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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
Viva Piñata
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.
Stardos would take over Lester’s job, something he was more than capable of. The garden would continue to grow, along with Jardiniero’s family. Leafos would begin documenting everything she found there, creating the first Journal. Storkos would single handedly solve the romancing problem, delivering the piñatas their eggs so they wouldn’t have to make the dangerous journey to Egg Mountain themselves. And little Sidos was a natural at raising piñatas, teaching his Shellybeans tricks and starting a fad for the humble species.
By now, Jardiniero had managed to attract every piñata to his garden, except for one. The legendary Dragonache, so elusive it was thought to be myth. Jardiniero knew it must be real though, and couldn’t feel truly satisfied with his title of “greatest gardener on Piñata Island” unless he was the one to find it.
It was then Lester would reappear, having heard of his former employers plight. It so happened he had a map, that could take them to a small island inhabited by an old man who was said to be the last person to ever see a Dragonache. Jardiniero would happily take him up on the offer, and he and his wife would begin to prepare for the trip.
In his absence, Stardos was put in charge of the garden, with Leafos there to help out. Meanwhile, Storkos was left in charge of the young Sidos. Soon, the parents would depart, and the children would be left all alone.
Lester would soon approach Stardos with an offer of his own. He explained to the boy how he had invented a new type of sweet, one that could attract any piñata to the garden. Intrigued, Stardos would agree to follow Lester to his hideout in the jungle to give them a try.
As soon as Stardos had disappeared from view, Ruffians attacked the garden. They ravaged the garden, smashing everything in sight, ripping up the Journal and stealing away every single piñata, all to be taken to Lester, now called Pester. Leafos would hide inside the family home, while Storkos had become too busy with egg deliveries to stay in the garden. Little Sidos would flee into the swamp with his Shellybeans, where he’d live alone for the next several years. Stardos was never seen again. By the time the Ruffians had left, the garden was nothing but dry, caked earth, unable to grow anything or attract even a Whirlm.
By the time Jardiniero returned, it was too late. Disabled from his own misadventures at sea, and with only Leafos remaining at home, he would be unable to restore the garden to its former glory. It would sit there empty for many years, until finally he would decide to sell the land. The garden would then be purchased by the player, beginning the game.
Pocket Paradise
The garden in Pocket Paradise appears to be on the same plot as the original game. The outer surroundings of the garden roughly line up with that of the Xbox 360 version.
Trouble in Paradise
Due to the removal of the Storybook, and it seeming to be a different plot entirely, not much background is provided on the Trouble in Paradise garden. The Journal states it is a famous plot, possibly due to being directly beneath Piñata Central.
The opening cutscene shows Professor Pester and his Ruffians failing to steal the computer records from Piñata Central, managing to delete them instead. The incident occurs within the garden, sometime before the player's arrival. The player is tasked with restoring the computer records, and appears to be working directly with Piñata Central and Langston. Absolutely no information is provided in-game, however.