Gardening 101

Gardening 101 was a quiet, thoughtful game from the Flash era. It appeared online around the early 2000s, a time when simple, single-screen games were common. The concept was straightforward, but it had a particular charm that made it memorable for those who found it.

You control a cursor to place plants on a grid. Your main objective is to fill the garden with flowers and shrubs, arranging them to maximize your score. Each plant type has a value, and placing matching plants in rows or columns creates combos. You can rotate a plant before placing it, which adds a small layer of planning. The pace is slow and methodical, without a timer pushing you. It feels like a calm puzzle, a few minutes of arranging shapes and watching a quiet garden grow.