
There's a few different ways of doing this, although the easiest is to go is via the Build Mode (Outdoors > Outdoor Activities) - simply pick the ' Starter Flowers/Fruits/Herbs/Vegetables' seed packs ($35 a pop), and place them on a spare space on your lot. Simply plonk them down on your lot, wherever you want to have your garden, making sure to leave a decent border between the pots and other furniture/buildings, as your Sim needs full access to be able to garden in them.

Technically, they're not essential buying for your garden, as you can plant directly onto the grass on your lot too - but these pots give you the ability to grow things indoors too. Pots can only hold one plant, whereas planter boxes have space for either four individual plants, or one tree in the centre.

When you hit level 5, you'll also gain the ability to take cuttings, and graft new species onto existing plants, opening up some much more creative and experimental gardening possibilities in the process.

Mastering the new Flower Arranging skill requires a specific bit of kit.Īs you work your way through the Gardening skill tree, aside from becoming faster and more efficient at weeding/watering/fertilising, you'll also unlock the ability to buy a wider variety of seeds to supplement your new-found garden.
