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The Garden is the space in which the gameplay of Viva Piñata occurs. The garden is a large square area of flat ground, which the player is able to design however they please. Filling the garden with all sorts of piñatas and everything they could ever need to be happy is the core gameplay of the series.
Description
The garden in all games is located around the center of the island, not far from Piñata Central. It is nearby to the Village, where most of Piñata Island's human residents live. The garden itself is highly customizable, and can look however the player pleases. Regardless, the garden is entirely flat ground, with ponds being the only thing that can change it's elevation. It's borders are marked with a white line. The garden starts small, but grows in size as the player progresses through the game.
In Viva Piñata, the garden is just down the path from the Village, located to the west of the garden. To the north, a large mountain borders the garden (possibly Egg Mountain?), with Storkos' home being visible near the top. In the northwest corner is the home of Leafos and Jardiniero, and the former home of the rest of their family. In the east lies the edge of a desert, and a large gnarled tree where Dastardos lives. South of the garden is a swamp, with Seedos' home in the middle. Piñata Central is visible to the southeast, though partially obscured by jungle.
Pocket Paradise is the same garden as in Viva Piñata, however much less of the details outside the garden are visible, due to the top-down perspective.
Trouble in Paradise takes place in an entirely new garden, referred to as the Central Garden. It is located directly beneath Piñata Central, with the Village now being further up the hill to the northwest. In the North is Pester's Volcano, Professor Pester's villainous lair sporting his gruesome mug for everyone to see. West is the Dessert Desert, while east lies the Piñarctic. South of the garden and directly across from Pester's lair is Piñata Central. At the base of it rests Langston's home, which seems to double as his office for his job at Piñata Central.
Lore
The garden seen in the original Viva Piñata once belonged to the legendary gardener, Jardiniero. He began it a long time ago, before Piñata Central was even built. He was quick to set up, and before long already had an impressive garden that could send quality piñatas out to parties.
After his first child, Stardos, was born, Jardiniero decided he needed someone to help him take care of the garden while he raised his son. This is how he would hire Lester. Lester would work in the garden for some time, though never to Jardiniero's satisfaction. Lester would often try to take shortcuts, such as trying to stuff as many piñata into one crate as he could. This all came to a head one day, when Jardiniero discovered Lester stirring something sticky and sour behind the gooseberry bushes. Realizing it was piñata candy he was messing with, Jardiniero would fire Lester on the spot, horrified by his experiment. Lester would leave the garden, and not be heard from again for many years.