Kelly Green Garden Queen Game Review
Kelly Green Garden Queen is another take on the classic time and resource management game. However, instead of the familiar farm, cafe or restaurant, Kelly Green Garden Queen takes on a new premise: an organic flower garden nursery.
You take on the role of Kelly, a city girl who suddenly finds herself the new owner and manager of her family business: an organic nursery. Help her adjust to the village life and manage her nursery while keeping her customers happy.
During the course of the game, Kelly will be joined by family members eager to turn the family business into a success. Guide them in performing tasks in the most efficient manner while keeping their customers happy in order to earn the most money every day. Decide when the flower pots should be prepared, the soil potted, the flower seeds planted and the pots watered… and that’s just in the first level! It gets more complex with more tasks to manage as you progress further into the game.
As you complete each level, more types of flower seeds are available to you. In addition, various upgrades that give you options to improve your efficiency, keep your customers happy and earn extra income can be purchased for your nursery. All these additions make your task of efficiently running the farm more challenging.
One aspect of this game that makes it more interesting than its competition is the presence of a new level of strategy in it. When new buildings such as a greenhouse or a lemonade stand become available to you, you get to choose exactly where on the nursery you want them placed. Skillfully placing the various components of the nursery will make Kelly run between tasks more efficiently, allowing her to get more things done.
There is also a variety of customers that Kelly has to cater to. There are those that just phone in their order, and there are those who personally turn up at the nursery and wait there while you grow their flowers. (These must be very patient customers if they are willing to wait at the nursery while you grow their flowers from scratch!) These two types of customers will have a patience meter as well. The lower their patience, the less you will earn from them. Phone customers can be contacted by phone and be reassured that their order is on its way. Customers who visit you can be soothed with a nice cold glass of lemonade!
There is a minigame that activates depending on what the customer orders. Customers usually order flowers by the pot, but some can request for the flowers to be presented properly in a bouquet. When the flowers for these orders are ready, you will then be taken to a flower arrangement table where you get to arrange the purchased flowers for the customer. If you choose the vase and decorations that the customer likes, you will earn more cash for their order.
The game isn’t just about growing and selling flowers though. You will also have to worry about the various materials and utilities needed to run the nursery, such as the water supply, soil and the lemonade supply! You will also have to contend with a cow and all sorts of parasites that are trying to ruin your precious flowers.
Kelly Green Garden Queen is a nice fresh take on the time management game genre, introducing a new setting that’s different from the typical farm or restaurant. Experience the pleasant and comforting role of running a nursery, from the growth and sale of flowers to the maintenance and protection of the nursery. Help Kelly turn her nursery into a success as she progresses through the four seasons and become the best flower gardener!
Rating: 4.0/5.0
You can read more about Kelly Green Garden Queen at http://www.game-tycoon.com/kelly-green.html
18 Responses
trippy - February 23, 2010
that is why you don't! Not only is keeping wild animals illegal, but it is also very cruel and unfair, especially if you don't know how to keep it! Don't keep the snake if you don't know how to feed it and take care of it!
squishyblanket - February 23, 2010
Great music? Or greatest music? I still get this stuck in my head to this day!
★Eric☆ - February 23, 2010
I don't have an actual recipe…but i actually have a batch of them cooking right now lol!
i just snap off the ends, and discard them. then i snap the beans in half or in thirds, ( whatever way you prefer).
then i throw them in the crock pot with some sliced onions, a small clove of sliced garlic, some fried crumbled bacon. i never measure…sorry. i add enough water to cover the beans.
sometimes i also add a small amount of beef and chicken bullion for extra flavor.
i cook them on low for 8-10 hours. they are a BIG hit.
i use something like 1/2 to 1 onion, depending on how many beans i have to fill my pot, i also cook and crumble about 1/2 lb of bacon. i add enough of the bullions to taste (i use both at the same time).
good luck!
Daboredboyzmusic - February 23, 2010
haha i have this on my ipod along wit other songs xD this song is so catchy
Samoriah - February 23, 2010
Well that’s your opinion.
gallaghershores@ymail.com - February 24, 2010
i have no clue wat your talking about
maybe its myspace
it has been having probs lately
Hawelo92 - February 24, 2010
Includes in top 10 N64 games.
tansy c - February 24, 2010
I have used black string netting to run sweet peas and morning glories up on sides of my house. It was very nice because the little tendrils from vines could catch on and cling to netting very easily.
The drawback I found was on windy days when the wind would blow the vines hard enough that they would get sliced right off because of sharpness of netting.
The next year I switched to plastic green netting on sides of house and had no problems and vines ran crazy on it. Just make sure you secure it very tight so it doesn't rip down from strong winds.
Sam M - February 24, 2010
Wet your peat moss before you work it into the soil. Peat moss is very difficult to wet once its incorporated into dry soil. Also, make sure that your manure is well composted. Fresh manure can burn and kill your plants. Cow manure is good. Steer manures have a high salt content. Chicken manure is real good, but it has to be well composted before you apply. It's hard work incorporating peat and manure into a large garden 750 sq ft. Use a rototiller if the soil is not too wet or dry. You can also hand spade. You can have too much of a good thing, but it will be pretty difficult to do that with that size garden. 1.5-3 cubic yards of peat & mulch combined and worked into the top 6" of top soil would do a good job (10 – 22% oragnic material) on that sized garden. You could use more if you work the soil deeper. Good luck and good gardening.
bushwhacker2k - February 24, 2010
Good times, god I miss the N64 sometimes…
arizvega - February 24, 2010
PercipientFish - February 25, 2010
That’s because people still had and understanding of the difference between improvement and change, back then. xD
AcolyteSilene - February 25, 2010
This BGM can cheer anyone up at any time.
gmen16li - February 25, 2010
because the guy who designed msg was a big barney fan and thought it would be cool to do that.
Steph-annie - February 25, 2010
I don't think even my mom blanches any more. They just wash them good and dry awhile, then freeze. Most everything isn't blanched anymore,
zeroxlulu - February 25, 2010
yup
hugsandhissyfits - February 25, 2010
Cavolo nero, also known as Tuscan, Lacinato and Dinosaur Kale, is a tangy, sweet green with long blue-green leaves that's packed with folic acid and vitamin C. Kale's intense flavor comes from its glucosinolates, which are broken down in the body to form substances that are suspected to help slow or stop the development or progression of some cancers.
They are probably referring to just plain old Kale, as opposed to "Dinosaur Kale" or "Black Kale" by calling is cavolo green. You should be able to find kale in any regular supermarket.
arthe d - February 26, 2010
You'll have a lot fewer bugs around your home if you keep them. But if they really bother you that much…get a cat.