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Chapter 6 of 7

It Takes Two: Garden walkthrough

The overgrown garden: Cody turns into a plant with vines, May gets a sickle and a water hose.

  • About 71–73 min in the videos
  • 5 parts · 15 steps
  • 2 bosses
  • 3 minigames

Compiled from 2 playthrough videos and 3 guides · checked Oct 18, 2026

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What each player can do here

P1 · Cody
  • Vine: Cody grabs and holds enemies, and pulls flaps and levers.
  • Shield: Cody blocks to protect May from enemies with shields.
P2 · May
  • Sickle: May's attack, used on whatever Cody is holding.
  • Water hose: aim with LT/L2 and spray with RT/R2 to wash away the purple sludge and water plants.

If your skill levels differ: You keep the same character for the whole game, so pick once: IGN's guide gives May most of the precise aiming, platforming and fighting from The Tree on, so the more experienced player usually takes May. How to split the roles

Green Fingers

Part 1 of 5. Clean up the greenhouse and deal with the creature underneath.

  1. BothMay hoses the purple sludge away and Cody follows, dealing with the small enemies.
  2. BothAgainst enemies with shields, Cody blocks for May while she attacks with the sickle.
  3. BothWhen the Burrower surfaces, Cody grabs it with the vine and May slashes it.

Where people tend to fall

  • The sludge spreads back quickly; clear the shield enemies first, then wash it away.

Weed Whacking

Part 2 of 5. Clear the next patch of garden and ride the spiders.

  1. BothClear the shield enemies and the purple goo as before.
  2. BothRide the two spiders through the next stretch.

Trespassing

Part 3 of 5. Sneak past the sleeping moles, then run from them.

  1. BothGive the blue plant only a little water; too much makes noise and fills the sound meter that wakes the moles.
  2. BothThe plant then drops a grappling point: May swings across the moles to Cody's patch of grass.
  3. BothCody pulls the front flap of the big plant with the vine and May attacks until it bursts, which starts the chase.
  4. BothRun toward the camera and dodge left and right past the obstacles.

Where people tend to fall

  • Dry red leaves and the grass are noisy; walk around them while the moles sleep.

Frog Pond

Part 4 of 5. Ride frogs across the pond and get back into the greenhouse.

  1. BothOn the frogs, A or X jumps high and holding X or Square runs; hop across the lily pads and hoops.
  2. BothIn the pink pond, a fish fountain soaks one stone lily pad: one of you jumps onto it, then the other onto the next one it reveals.
  3. BothAt the end, May waters the soil pot and Cody ground-pounds it into a mushroom for May to bounce from; then May waters the blue plants so Cody can climb their leaves, and you open the greenhouse window together.

Where people tend to fall

  • The round platforms sink when you land on them; keep jumping.

Affliction

Part 5 of 5. Clear the poisoned pools and reach the giant plant.

  1. BothMay waters each pink pool, which turns out to be soil; Cody ground-pounds it to grow flowers. Each pool calls a wave of enemies.
  2. BothAfter each wave, destroy the small plant bulb with the yellow blobs.
  3. BothAt the giant plant, Cody pulls its front flap open and May attacks what is inside; the boss fight starts.

Boss

JoyThe chapter boss

  1. Phase 1: Cody fights as a tomato: dash into the small copies while May slashes them, and May hoses away the pink poison. Then May waters the soil at the base so Cody can ground-pound his way in and pull the hand down for May to hit.
  2. Phase 2: Second form: Cody brings a leaf down for May to ride up to the bulb. When the pot lids rise, jump to one without a shadow.
  3. Phase 3: Final form: repeat the cycle until Cody can bring the head down for May to finish.
  • The guides disagree on the second form (IGN and the video say potato, Gamepur says lemon); the moves are the same.

BurrowerA mid-chapter fight

  1. The fight: Cody holds it with the vine, May slashes it.

Minigames in Garden

Optional head-to-head games for the two of you; each counts toward the minigame achievement.

  • Larva Basket

    Where: Weed Whacking, at a tambourine.

    A 60-second scoring game.

  • Garden Swings

    Where: Weed Whacking.

    A swing contest.

  • Snail Race

    Where: Past the Frog Pond, behind the big wooden box: climb the stone steps to the two snails.

    Steer with the left stick and hold X or Square to squeeze ahead; first over the line wins.

Achievements and extras

  • Bug-Sized Relaxation: the little bug spa after the Burrower.
Sources (5)

Steps compiled from 2 full playthrough videos and 3 text guides, checked Oct 18, 2026, and written in our own words. We did not play the game for this guide.