What we all see is reflected light so "a swirl of different colors" probably refers to the colors that originate from objects other than the garden ***** (the light is merely reflected by the garden *****) . In conclusion, you have clear (transparent/translucent) garden ***** which do not reflect light while the opaque ones do.
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