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Nature’s touch About a month ago, Star-Bulletin photographer Craig Kojima was sent to photograph Leland Miyano's garden in Kahaluu. Upon arrival, Kojima was struck by the interesting shapes and different textures in the garden.
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Craig T. Kojima
ckojima@starbulletin.comThis garden was unlike the typical manicured garden where each plant's location was meticulously thought about. Here Miyano let nature be his landscaper and in doing so, everything grew jumbled together.
As the trees filtered the light throughout Miyano's sanctuary, Kojima captured the various lifeforms living together -- from the spikey bromeliad to the smooth, colorful petals of a variety of flowers.
There were also leopard trees from Brazil and Bismarkia palms from Madagascar that provided shade on hot days. Clinging to several branches were orchids, hoya and giant staghorn ferns. Surrounding the stone footpaths were cycads and endemic Hawaiian plants, for which Miyano has a particular fondness.
Unfortunately, Miyano does not open his garden to the public. This one acre is his sanctuary. A secret garden of his own.
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