demonicbeauty | Serenity Garden

SERENITY GARDEN

Type of Location: Business (with a house above)
Location: Willful Machine
Lamp Location: No
Identifiers: Serenity is identifiable, both by the sheer volume of fruit trees around the orchard borders and by three long, flowing flags in bright colors, dangling from a ring off of the cinnamon tree.
Hours of Operation: 8 am - 8 pm
Employees/Roommates: Ariadne; hiring anyone who wants to work as a gardener or shopkeeper
Means of Contact: The business contact is Ariadne's personal inbox.

Serenity is an flower and herb garden on the very edge of the Willful Machine, set slightly apart from the heaviest concentration of stalls. There are two parts of the garden, the orchard and the shop.

The orchard is ringed by fruit trees, magically transferred over from Deerington. Ariadne has taken great care of these trees, which seem nearly indestructible, for some reason. Each tree is accompanied by a small plaque, listing the tree's name. Yes, Ariadne names the trees. And sometimes talks to them. If she's mad at them, she'll yell at them by name.

Pear Tree ("Sophia")
Nectarine Tree ("Jane")
Plum Tree ("Toby")
Cinnamon Tree ("Araceli")
Orange Tree ("Morgan")
Lemon Tree ("Dagmar")
Cherry Tree ("Sara")
Apricot Tree ("Tyler")
Almond Tree ("Zabrina")
Pomegranate Tree ("Alison")
Avocado Tree ("Kevin")
Non-magic Avocado Tree ("Riot")

Additional plants include:

A rosebush ("Sunny")
Herba viridiae arklayensi ("Renado")

The interior of the garden is a cozy area, divided up by a variety of herb bushes. Tucked under the shade of trees and nestled in between shrubs, there are iron benches, colorful pillows, and little tables, for people who need to sit alone and clear their minds. Anyone who wishes to spend time in the garden is welcome.

The shop is the lower floor of Ariadne's home, which has been converted into a single great room, ringed with countertops. Across them, one can find a variety of dried herbs and fruits, picked from the orchard. In the middle of the room, there are a series of tables, with fresh cut flowers in a variety of mismatched vases. Some of them are real vases, others are just jars or pretty containers Ariadne's encountered. In the far, right-hand corner as you enter, there's a roped-off metal spiral staircase that leads to Ariadne's apartment, above. © tessisamess