Gardening Ideas??

[KittenNoir]

I am looking for ways to add more greenery to my island does anyone have inspiration?

 

[Tobyjgv]

I love utilizing weeds in empty spaces! It makes an area seem more lush- perfect for my forest!!

I also like planting bamboo and cutting it, so it's just the base height/layer, I think it looks very cute.

Also, leaving around random flowers can also help, like picking the blossom from the stem, and dropping those around.

Custom designs can be a great way to add little touches!

Best of luck! <3

 

[Barney]

I love utilizing weeds in empty spaces! It makes an area seem more lush- perfect for my forest!!

I also like planting bamboo and cutting it, so it's just the base height/layer, I think it looks very cute.

Also, leaving around random flowers can also help, like picking the blossom from the stem, and dropping those around.

Custom designs can be a great way to add little touches!

Best of luck! <3

Not tried this. I'll give it a go!

 

[Sharksheep]

Iirc, weeds can affect your island rating along with the dropped flowers if you are looking to get lily of the valley. You can also put down custom designs with little flowers or use the potted plant furniture

 

[Barney]

Iirc, weeds can affect your island rating along with the dropped flowers if you are looking to get lily of the valley. You can also put down custom designs with little flowers or use the potted plant furniture

I don't think they make much difference.

I have TONS of weeds on my island, yet it's 5 stars. I've added more recently and it's not affected it.

As soon as I grow one more tree, though...I drop to 4 stars.

 

[KittenNoir]

Iirc, weeds can affect your island rating along with the dropped flowers if you are looking to get lily of the valley. You can also put down custom designs with little flowers or use the potted plant furniture

Yeah that's true I have a 5 star island so I don't want it to go down in value but I like the potted plant idea thank you

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I love utilizing weeds in empty spaces! It makes an area seem more lush- perfect for my forest!!

I also like planting bamboo and cutting it, so it's just the base height/layer, I think it looks very cute.

Also, leaving around random flowers can also help, like picking the blossom from the stem, and dropping those around.

Custom designs can be a great way to add little touches!

Best of luck! <3

Thank you for the bamboo idea

 

[nageki]

another cute thing you can play around with is stunting trees' growth by burying a piece of fruit directly behind them! it can make an area look cute and natural/foresty without taking up as much space as full-size trees. you can also bury a bunch of saplings all together for cute sprouts that look nice in a farm-style garden

pic from reddit -

 

[dizzy bone]

Ahh I love making little flower gardens for my villagers. I also agree that weeds in the garden makes it feel fuller, especially when inserted between stepping stones around your main flower beds. I've used tall weeds almost everywhere on my island and I've maintained a 5star rating this whole time so I'm not sure at what point it'll drop but I just manage weed spread manually/daily. This is pretty common but I do think flower beds look nicer with some dirt underneath. That or having the grass that the flowers are on surrounded by pathing to make it obvious that it's a flower bed.

Here are some of my villager's gardens:

Cyd's simple 2x2 with some weeds in the path. This area is supposed to look kind of overgrown and trashy.

Freya has a fancier garden because she owns a flower shop. Another thing you could do is use the flower umbrellas rotated towards us so it looks like a giant flower. You could use other flower items as well.

Jambette has two little flowerbeds. One is a 2x2 up front and another is a 1x2 with a bamboo bench behind it with space to put other potted plants.

Scoot and Ursala's flowerbeds. I like to put other plants or stools, etc. on the dirt path itself. Btw with the new update you can put watering cans on top of low stools/tables so you could utilise that as well!

 

[KittenNoir]

Ahh I love making little flower gardens for my villagers. I also agree that weeds in the garden makes it feel fuller, especially when inserted between stepping stones around your main flower beds. I've used tall weeds almost everywhere on my island and I've maintained a 5star rating this whole time so I'm not sure at what point it'll drop but I just manage weed spread manually/daily. This is pretty common but I do think flower beds look nicer with some dirt underneath. That or having the grass that the flowers are on surrounded by pathing to make it obvious that it's a flower bed.

Here are some of my villager's gardens:

Cyd's simple 2x2 with some weeds in the path. This area is supposed to look kind of overgrown and trashy.

Freya has a fancier garden because she owns a flower shop. Another thing you could do is use the flower umbrellas rotated towards us so it looks like a giant flower. You could use other flower items as well.

Jambette has two little flowerbeds. One is a 2x2 up front and another is a 1x2 with a bamboo bench behind it with space to put other potted plants.

Scoot and Ursala's flowerbeds. I like to put other plants or stools, etc. on the dirt path itself. Btw with the new update you can put watering cans on top of low stools/tables so you could utilise that as well!

Thank you very much for your inspiration your island is so lovely and I like how you have added the potted plants to add more detail

 

[Underneath The Stars]

Ahh I love making little flower gardens for my villagers. I also agree that weeds in the garden makes it feel fuller, especially when inserted between stepping stones around your main flower beds. I've used tall weeds almost everywhere on my island and I've maintained a 5star rating this whole time so I'm not sure at what point it'll drop but I just manage weed spread manually/daily. This is pretty common but I do think flower beds look nicer with some dirt underneath. That or having the grass that the flowers are on surrounded by pathing to make it obvious that it's a flower bed.

Here are some of my villager's gardens:

Cyd's simple 2x2 with some weeds in the path. This area is supposed to look kind of overgrown and trashy.

Freya has a fancier garden because she owns a flower shop. Another thing you could do is use the flower umbrellas rotated towards us so it looks like a giant flower. You could use other flower items as well.

Jambette has two little flowerbeds. One is a 2x2 up front and another is a 1x2 with a bamboo bench behind it with space to put other potted plants.

Scoot and Ursala's flowerbeds. I like to put other plants or stools, etc. on the dirt path itself. Btw with the new update you can put watering cans on top of low stools/tables so you could utilise that as well!

the orange hyacinths + purple roses combination is something i haven't seen before and i just have to say CHEF KISS
beautiful. your layouts look like you really put thought into it

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but to answer OP, yes this is what i do as well. buncha flowers looks good under dirt paths making them look like flower beds. it's fun for me to play around and mix & match hybrids with different types to see what looks good. gardening to me is one of the fun parts of playing animal crossing. there are days i just look forward to the next day to see if i'd get a certain hybrid lol

 

[KittenNoir]

I'm loving all the photos of everyone's gardens
Please post more for others to see

 

[Imbri]

I put several leaf piles half-behind trees. It masks the square shape of the piles, but it gives some depth to a small group of trees and fills it in without keeping me from being able to walk through.

I'll have to swap out the green ones, once the weather changes, but these work for spring and summer.

 

[KittenNoir]

I put several leaf piles half-behind trees. It masks the square shape of the piles, but it gives some depth to a small group of trees and fills it in without keeping me from being able to walk through.

I'll have to swap out the green ones, once the weather changes, but these work for spring and summer.

That is a good idea I always hated seeing an empty floor by the trees