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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 or 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 make 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. Phyllis' comments are usually a bit clearer than Pelly's, especially when relating to 'greenery'.

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 on this below). The big, pine-like Cedar trees can't grow in the lower part of town - they are restricted to the top two rows of acres. 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. 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. (See this helpful resource for creating hybrids.)

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 on the beach, though I’m not sure about what happens if you drop them anywhere else around your town. If you have anything lying on the ground, sell it.

Messages

When talking with Pelly/Phyllis about the environment, she will relay "messages" that other villagers have given her. Her response will inform you what level of town you currently have.

  • Very Bad- "This place is the pits! Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong! There's not a single thing I like in this town!"
  • Bad- I'm not sure what good it will do to write this, but... Could you try and be a bit more thoughtful about your town? Because at this rate..."
  • Getting there- "Hmm... it's not a passing grade, but it's not a failing grade either. I'd give it a D plus. Maybe a C minus on a good day."
  • Almost perfect- "This town is fantastic! But even so, it still seems to be missing something"
  • Perfect- "Fantastic! [Town Name] is in great shape right now! Yep, it's pretty sweeeeet!"

After Pelly/Phyllis relays the message, they will tell you something about your town that will help you get to the next level. For example, at the "getting there" phase, Pelly may tell you that some areas don't have enough green, which is your hint to plant more flowers and trees in areas lacking them. Phyllis's messages tend to be a little more straight-forward about what you need to do, since that is more her style.

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