncouth features have been reshaped. Where she once appeared wild, civilization has draped her with its censorial cloth. What we now call "nature" consists of varying degrees of her former self. From sullied wilderness to semi-tamed areas, we can still glimpse patches of her original beauty. Yet, urbanization has left many places ba

Discover how Terra Garden Design created a Neo Nusantara patio — a traditional Malaysian outdoor space blending heritage charm and tropical serenity.

Malaysian themed garden with our signature Pancuran and Dayang Bunting Water Feature When the Chong’s bought their house, they had envisioned having a garden which was more than a green patch with the usual trimmings of plants and flowers. They wanted their garden to be an extension of their home, and to be able to use it as one would any room in the house. More than that, they wanted the garden to be functional, attractive and, at the same time, a place where they can relax

When we first conceived the Neo Nusantara garden concept almost twenty years ago, the foremost big question was this: what is it about a lawn with some nice shrubs and garden furniture that draws us to them? We were intrigued about the appeal that gardens have over people. In The Secret Garden, the famous novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, she wrote, "if you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden". Like the fairy tale garden found in the novel, It has

An easy way to brighten up your home with indoor plants One of the easiest ways to brighten up your home and decorate gardens or interior spaces is by adding houseplants. They’re also cheap and hardy. They literally breathe life into any room they’re in and if designed properly, can transform an empty space into a majestic realm. Houseplants come in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes and even colours, and it doesn’t take a person much imagination to decorate a given area qui

How to Set The Right Garden Mood | Garden Layout Tips In this blog, we'll explore ways in which you can set the right mood when you’re doing up your garden. For starters, you have to take care of the basic appearance before you can conjure up any mood. You don’t actually need to an established style. Your garden does not have to make a grand statement – as long as it’s comfortable and looks right, it can be truly pleasurable. But making something look right does require an ey

Too often we had encountered customers who were mad over some of their plants, which they claimed had died, seemingly of their own accord. Well, in our experiences, we have yet to encounter a suicidal plant. So, we told them the most common causes of plant collapse were over-watering and under-watering. Yes, but that’s not what they wanted to hear, we discovered. All they wanted to know was how long the plants would last, and how frequently must they replace them. Nature is

Rustic charm of a kampung ONE of the endearing traits of Malaysians surely must be the practise of “balik kampung”. This mass migration from urban centres to the suburbs and rural areas usually precede one of the three major cultural and religious celebrations in the country. Of course, in modern times, one’s kampung isn’t always literally a village anymore. More often than not, balik kampung now means travelling from one urban area to another to be with loved ones to share t

ORNAMENTAL or houseplants remain the cheapest and easiest way to brighten up and decorate interior spaces. They literally breathe life...

ONE of the many perplexing dilemmas faced by owners of new homes is what to do with the garden. It’s funny, in a tragic sort of way, how Malaysians in general are inspired in such creative ways at decorating their homes, but are at a complete loss when it comes to that little patch of earth in front of the house. It’s as if we have become so disengaged from nature that there’s always the awkward silence when asked what we plan to do with the garden. “Cement up the garden-lah

Outdoor Room- Garden Wall In today’s urban living, houses are built very close together for developers to maximize their land, and unless you can afford to own acres of land or live on a hill by yourself, neighbours are not something you can determine or choose. Chances are that your neighbours are more privy to the daily on-goings in your house than you would like. If you are blessed, you’d have good neighbours and don’t mind being friends with them. But even so, it is still

SOME OF US must have still find it hard to believe we’ve arrived at the year 2021. Time sure flies, doesn’t it? What ever happened to the...

We must’ve had our own hair-raising moments in our earlier camping days. And as anyone who’s ever been camping deep in the woods can tell...

There are plenty of books, articles and information about gardens and gardening, all describing the A to Z of everything related. But what is it about a lawn with some nice shrubs and garden furniture that draws us to them? At the beginning of Malaysian garden concept, that was the foremost question in mind that came to us, apart from art direction and target market and what-have-you. We were intrigued about the appeal gardens have over people. In the China of yesteryear, t

When it comes to gardening, the typical Malaysian knows very little. Despite the love we have for gardens, we can still see widespread pollution of our environment. If a person has no respect for nature, what good is it to decorate his garden? In today’s post, let’s go back to the roots and discuss ways you and your family can cultivate appreciation for plants. Firstly, it begins with knowledge. A lot of people experience frustration when their plants die from improper care

Do you want a garden for your home? And why? If so, what do you think a garden consists of? These may seem very straightforward questions...

When it comes to starting an edible garden, one question that we always ask ourselves: where in your house do you start? For most people, the answer is usually at the back of the home, often using old tin cans, paint containers or biscuit containers – whatever we can find lying around. While creating an edible garden isn’t really for aesthetic purposes, it doesn’t have to be hidden from view at the back of the house. Instead, it can and should be up in the front lawn and give

Malaysians are spoiled with holidays, it's totally a norm for us to celebrate with equal zest four or five different cultural festivals a year. That’s the spirit of being who we are and Malaysians have long reflected that in the way they do up their homes to celebrate festive occasions especially the interior, indoors. No effort is spared, nothing is too outrageous for the homeowner who wants to welcome the holidays in style. But, typically, while the inside of the house is a

Water is the very source of life and it appeals to many aspects of the five senses, in particular that of sight and sound. Water is also what many city dwellers have to forgo in the name of urban living. The typical urban dweller can be so disconnected from the element of water that one should not be surprised that many people believe that the rivers running through the Klang Valley to be drains. Introducing water back in or lives is important and where better to welcome back