Three of her grandchildren sit on a garden swing like little china dolls. The Tantalus garden at the home of Charles and Allison Holland is at its floral peak for their daughter's wedding tomorrow. The garden spills down the slope of upper Tantalus, and is divided into several areas shaded by huge trees. From everywhere in the lower garden are magnificent views of Honolulu, the harbor and the long sweep of the sea. Many of the trees have orchids growing in their branches.
Blue agapanthus is in full bloom, timed for the wedding.
Charles Holland said. They are usually surprised when I say that we do, with one yardman who comes two days a week. The McGrath garden and the Myers garden are in the Nuuanu area, where the rainfall is heavy. John McGrath and Mary Philpotts McGrath have a one-acre garden featuring an auwai, an ancient Hawaiian waterway for taro cultivation. The front garden is shaded by a huge monkey pod tree and tropical planting and a waterfall cascade through the back of the property.