At the front entrance of Ko's house, a happy Buddha presides over a small still pool. Around the front porch periwinkle, lilies, ground juniper and Japanese maple are planted. In the Hnedaks' garden are ferns, crepe myrtle and a hibiscus where a hummingbird has been spotted feeding. I'm not real fond of yardwork. I enjoy gardening as opposed to yardwork.
Gardening is therapeutic.
It's expressive, creative. Yardwork is hard work, it's repetitious. Ko's family is Cantonese, but he was born in Arkansas and raised in Whitehaven. My dad loved to plant vegetables. My dad used to try to get us out in the yard, and we hated it.