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

Too often we had encountered customers who were mad over some of their plants, which they claimed had died, seemingly of their own...

Rustic charm of a kampung ONE of the endearing traits of Malaysians surely must be the practise of “balik kampung”. This mass migration...

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...

Outdoor Room- Garden Wall In today’s urban living, houses are built very close together for developers to maximize their land, and unless...

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...

When it comes to gardening, the typical Malaysian knows very little. Despite the love we have for gardens, we can still see widespread...

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,...

Malaysians are spoiled with holidays, it's totally a norm for us to celebrate with equal zest four or five different cultural festivals 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...

A GARDEN serves to provide beauty and pleasure to the house owner. When your house and those around make up one big concrete jungle,...

There’s no doubt about it. Balcony gardens are “in”. There’s a trend for modern condominium owners whose only claim to an interesting...