The variety of plants alone overwhelm anything on the Cook Islands. Yes, it's very lush. But so is the Pacific Northwest.
Most yards in our neighborhood are not just grass. The arrangement of foliage and rocks display care and attention, often imagination. Our climate supports a wide range of botanical choices. There is always something to see, often something you've passed many times and never noticed. But one day the sun spotlights it, and you laugh at what someone has done, alone in their garden.
