From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in The Hanging Gardens?

English Gigamic rules, eight-page booklet, multiplayer setup

Whoever did yard work most recently takes the first-player marker and begins their garden.

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Rule details

This answer covers multiplayer setup. The separate solo supplement uses an Automaton opponent.

If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

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