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Lily Days
A garden that grows because you showed up. One watering a day — eight species, each on its own schedule, and a weekly league.
On a phone, turn it sideways — the garden fills the screen in landscape.
Day one, and day ninety
The same garden. The only thing in between is turning up for a minute a day.
Ninety waterings, one at a time. Nothing here was bought with money — there is nothing to buy.
Three steps, then a minute a day
Plant a seed
Free lilies are forgiving. Ghost orchids are not.
One water a day
Each plant takes one drink and ignores the rest.
Climb the league
Weekly seasons. The board resets — your garden never does.
Pick a plant that suits your day
A lily forgives a late night; a ghost orchid does not. Easiest first — tap any card for its full guide.
Four plants the calendar decides
Blossom in spring, lavender in summer, pumpkins in autumn, snowdrops in winter. They cost nothing — you just have to be there when they come round.
SpringThe trees come into blossom and everything is in a hurry.
Cherry Blossom — One cut, while she is bare. Get it wrong and you have lost the year. Free to sow, spring only.
A week in your garden
Questions, answered
Is Lily Days free to play?
Yes. Lily Days is free, there are no adverts, and nothing in it can be bought with real money. Seeds, fertiliser, tools and ornaments are all paid for with dewdrops you earn by tending your garden.
How long does a turn take?
About a minute. You water the plants that are due, and that is the day done. The game is built around one short visit a day rather than long sessions.
What happens if I miss a day?
The plant wilts and your streak resets, but nothing is lost immediately — one watering brings a wilted plant straight back. A plant only dies once it is four of its own care cycles overdue, and a revival tonic from the shop can rescue even that. Plants that have already bloomed never die.
Can I water a plant twice to make it grow faster?
No. Each plant accepts one watering per day and ignores the rest, so there is no way to rush growth by playing more. The desert cactus goes further and loses health if you water it early.
How does the game handle different time zones?
Your day is your day. Lily Days stores the time zone you signed up in and runs every deadline on your local clock, so a player in Sydney and a player in Chicago each get their own midnight. The server keeps the time, so changing your device clock does nothing.
How does the weekly league work?
You are grouped with gardeners on roughly the same clock as you and ranked by garden score for a seven-day season. Top finishers are promoted, the bottom are relegated, and then the board resets. Your garden never resets — only the ranking does.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Lily Days runs in the browser. It is also a progressive web app, so you can add it to your phone's home screen and it will open like an ordinary app.
How many plants are there?
Eight species, each with a different care contract — different watering cadence, different time windows, different plot types, and some needing fertiliser or pruning as well as water.
A note from Granny Fern
- No adverts. No purchases. No energy timers.
- Miss a day and your plant wilts — it doesn't die on you.
- A turn takes a minute. The garden does the rest.
Your garden is yours. — Granny Fern
Start your garden