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Fern & Stone

Landscape design & build · Kuala Lumpur

Gardens you’ll actually live in.

We design and build tropical gardens, courtyards and koi ponds that fit the way you live, with planting that thrives in our heat and rain.

We are a small studio of designers and makers. We believe a garden should be used, not just looked at, and that the best ones are planted for birds and butterflies as much as for people.

gardens designed and built
120+
years designing for the tropics
12
native or pollinator-friendly plants
80%

Selected gardens

Recent work

All 6 gardens

What we do

From first sketch to first bloom

  • Designer sketching a garden plan at a table outdoors

    Garden design

    A considered design for your whole garden, from first ideas and measured survey to detailed plans, planting schemes and visuals.

  • Landscaper laying natural stone paving

    Landscape build

    Our own team builds what we design, including decks, paths, retaining walls, pergolas, koi ponds and lighting, built for tropical weather.

  • Lush tropical border of palms, ferns and gingers

    Planting design

    Layered tropical planting that suits your sun and shade, attracts birds and butterflies, and stays lush all year.

  • Gardener pruning tropical shrubs

    Garden care

    Monthly visits from the people who planted your garden, so it matures the way it was designed to.

Before & after

From bare ground to garden

Drag across the photo to compare. See the full project

Finished tropical courtyard with deck and planting
Bare cemented backyard with a clothes line and no plants

Our approach

Slow design, careful build

Gardens are long-term. We take the time to get the design right, then build it properly and stay around while it grows.

  1. i.

    Listen

    A walk around your garden and a long conversation about how you want to use it.

  2. ii.

    Design

    Survey, concept and detailed plans, shaped together over two or three meetings.

  3. iii.

    Build

    Our own team builds it, with a site manager you will get to know well.

  4. iv.

    Grow

    Seasonal care visits while the planting settles in and the garden matures.

“They turned an empty, too-hot-to-use roof into a garden. We have friends over every weekend now.”
Jordan K. · A rooftop garden in Mont Kiara

Let’s talk about your garden.

Tell us about your space and how you would like to use it. The first consultation is free, and there is no obligation.