Quick guide for Garden of Tranquillity

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This quest has an in-depth guide here. It contains a more detailed description of dialogue, cutscenes, and storyline.

Overview

Start point	Speak to Queen Ellamaria in the garden of Varrock palace.
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Intermediate
Official length	Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Garden of Tranquillity Creature of Fenkenstrain Priest in Peril The Restless Ghost 25 Farming
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. A ring of charos Watering can or magic watering can 3 cabbage seeds (6 recommended) 3 onion seeds (6 recommended) 1 marigold seed (2 recommended) 2 buckets of compost or supercompost Rune essence or pure essence 2 plant cures (the Cure Plant spell will not work) Fishing rod or fly fishing rod (an oily fishing rod and the tool belt will not work) A filled plant pot A ghostspeak amulet and 2 ecto-tokens to enter Port Phasmatys if Ghosts Ahoy has not been completed
Recommended	Activated the lodestones in Ardougne, Burthorpe, Canifis, Catherby, Draynor Village, Edgeville and Varrock, eliminating the need for enchanted jewellery. An additional 3 compost for the marigolds, cabbages and onions An ectophial or access to fairy rings, to reach Port Phasmatys. An explorer's ring 3 1 rosemary seed Greenfingers aura Runes for Cure Plant and Remote Farm can come in handy if doing more than one part at once. An amulet of nature and/or some amulets of farming are extremely useful
Enemies to defeat	None

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The ring of charos (a)

Items needed: Ring of charos

• Talk to Queen Ellamaria in the garden of Varrock Palace. ( ✓)…

  ✓	[Accept Quest]

• Talk to her again to receive a trolley that is needed later. ( 1)…

  1	How am I supposed to move statues all the way here?

• Equip the ring of charos and talk to the Wise Old Man in Draynor Village. ( 2•1)…

  2	No
  1	Queen Ellamaria has sent me to seek your guidance.

  • Show them a range of colours so that they can come to a compromise.
  • Take his generous gift even though you have no need for it.
  • It's absolutely, unquestionably the most interesting thing I've ever done!
  • Put on the silly helmet and jump into the cannon.
  • You of course Pkmaster0036, no one could ever challenge your greatness!
  • Ask me nicely and I might consider it.
  • No, especially not that wise old man, who doesn't look at all suspicious.

The white tree

Items needed: Ring of charos (a), secateurs or magic secateurs, a filled plant pot and watering can or magic watering can

• Talk to Dantaera at the Catherby allotment farming patch with the ring equipped. Select all the options beginning with [Charm]. ( 1•2•2•2)…

  1	Do you know how I could grow a White Tree?
  2	[Charm] I think that there is something that you are not telling me.
  2	[Charm] A secret is a dreadful burden to have to keep to yourself.
  2	[Charm] Unless you allow me to do this she will die anyway.

• Interact with the white tree on Ice Mountain west of Edgeville, select secateurs.
• Use the white tree shoot on a plant pot and water it.

Rosebushes from the Edgeville Monastery

Items needed: Ring of charos (a), fishing rod or fly fishing rod and 3 free inventory spaces

• Go to the Edgeville Monastery. Try to take a seed from one of Brother Althric's rose bushes.
• Charm Brother Althric near the Monastery rose bushes. ( 2)…

  2	[Charm] These are the most beautiful rosebushes I've ever seen.

• Unequip the ring of charos and use it on Edgeville's well east of the lodestone.
• Try to take a seed from one of Brother Althric's rose bushes again.
• Talk to Brother Althric.
• Pick 4 pink, white and red rose seeds. (just click each type of bush once, you will pick 4 of them automatically)
• Use your fishing rod on the well and equip the ring of charos.

Orchids from Port Phasmatys

Items needed: Ring of charos (a), 3 (6 recommended) onion seed, supercompost, ghostspeak amulet and 2 ecto-tokens (if Ghosts Ahoy has not been completed)

• Charm Lyra at the allotments near Port Phasmatys (east of the Canifis Lodestone). ( 1•2•2•2•2•2•2•2)…

  1	Do you have any orchid seeds to spare?
  2	[Charm] If you tell me your problems, I may be able to help you.
  2	[Charm] Yes, I was wondering about that.
  2	[Charm] Times must be very hard for you.
  2	[Charm] Whatever you've done, I'm sure you had just cause.
  2	[Charm] And what is the nature of this fee that you pay?
  2	[Charm] If not yours, then whose blood are you offering?
  2	[Charm] How can you deal with so much guilt?

  • That's a deal - I'll grow a patch of onions for you. ( 1)…

    1	That's a deal - I'll grow a patch of onions for you.

• Add supercompost to the large patch and plant your onion seeds (if you don't use supercompost, your onions might die and you'll have to repeat this)
• This will take about 40 minutes, so continue the quest and come back later. Supreme growth potions cannot be used for this.

Snowdrops from Ardougne

Items needed: Ring of charos (a), 3 (6 recommended) cabbage seed, supercompost

• Charm Kragen at the allotments north-east of Ardougne. ( 1•2•2•2•2•2)…

  1	Do you have any snowdrop seeds to spare?
  2	[Charm] You seem to be a little irritable, my friend.
  2	[Charm] I don't like to see a fellow human being so upset.
  2	[Charm] So what ails you, my friend?
  2	[Charm] Well, is there anything I can do for you?
  2	[Charm] So what can I do for you?

  • That's a deal - I'll let you know when your cabbages are ready. ( 1)…

    1	That's a deal - I'll let you know when your cabbages are ready.

• Add supercompost to the large patch and plant your cabbage seeds (if you don't use supercompost, your cabbages might die and you'll have to repeat this)
• This too will take about 40 minutes, so continue the quest and come back later. Supreme growth potions cannot be used for this. Rosemary must be fully grown to protect cabbage.

Delphiniums from Falador

Items needed: Ring of charos (a), 1 Marigold seed, supercompost

• Use cabbage-port on your explorer's ring 3 or teleport to Port Sarim and run north.
• Charm Elstan at the allotments north of Port Sarim and agree to grow some marigolds. ( 1•2•3•2•2)…

  1	Do you have any delphinium seeds to spare?
  2	[Charm] That is why I have come to an expert for advice.
  3	[Charm] Not just AN expert, Elstan - they say you are THE expert.
  2	[Charm] Oh no, I love listening to gardening stories...
  2	[Charm] Millions? Ah, just what I wanted to hear...

  • Okay, I'll grow you some marigolds. ( 1)…

    1	Okay, I'll grow you some marigolds.

• Add supercompost to the small flower patch and plant 1 marigold seed in it. This will take about 20 minutes. Supreme growth potions cannot be used for this.
• Add water till fully grown, pick up the marigold grown and talk again with Elstan. Warning - if you click away from the conversation between handing him the marigolds and receiving the seeds you will have to grow the marigolds again.

Vines from Taverley

Items needed: Ring of charos (a), 2 plant cure, rune essence or pure essence

• Charm Bernald who is south of the Taverley pub. ( 2•1)…

  2	[Charm] But it is the only way that these vines will be cured.
  1	I accept the deal.

• Use a plant cure on his grapevines.
• Talk to Bernald again.
• Run north and talk to Alain at the tree patch. Do not charm him. ( 1•1)…

  1	I need to ask you about strong plant cures.
  1	Are you sure there's nothing you can suggest?

• Use 1 essence on any anvil (you will find anvils walking north), grind the shards, use the rune dust on a plant cure.
• Use the new plant cure on his grapevines.
• Talk to Bernald.

Rock and roll

Items needed: Trolley

• Talk to Ellamaria in the Varrock Gardens to receive a trolley. (if not already done in previous step)
• Teleport to Lumbridge, and at the entrance of the Lumbridge castle courtyard, use the trolley on the southern statue.
• Push the trolley east across the nearby bridge.
• Push it into the Queen's garden and use the place option when statue is close to the plinth (the one against the east wall).
• Teleport to Falador, and use the trolley on the statue of Saradomin south of the Falador lodestone.
• After the cutscene, push it north out the gates and onto the garden plinth using the place option again.
• If you take too long to move the statues to the plinth, they will vanish and return back to their original position.

Finishing the garden

Items needed: 4 White rose seed. 4 Pink rose seed, 4 Red rose seed, 4 Snowdrop seed, 1 White tree sapling, 4 Vine seed, 3 Orchid seed (pink), 3 Orchid seed (yellow), 1 Delphinium seed, 2 compost or supercompost

• You can now return to the patches and collect your seeds from the farmers (if you haven't done it already)
  • Orchid seed (pink) and Orchid seed (yellow) from Lyra east of Canifis
  • Snowdrop seeds from Kragen north-east of Ardougne
  • Delphinium seeds from Elstan north of Port Sarim
• Plant the seeds back at the garden
  • Use your buckets of compost on the nearby plant pots.
  • Plant the rose seed, flower seeds, and white tree sapling in their spots.
  • Plant the vine seeds in the vine patch.
  • Plant the orchids in the plant pots (click Inspect on a plant pot to find out what goes there).
• Wait for everything to grow (it takes around 10 minutes).
• Talk to the Queen.
• Charm King Roald. (be sure to have your Ring of Charos (a) equipped.) ( 1•2•2)…

  1	Ask King Roald to follow you.
  2	[Charm] Of course, your majesty - please forgive me.
  2	[Charm] The Queen asked me to bring you.

• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 2 quest points
• 5,000 experience (During the quest, you will get even more experience from raking, composting, planting and harvesting)
• An activated ring of charos, which is used to charm various NPCs to pay less for certain services, or get choices that are otherwise unavailable.
• 1 apple seed
• 1 acorn
• 5 guam seeds
• 4 doses of supercompost potion, each of which can be used in a compost bin to turn compost into supercompost.
• After the quest you can visit the garden and pick fruit from the White Tree. Each fruit restores about 17% run energy and gives 12 Farming experience when picked.
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys (Ironman accounts will not receive these)

Required for completing

Garden of Tranquillity is directly required for the following quests/miniquests:

• Defender of Varrock
• Full completion of Missing My Mummy
• Swan Song

It is therefore an indirect requirement for the following quests and miniquests:

• 'Phite Club
• Full completion of Azzanadra's Quest
• Full completion of Battle of the Monolith (miniquest)
• Children of Mah
• City of Senntisten
• Crocodile Tears
• Full completion of Curse of the Black Stone
• Desperate Measures
• Full completion of Desperate Times
• Dimension of Disaster
• Dimension of Disaster: Curse of Arrav
• Dimension of Disaster: Defender of Varrock
• Dishonour among Thieves
• Do No Evil
• Extinction
• Eye of Het I (miniquest)
• Eye of Het II (miniquest)
• Fate of the Gods
• Full completion of Heart of Stone
• Full completion of Hero's Welcome
• Kindred Spirits
• Koschei's Troubles
• Love Story
• Mahjarrat Memories
• Full completion of Missing, Presumed Death
• Full completion of Nadir (saga)
• Nomad's Elegy
• Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Finale
• Full completion of Once Upon a Time in Gielinor: Fortunes
• One of a Kind
• Our Man in the North
• Rebuilding Edgeville
• Ritual of the Mahjarrat
• River of Blood
• Sins of the Father
• Sliske's Endgame
• Tales of Nomad
• The Curse of Arrav
• The Light Within
• The Mighty Fall
• The Temple at Senntisten
• Full completion of The World Wakes
• While Guthix Sleeps