Environment

== The Environment == ==

First of all, you should know how to find out how well your town is doing. This is done easily enough by running over to your Town Hall, and talking to Pelly/Phyllis, and asking about "The Environment." They will then relay a comment from some villager to you, and explain why they might've said that. They're very vague comments, so don't expect to be spoon-fed here. However, this will be your number 1 way of finding out whether or not your town is doing well.

-==- Trees -==-

Hopefully you know how trees work already. If you don't, it's simple. A tree can't grow properly unless there is digable dirt all around it. (More of this below) The big, pine-like trees can't grow in the lower part of town [Below first cliffs]. Coconut/Palm trees can only grow along the beach. If your trees are dying, this might be why.

When you talk to Pelly/Phyllis about the environment, and they specifically

mention trees, then you probably don't have enough or aren't spacing them out

correctly. (Explained above) You'll be better off going for the maximum amount

of trees (400) and working from there.

-==- Flowers -==-

Plant them, lots of them. You simply cannot have too many flowers. You are seriously going to want a lot, so start collecting. I suggest putting 1 flower in each acre. Then, adding 1 flower to each acre as you go. In other words, even it out. Don't have 50 flowers in one acre, and 2 in all the others. That

won't get you anywhere.

Anyway, if Pelly/Phyllis tells you that you need 'more green', your problem is lack of flowers. You can plant any type or colour of flower wherever you want. Just keep the town evenly distributed. You will have to water these guys as soon as you see them wilting. Lucky for you, you DON’T have to water them

if they are healthy or if it's raining.

One tip, stick flowers of the same species together; keep tulips with

tulips, roses with roses, etc. You might luck out and get a hybrid color.

-==- Weeds -==-

About 3 – 4 weeds show up per day. There is no positive to having weeds whether you want a perfect town or not, so you've probably already been plucking them. However, if you're going for a perfect town, you're going to have to make sure you don't have a single one of these things lying around. Make sure you pick about 3 daily, or you'll have a problem. Clovers count as weeds and must also be removed.

-==- Junk -==-

Anything that's not a fruit or flower should NOT be on your ground. Furniture, accessories, and garbage from the sea all fall into this category. Seashells are fine where they are, though I’m not sure about what happens if you drop them anywhere else around your town. [but there really is no reason why you'd do this]. If you have anything lying on the ground, sell it or toss it in the garbage bin in your town hall.