"If your Garden is adjacent to a lake(an empty space that is completely surrounded), its points are doubled."
While the example in the rules shows a lake of just one hexagon, apparently, a lake can be comprised of two (or possibly more) adjacent hexagons surrounded by other tiles.
At BGG, the game designer confirms that in a reply to a question about whether lakes could be used to surround temples (they can't).
While the example in the rules shows a lake of just one hexagon, apparently, a lake can be comprised of two (or possibly more) adjacent hexagons surrounded by other tiles.
At BGG, the game designer confirms that in a reply to a question about whether lakes could be used to surround temples (they can't).