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Wealth & Progression

Garden of Gold

Dirt under the fingernails, a fortune in the flowerbeds.

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Type
Wealth ยท Self-Sufficiency
Difficulty
Hard
Length
Multi-session
Best for
Gardening devotees

Difficulty (1โ€“5 plumbobs): 1 Casual ยท 2 Moderate ยท 3 Hard ยท 4 Brutal ยท 5 Extreme

๐Ÿ“– The story

Dirt under the fingernails, a fortune in the flowerbeds. Your Sim builds an empire out of petals, produce and patiently-aged nectar โ€” proof that the richest thing on the lot can be the garden itself.

๐Ÿ’ The goal

Reach **ยง100,000** from gardening, floristry and nectar alone.

๐ŸŽ€ Packs required

โœ“ Base game only

Packs recommended

SeasonsCottage Living

๐Ÿก Setup

LotRural lot with garden space
Fundsยง1,500
AgingOn, normal
SimsOne gardener

๐Ÿš€ Getting started

  • Create one green-thumbed Sim (*Freelance Botanist* aspiration). Move to a lot with room to grow:

โŒจ๏ธ Cheats to type

testingcheats truemoney 1500

๐Ÿ“‹ General rules

  • No money cheats after the ยง1,500 start.
  • Earn only with your household.
  • No gifts or transfers.

โœจ Specific rules

  • Income only from produce, flower arrangements and nectar.
  • No careers or unrelated crafts.
  • Improve plant quality over time through care and grafting.

โœ… What you can do

  • Earn from gardening, flower arranging, and (with Horse Ranch) nectar.
  • Sell produce, bouquets and arrangements.
  • Use `bb.moveobjects`.

โ›” What you can't do

  • No income outside gardening, floristry and nectar.
  • No money cheats; no rabbit-hole careers.

๐ŸŽฏ Objectives โ€” complete the checklist

0 of 6 done ยท 0%

๐ŸŽฎ If you don't own the packs

Gardening and flower arranging are base-game; nectar needs Horse Ranch, so base-game players reach the target on produce and arrangements alone.

๐Ÿ’ก Strategy tips

  • *Flower arranging* turns cheap blooms into high-value bouquets โ€” a fast early earner while crops mature.
  • Aged nectar appreciates dramatically; start a cellar early and let bottles sit.
  • Seasons lets you force-bloom and manage temperature, smoothing out winter income gaps.

๐Ÿ’• Milestones โ€” track your progress

0 of 5 done ยท 0%

๐Ÿ”ฅ Want it harder?

  • Reach the target growing only within one greenhouse footprint โ€” no expanding the garden's land area.
  • Nectar-only: every Simoleon must come from the nectar trade.

๐Ÿ† Scoring

+1 per plant species at Excellent quality; a fully Excellent garden is a perfect run.

๐ŸŽญ Variations

Run it as a family flower shop, or pair with a roadside stall roleplay where you "sell" at weekly markets. ---

Original โ€” Plumbob. ยท Last tested: Patch 1.108 โ€” Feb 2026