Zen Garden (Suburbia Defenders)

The Zen Garden is a side area in Plants vs. Zombies: Suburbia Defenders where the player can plant and grow Sprouts collected along their adventure. It serves as a break away from the main action, unlocked along with Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies after completing Peaceless Park.
The Zen Garden starts at 4x4, but can be upgraded to 5x5 and later have a 3x3 Hanging Gardens area unlocked via Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies.
==Sprouts==
Sprouts are a consumable item used to grow Plants in the Zen Garden. Sprouts have a 1% chance to drop from killed Zombies or can be purchased from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies. Sprouts can be planted in the Zen Garden and grow into a random Plant or a Marigold after a few seconds. There are 3 types of Sprouts; Mystery Sprouts, Plant Sprouts, and Shiny Sprouts:
Mystery Sprouts are the basic type of Sprout and are dropped by Zombies or can be purchased for $50. They grow into a random Plant or a Marigold.
Plant Sprouts are a more specific type of Sprout, which can be purchased from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies for $250 each. They always grow into a plant, but have a significantly higher chance for uncommons, with a a 60% chance for an uncommon and an extra 10% chance for rare Plants.
Shiny Sprouts are the final and rarest type of Sprout, only unlockable via Mystery Gift Boxes or special rewards after milestones in Endless Apocalypse. They only give Rare or Epic Plants, with a 60% chance for a Rare and 40% chance for an Epic Plant.
===Marigolds===
Marigolds are the most common Zen Garden Plant, with a 40% chance of growing from a basic Mystery Sprout. Unlike other Plants, they only have 1 growth stage and immediately burst into $75 after reaching adulthood instead of giving coins over time.
Marigolds come in 6 different colors, White, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple, which are chosen randomly when a Marigold is grown. A Marigold has a 50% chance to be white, and a 10% chance for any other color. Marigolds can also grow facing to the left, with a 25% chance.
===Plants===
Along with Marigolds, normal Plants can also be grown from Sprouts in the Zen Garden. Plants come in 3 rarities, based on their cost in the main game - Uncommon, Rare, and Epic. Plants have 3 growth stages before they become an adult, allowing them to produce coins and be sold at Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies for instant profit. Rarer plants sell for more, produce more coins per watering, but also take longer to grow.
Plants can be moved using the Gardening Gloves and must be watered occasionally to keep them happy and let them grow. Plants can also become bug-infested, decreasing their happiness until the bugs are repelled. Happiness is a new Plant mechanic encountered in the Zen Garden, which is explained more later. Like Marigolds, Plants have a 25% chance to grow facing backwards.
==Plant Stats==
Stat: 	Uncommon 	Rare 	Epic
Sun Cost (in-game):	0-200 	225-425 	450+
Coins Produced: 	5 	15 	25
Sale Price: 	100 Coins 	250 Coins	500 Coins
Sprout Time: 	30 seconds	1 minute 	2 minutes
Sproutling Time: 	5 hours 	12 hours 	24 hours
Adolescent Time: 	1 day 	3 days 	5 days
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==Growing Plants:==
For your Plants to grow, they must be watered periodically while at the Garden. Different Plants may also have different growth needs; Plants can need water as little as once a day to four times a day, which is chosen randomly when one is planted.
There are 3 different items used in the Zen Garden to help Plants grow: Fertilizer, Bug Spray, and Chocolate. Fertilizer is used to increase a Plant’s growth stage by 1 after it has grown for long enough, Bug Spray is not necessary but gives a happiness boost to Plants that need it, and Chocolate can be given to Bernie the Bee to increase Plant growth and coin production by 50% for 1 hour.
Fertilizer can be purchased at Crazy Dave’s Twiddydinkies for 50 Coins each, Bug Spray can be purchased for 100 Coins, and Chocolate is rarely dropped by Zombies or found in Gifts.
==Plant Happiness:==
In the Zen Garden, Plants have a new stat to monitor - Happiness. Plants have 3 levels of happiness, based on 3 factors: Hydration, Cleanliness, and its Environment. For each level of happiness, Plants will grow 10% faster and produce 10% more coins, so it's important to always keep your Plants happy.
*Hydration:
Along with requiring water to grow, Plants will also become happy when watered quickly. Watering a Plant during the first quarter of its watering cycle will give it one level of happiness until it needs to be watered again, while missing an entire watering cycle will stop a Plant from growing until it receives water. Plants need water every 6, 12, or 8 hours, which is chosen at random when a Plant is placed
*Cleanliness:
While in the Zen Garden, Plants will occasionally become bug-infested. Bug-infested Plants have their happiness reduced to 0 and stop growing until the bugs are removed. Tapping on an infested Plant will remove the bugs temporarily, restoring it back to normal for a little while and allowing it to grow again. Alternatively, Bug Spray can be used on the Plant to boost its happiness for a little while as well as repelling bugs for much longer.
*Environments:
While a Plant is on an Environment that corresponds to it, it will get one level of happiness. Environments can be purchased from Twiddydinkies for 1500 Coins and moved between Flower Pots or stored in your inventory at any time.
List of Environments:
Environment: 	Plants Boosted:
Pea Patch 	Appease-mint Family Plants
Hot Lava 	Pepper-mint Family Plants
Sappy Place 	Contain-mint Family Plants
Pumpkin Shell 	Reinforce-mint Family Plants
Mushroom Grotto 	Ail-mint Family Plants
Frosty Tundra 	Winter-mint Family Plants
Enchanting Glade	Enchant-mint Family Plants
Solar Winds 	Enlighten-mint Family Plants
Spire Sector 	Spear-Mint Family Plants
Boxing Grounds 	Enforce-Mint Family Plants
Blasting Bay 	Bombard-Mint Family Plants
Static Section 	Fila-Mint Family Plants
Lobber Land 	Arma-Mint Family Plant:s
Peaceful Pond 	Aquatic Plants
Cloudy Hideout 	Flying Plants
===Gallery:===
SD Zen Garden Unupgraded.png|An unupgraded Zen Garden
SD Zen Garden.png|An upgraded Zen Garden
File:Zen Garden Mockup.png|A Zen Garden occupied by several types of Plants
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