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Flower Garden rules.
Find room among the flowers.

Flower Garden deals six open columns and a reserve of sixteen separate cards. Play from either area and build downward by rank. The reserve offers choices whenever a needed card is already visible there.

1 playerSolo patience16 reserve cardsEach one available individuallyNew to the game?
The short version ↓

Your Flower Garden Solitaire practice table

PICK FROM THE RESERVE.

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Play four short lessons, then put the moves together in a full shuffled deal.

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MOVES 0Four foundations
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THE IDEA IN ONE MINUTE

Get started.
Learn the key moves.

Flower Garden deals six open columns and a reserve of sixteen separate cards. Play from either area and build downward by rank. The reserve offers choices whenever a needed card is already visible there.

See the key move ↓
  1. 01

    Deal six columns and a reserve

    Deal six face-up cards into each of six columns. Lay the remaining sixteen cards separately in the reserve. Leave space for four foundations.

  2. 02

    Move a card or descending sequence

    An exposed single can join an end card one rank higher. A sequence can travel together if every card in it is one rank lower than the card above it. Suits can be mixed.

  3. 03

    Bring every card home

    Win when all four foundations are complete. The tableau and reserve are empty at that point. Try undoing a move when a legal join closes off a useful card.

FLOWER GARDEN SOLITAIRE RULES, MADE VISIBLE

The rules.
From first deal to finish.

Flower Garden deals six open columns and a reserve of sixteen separate cards. Play from either area and build downward by rank. The reserve offers choices whenever a needed card is already visible there.

01
DEAL

Deal six columns and a reserve

Deal six face-up cards into each of six columns. Lay the remaining sixteen cards separately in the reserve. Leave space for four foundations.

02
BUILD

Move a card or descending sequence

An exposed single can join an end card one rank higher. A sequence can travel together if every card in it is one rank lower than the card above it. Suits can be mixed.

03
RESERVE

Pick any one reserve card

All sixteen reserve cards are individually available from the start. Send one to a legal column or foundation. When you move a reserve card, the reserve gets smaller.

04
FOUNDATIONS

Start with aces and follow suit

A foundation starts with an ace and builds upwards to its king. Each move home takes one exposed column card or one reserve card. An empty column can accept any legal single or descending sequence.

05
FINISH

Bring every card home

Win when all four foundations are complete. The tableau and reserve are empty at that point. Try undoing a move when a legal join closes off a useful card.

06
PRACTISE

Use gaps to reveal the next card

An open column gives a reserve card or a descending run somewhere to go. Consider which exposed end you want to uncover before using the gap.

Rules reference: BVS Solitaire.

KEEP IT BY THE CARDS

A little reminder.
A clearer game.

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FLOWER GARDEN SOLITAIRETHE TABLE-SIDE GUIDE · CARD GAME RULES

The aim: build all four foundations from ace to king.

DEAL
Deal six face-up cards into each of six columns. Lay the remaining sixteen cards separately in the reserve. Leave space for four foundations.
BUILD
An exposed single can join an end card one rank higher. A sequence can travel together if every card in it is one rank lower than the card above it. Suits can be mixed.
RESERVE
All sixteen reserve cards are individually available from the start. Send one to a legal column or foundation. When you move a reserve card, the reserve gets smaller.
FOUNDATIONS
A foundation starts with an ace and builds upwards to its king. Each move home takes one exposed column card or one reserve card. An empty column can accept any legal single or descending sequence.
FINISH
Win when all four foundations are complete. The tableau and reserve are empty at that point. Try undoing a move when a legal join closes off a useful card.

Play with a standard 52-card deck.

LEARN IT. DEAL IT. ENJOY IT. ♣
GOOD QUESTIONS

A familiar game.
A clear answer.

How many cards are in the reserve?+

Sixteen at the start.

Can I pick any reserve card?+

Yes. Each reserve card is immediately available.

Can I put a card back into the reserve?+

The reserve only supplies cards.

Do runs need to be in suit?+

A movable tableau run descends by one rank at a time, with any suits.

Can I move a run to a foundation?+

Foundations accept singles only.

Can I fill an empty column with a low card?+

Yes. An empty column accepts any single or descending run.

How many cards are in the tableau at the start?+

Thirty-six, in six columns of six.

How does the game end?+

Build all four suits home from ace to king.

One more turn.
One more game.

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