NEW COZY GAME | Gardening with a ghost! (Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator Playthrough)

Cozy gardening with a ghost, this new cozy game is called Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator and this is my first look gameplay and playthrough with relaxing commentary & rambles! Like & subscribe for more!
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MadMorph is a content creator, Gaming KZbinr, Twitch Partner, Audiobook Podcaster & TikTokker, recommending new indie games to play on KZbin, TikTok & Instagram. Playthroughs are relaxing & cozy with a side of unintentional ASMR. Finding the games you've never heard of and that deserve more love and playing your old favourites. Find links to everything MadMorph here ➤ madmorph.com
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[@MadMorph]

WHAT'S YA FAVOURITE FLOWER / PLANT? ❤ I read books to help you sleep on my podcast channel: kzbin.info

[@Sp00kyQueen]

My favorite flower is the Tiger Lily and favorite plant is the Pink Monstera.

[@Whitney341]

Blue Passion Flower because it just looks absolutely bonkers and plant would be Trachyandra because it's just a squiggly lil guy and currently the only plant I've been successful in keeping alive 🤙🏻

[@laurelsamuelson3764]

I’m not the most well-versed in flowers, but I love lilac and sweet peas- they smell amazing. Lupine and hollyhocks are probably next, and I’m a huge fan of periwinkle and violets in terms of foliage. I also think bachelors buttons are hugely underrated. Oddly enough, I’m not a huge fan of purple even though it’s common among my favorite flowers My favorite plant is probably wood sorrel. I ate the flower stems a lot when I was a kid

[@ToastyMcGoo]

I love trumpet vines! The bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies like them a lot, too. They're pretty and bring in the wild life. I also love peonies because they smell so sweet. You can't plant them too close to your house because their sweet smell attracts ants.

[@ShellyS2060]

I like gardenias and gladiolus. They are both so pretty.

[@lizzeh]

Your mention of most communities existing online nowadays is mostly due to the loss of "third places". The loss of public squares, the shuttering of community centers, the general unkept and unsafe nature of parks due to lack of infrastructure investment... and to a certain degree the decline of malls. I've noticed less open hours for public rec centers and even public libraries. There are less and less spaces where people are allowed to freely congregate that aren't "at home" or "at work". There are plenty of paid spaces where you are expected to pay cover charge or actively purchase the products on offer in order to be allowed to exist there. The loss of freely available third spaces has become a major factor for city planners as of late. This includes spaces like community gardens.

[@AnONym-GM]

"You're a natural!" "You're an optimist" 😂😂

[@sequoiatreez]

I feel like hearing Morph have to deal with his cats just added to the experience

[@brittanycerbone6008]

Just watching. Intro is perfect deceiving set up for a future horror plot. "She was taken too soon" then you go and find her remains brutally hidden in the soil in the garden. 😅

[@petradegroot3578]

Yes😂👍🏼

[@utopiavey]

I thought this was a spiller comment 😭 I kept waiting for him to find the body

[@FlyingWonderGirl]

About your grandmother’s rose seeds, be careful, I think they have a life span/ expire after a while.

[@eugiferniuela]

Yes, most seeds dry out after a while. If they are kept in a dry but cool place without sunlight they can last up to years depending on the type. Roses are kinda asshole seeds tho, both for maintaining and growing them, so it's best to be careful with them and use them before a couple months have passed.

[@jupiterretipuj4426]

I’m a huge plant nerd and when I heard you attempting gardening- I had to give some tips lol. Also ik you may never see this so ig this is for anyone who sees this 😂 One thing you can do to help with seeds growing is germinating. There are a few different ways and different ways work with different plants and flowers. But two ways that I do it is: -put seeds on a paper towel. Spray the paper towel with a little bit of water(basically till the towel is BARELY damp) and place the paper towel in a baggie. place it in the fridge for a couple of weeks and sprouts should start to grow. -Place the seeds in a container with soil. Water the soil and place a lid over the container. In my experience, the second one has worked best for me. Though yet again, I work more on greenery. Like succulents, cati, trees, pothos, etc. If you do that, water propagation is sooooo helpful with them. I’ve saved many plants that I’ve plucked off of bushes by doing water propagations. Though an exception with be plants string of pearls or creeping Jenny’s. You can clip a little bit off and stick them straight Into soil lol This was more me talking about plants vs tips but oh well 😂

[@ghulukrammufaraza3728]

**FUCK THE PLANTS!** P.S; I just hated studying plant biology and names in botany. I love your experience and expertise regarding gardening! May your green thumb be filled with chlorophyll!

[@jupiterretipuj4426]

@@ghulukrammufaraza3728 I just woke up and ngl, that made me laugh 😂 also thank you!! I understand that some people don’t necessarily like plants lol. It can be tricky and difficult

[@ghulukrammufaraza3728]

@@jupiterretipuj4426 that AND Botany was mandatory to learn regarding my med school admissions. Also, you're welcome and I hope your garden is filled with color!

[@MadMorph]

Ok but why is it so much effort... JUST GROW when I throw you on the soil! Ya know?

[@jupiterretipuj4426]

@@MadMorph I felt that so much, it takes time and patience! Though there are some plants where you can do that with! :D

[@Ch_elle11]

There are nothing better than homegrown tomatoes 🍅 I love wildflowers and orange and yellow flowers. Tiger lillies, sunflowers, black-eyed susans, marigolds. It's Ike growing your own little sunshines.🌻😻

[@octaviawright9369]

did you know there's such thing as a chocolate flower. It actually smells like chocolate. I found out about it during a tour of the Botanical Gardens. That's my favorite because I'm also a chocoholic.

[@jupiterretipuj4426]

I’m a huge plant mom and I have never heard of this! This is going on my list of plants to get 😂

[@octaviawright9369]

@@jupiterretipuj4426 I just looked up the name of it. It's called Lyreleaf greeneyes

[@Tronomics2000]

That reminds me of a flower I grew over the summer called Popcorn Cassia, which is called that because it smells just like buttered popcorn 😄

[@octaviawright9369]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. They showed me that at the garden too.@@Tronomics2000

[@laurelsamuelson3764]

Your devastation over the duck decoy is both heartwarming and heartbreaking

[@MadMorph]

A REAL LITTLE DUCK WADDLING ABOUT WOULD HAVE BEEN AMAZING

[@wincaimoon5788]

I love the smell of lavenders but a truly beautiful tree is the willow. I would sit under a willow and read a nice book or paint. I love rain as well it is so soothing to fall asleep to.

[@Great_Atuin]

I love that Robin uses they/them pronouns, its so rare to have nice representation (even if they have already died )❤

[@nadiehtje10]

Agreedd As an enby myself its rlly cool to see Am a tad frustrated that Morph keeps using she/her pronouns for them though but that might just be me hahah

[@Mumbles0225]

You could try planting pollinator-attracting bulb flowers. They come back every year, they're super hard to kill, and if you move you can dig them up and take them with you. Many species also tend to spread on their own. It seems like dahlias, peonies, and ranunculus (my favorite) will all grow well in the UK. Just make sure you follow planting instructions, and also ensure you're layering for the seasons. You can plant bulbs quite closely together, so mix up the spring/summer/autumn bulbs. Periwinkle is also a great, evergreen, flowering ground cover... But you're not taking that with you haha it's stubborn.

[@Mumbles0225]

Oh, but lilies are SUPER poisonous to cats.

[@pammy8400]

**Proceeds to plant garden out of season** "I tried to garden, but nothing grew. Don't know what I did wrong!" 🥴 Really loved this slow paced game. So calming to listen to during my work day 😌

[@TheLittleJotunn]

This game is so pretty. Gives me America McGee's Alice, but joyful. I'm lucky enough to live in an apartment with a private garden, the largest in the neighborhood. It's been derelict for two years but last autumn I finally started getting things going again. I've decided to grow a lot of berries this time around. They're fairly self-sufficient and low maintenance aside from culling. Blackberries, Raspberries, mullberries etc. I already have red currant, wild strawberries, a fig and a peach tree. Also a plum tree but I think it's on its last legs. Last year it didn't bear fruit at all, though the year before it bore too much fruit so idk. But yeah, I settled on berries because they make for a great snack in place of candy.

[@caroldevaney7630]

My Mam's treechanges between producing loads and no fruit year to year, so yours might be okay!

[@MissHannaDay]

Morph i assume your in the UK if you want to start growing veg you’ll need to start planting in the next month or so, potato’s you can grow in tubs, same with tomato’s and cucumbers so you can maximise space especially if you haven’t got much. Can’t help you with the flowers as I’m useless on that front 😂

[@christinelachance]

Got this game over the weekend. So relaxing and gorgeous. Had the same reaction to the cat on the desk 😄 Adorable hearing you being a dad to your boys.

[@missdire]

One of my all time favourite girl names is Oriana. If I ever had a girl child, one of her names absolutely would have been Oriana. Planting too late will definitely have a negative impact on your plants. You also need to make sure you plant them in areas they like - full shade, partial sun/shade, full sun. And fertiliser is a big thing; compost, fertiliser spikes/mix, even mixing in some appropriate potting soil with your earth would help (there are specific potting soils for flowers, veg, fruit, etc). Also make sure that your plants like to be watered regularly. Some prefer drier soil. I love love love planting season. Though I typically stick to the normal, easy things - cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, peas, pumpkins, watermelons, strawberries, potatoes, onions, and herbs. I also love my lavender, snap dragons, lilies, lilacs, hyacinths, peonies. (Snap dragons are badass, too - if you let them dry out, they end up looking like tiny little skulls. It's so neat!) If it smells good, chances are that I'll try and grow it. All the butterflies and bees! And we leave the dandelions. We've actually got a "no mowing" ordinance during one month in the summer to protect the dandelions, for the bees. Everyone's lawns look terrible by the end of the month, but it's a small thing for the bees. Omg at 12:10 I thought she was going to say "I'm a lesbian" and when you said "Congratulations" I about lost it 😂

[@SaturdayX818]

I worked on this game and it so so lovely to see people enjoying it - especially seeing someone i watch a lot on youtube play it ❤ And yes - the board in Leslies shop is us devs and our pets =)

[@Harrizeb]

Such a beautiful game, I’ve watched a couple of live streams if it and a play through of the first 45 days. It’s wonderful. Won’t be able to play it as I don’t have a PC. But enjoying watching it being played. Thank you for the game.

[@Lppt87]

The best thing about growing in your own garden is to be able to eat it fresh and directly from the plant. 😂 ❤

[@HoneebunnySapphire]

this game looks really cute, definitely added to my wishlist! the art style is enjoyable, the customization levels of the garden are really appealing, and the characters are all unique and interesting. Robin is really cute, and it's nice that they just wanted to make a pretty place that helped people out. definitely makes me want to help out in turn, and continue that dream for them.

[@bellib00p88]

A big misconception is that you can just put seeds in to the ground and they survive. Most plants you have to cultivate inside and then let the get used to the weather outside over a couple of weeks. 😅

[@Naturebabi]

I was just thinking about buying this game then you started playing it! It’s so beautiful 😭😭😭 also since the frog decoration wasn’t real I knew the duck wouldn’t be and my heart immediately brokeee. I hope they somehow make it an update to have real animals 🥺

[@kendram5710]

I've grown several tall (indeterminate) tomatoes all in 1 roughly 2 gallon pot of just coconut coir and a little fertilizer before. They do pretty well and keep producing as long as long as they get enough water. You can just squirt some cherry tomato seeds you get from the store in there if you wanted, too. I've done that and there's a good chance it's an indeterminate variety with cherry tomatoes; but, I prefer to buy seed and knowing what I'm getting

[@-Anouck-]

just what I needed to accompany me with writing this damned essay ♥

[@kayaroots5386]

What a beautiful and sweet game❤ Loved the cats intervention 😂 so cute

[@steamgoth-lassassin4099]

I live in the rural middle of nowhere where I grew up with homegrown vegetables along with most of my friends. Or you could very easily buy produce from farmers Now my partner and I have started a small garden and raising chickens for eggs. An absolute fan of it all (though traveling anywhere is an absolute pain 😂)

[@Sylvoraa111]

The game is soo peaceful, I feel like it just reminds me to just breath. Also, love hearing the cute interactions with you and your cats :D

[@peachysenpai0]

I love this ❤ i’m a huge plant mom! wanted to try my hand at growing my own food but I will have to wait til I have the land to do it. or a balcony 😅

[@neonbarnowl]

Yay I got a Morph upload as a birthday gift 🎉 lol love your content!!

[@neonbarnowl]

Sidenote, do you think you'd play KinitoPet 👀

[@tigurehime1811]

Happy birthday

[@MadMorph]

Happy birthday!!!

[@ericamartiin]

So excited for this new video, what a day it’s been. Thanks morph for being awesome. X oh and the prettiest name I can think of is Eloise, Ophelia, and Iris. I also love Bailey, which was supposed to be my child’s name… until i realized Bailey was actually gonna be a boy so I named him Bentley instead. 😂

[@shibangikhan]

U were watering during the rain😭

[@ohitshilary]

This was so relaxing. Looking forward to more of it!

[@ToastyMcGoo]

What a great way to start off my winter break, this week! College has been a lot, recently, so a new video is always a pick-me-up. Thanks for the wonderful content, as always!

[@MadMorph]

Good luck with college! All you can do is your best! :D

[@ToastyMcGoo]

@@MadMorph Thank you! :D

[@Summergaze]

Dag nabbit your voice is so freaking amazing

[@RazberrieSherbet]

Do you know if this game has a 3rd person mode? I get motion sick easy and can not play games that are in first person. I would love to play this game, I have been looking for a garden game like this for a long time. But even watching you play in full screen is making me dizzy. I know that many people have issues with 1st person mode and motion sickness. Maybe this is something that can be passed onto the devs, it would certainly help the game sell better if more people could play it.

[@Jlibby63]

No 3rd person option unfortunately, i bought the game and do hope they will add this option! Otherwise, great game

[@TiphAndSmaug]

Tea ready, time to relax thanks to you 😊

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

Saw ad got curious then I see Morph! Lets watch 😊

[@Serialfoxity]

Fav flower: Hydrangea are super nice, specially the blue ones... they always remind me of the rain.

[@alyrow9795]

Love the name fleur 😍

[@supercolonygame]

Looks beutiful. I think tehy catch the cozy farming atmosphere very well.

[@frybreadandjam]

I can't wait for the Switch release. I'd love to watcg you play it again after you've built and decorated your garden more.

[@ProbablyFav]

Hi Morph I just stumbled across your account yesterday, I am absolutely loving this game. I will say the over crowding with the roses was physically painful to watch 😅. It seems the flowers in game grow true to size in real life, so try to give each of your plants buffer space for their leaves and it should look more natural/ make your plants easier to manage. Best of luck! -tell the kitties they’re doing god’s work being their best selves❤

[@robinsnestplans]

Just found your channel. Very enjoyable, and I love hearing you chat with your cats. I have three of my own and spend more time than I care to admit talking to them lol 😂

[@gwyneth836]

you should check out a game called that’s not my neighbor!! i would love to watch you play it!

[@Sparkle.Dammit]

I freaking love your secret garden reading!

[@jacksaliba1455]

OMG IM SO EXCITED FOR IT TO COME ON SWITCH

[@somecallmetim4490]

I've been trying to grow pickles and saurkraut lately. So far so good on the pickles. Picked my first two today! The saurkraut is a bit stubborn though.

[@allove913]

I really hope that you will play more of this.

[@Whitney341]

Always loved the names Nora and Hadley ☺️

[@hadley19mcc]

Oh why thank you :) ❤

[@TheGizmoWolf]

Love your content, as always, Morph. Sounds like a really flexible (chill or go-hard-or-go-home sweaty) experience, depending on the mood. Also, the story has actual, you know, story -- and the ghost aspect is a great addition! Will likely give it a try, once I stop obsessing over Garden Paws (bit lacking in the story department, but dang if it isn't nice to have a directed sandbox game). Favorite flower is: the Bleeding Heart, Dicentra spectabilis. There are many prettier or more stunning flowers out there. More useful. More aromatic or with honest to goodness herbal use, but favorite is subjective, and the Bleed Heart is a delicate, but intractably hearty flowering plant. It will even (with some coaxing and a little care, grow in the most inhospitable places. Such as Arizona, where most of the soil is barren of moisture, and infused with clay. My grandparents has a small stand of Arizona Ash trees, and planted those plants that required dappled or partial sunlight in their shade. It was the cemetery for all the pets that passed away as I was growing up -- each time a pet died, another Bleeding Heart tuber/blub was planted as a grave marker -- so I had a shady place to sit and reflect, and watch as those I loved continued to flourish. Cheers!

[@MidnightSun111]

You are such a joy.

[@harvestmoonx]

i bought this after watching this video, i’ve loved it so far.. have you played American Arcadia yet? I would LOVE to watch you play that

[@allove913]

As far as community. I’m building one in my yoga course. So many loving people with similar stories and we share philosophy and I’m working on becoming a yoga teacher myself

[@SleepyPurpleFox]

Those sunflowers may surprise you later, my mum had some pop up years after she planted them.

[@jetta.silence6356]

Peonies are my faves.

[@neneka]

I have a couple Orchids,snapdragons and bleeding hearts, but over all I like most plants

[@Lppt87]

Idk if is true, but i was told that you shouldn’t plant roses that close of each other, they fight with their roots underground.

[@Ms_M1A]

I recently found you and I've been binge watching/listening to every video as I do other things. Its been great! I wanted to recommend or suggest playing "Song of Nunu" and "Bandle Tale" by Riot Forge? I think its right up your alley with the nice story, humor, and cozy/entertaining gameplay.

[@lemon-limecreek]

54:09 Favorite flowers are sunflowers! 🌻

[@Kas_Styles]

Cute and fun game

[@user-ig3ld1mj1m]

This looks like such a fun game! How many hours of game time can you get out of this game? Curious if it’s on the shorter side of things

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

Oh! Btw weeds can be wild edibles so.. yyeeeaaaa could eat them as those aint evolved so their stronger make u strong as their roots go deeper getting those nutrition value up

[@tigurehime1811]

I love your videos thank you :0 Names i like Anastasia Lilly Lillian Barthaolomew is not a child name but hella funny for me. Elizabeth Eliza Beth Berty Birdy I have a brain of a goldfish so dont recall favorites I had a online best friend Ishtar Ithillil Ester Its been ages so not 100% on it. Hanabi Means firework I use to have a garden in the last house but my. Grandma was the gardner. I have never gardend except in video games. Hate fishing irl prefer video game fishing.😂 I have 0 garden skills But my favorite idea for a first garden are edibles Like things youd cook with❤ You nameing the kitty? Toad Barthalotoad

[@Elektrakosh]

OOTD: My favourite flower is Night Scented Stock. Nothing is so calming as these plants flowers open in the evening and have the most lovely aroma. Honourable mentions, Lilac and Lavender, and Roses

[@Ambrosethebard]

Morph, the best cat toys are just pieces of trash and pine cones lol.

[@MadMorph]

The cardboard box the expensive toy came in!

[@monikanoneya5140]

This looks like it would be a nice game, but I prefer vegetable gardens. Not really into flowers, would love to see a vegetable garden game in the future. My favorite flower is a yellow rose.......but the weird thing is........I don't like the way they smell.

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

I had 3-4h long ad.. atleast he got lot money from it! Anyways.. DO NOT use pestasides as they keep beneficial bugs too! If really wanna do gardening with pollenators I suggest butterfly garden. Plz do lot research into topic to find better ways to do the thing. Like with gardening! U could replace pestaside with plants that the pests dont like n those that attract beneficial bug. Although ladybird/bug whatever u wanna call the red n black dotted bug.. That one beneficial bug cant be with dragonflies. Thats y research deep into what u want. If u want best in the topic n really love it will not get bored n would love to learn.

[@AbbieMahan]

@MadMorph can we have a part 2 please

[@hadley19mcc]

Esmeralda, Anastasia!

[@Lppt87]

I like the voice of the old lady voice actress.

[@Lppt87]

I am getting so confused with the robin their theirs… my brain keeps expecting a bunch of people.

[@okami345]

The prettiest name I can think of is Amarinthe

[@richardpenelopy6921]

Getting big Fable vibes from the art style tbh

[@ecoCreatesGames]

This is like a Victorian Postcard

[@allove913]

Just found your page. Not only am I enjoying the game you’re playing but I enjoy your voice, how soothing ! I also enjoy how caring you are , along with your sense of humor

[@Neakco]

I am one of those people that has a black thumb. Only things i can grow are raspberries and hollyhocks. Sorry, only things i can grow in dirt. I have no problems with hydroponic gardens. Edit for kitties: ❤

[@liawatson5789]

She looks AI generated.

[@Em-jq7dy]

Try Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story!!

[@ehhgoodness3548]

My name is Jasmine

[@alexismahaney-wyatt5783]

Evangeline

[@whiplashminklashes5318]

Such a gorgeous game! I think the prettiest name I've ever heard is my daughter's name, Meilani! It came to me in a dream and means "heavenly beauty." 🥰

[@OriginalMariAnnaWolf]

I also would love all names, colours n types of all plants in the game.. shame..

[@Curious_Skeptic]

Was hoping the game would have less cheese and more assets. The cute stories are fine, but IMHO totally annoying!

[@ravensfaire8542]

I need pictures of your furry toddlers. Furry friends make everything better ^.^

[@daniquevandijk8682]

You messing up Robin’s pronouns every time you mention them 🤣😭💀

[@crazydiamond1273]

"Their". Apparently the regular human pronouns aren't enough for the fictional character.

[@gnoyahdinchyny5669]

That is a 'regular human pronoun' dude 😂

[@crazydiamond1273]

@@gnoyahdinchyny5669 yeah, right. Getting out of the womb, the doctors go like "it's a "they/them" you have here!". Riiight.

[@crazydiamond1273]

@@gnoyahdinchyny5669 re-read your comment. When you're born, nobody calls you fucking non-binary. You're either a boy or a girl. That's it.

[@gnoyahdinchyny5669]

​@@crazydiamond1273 just look up pronouns and they/them and many more will be there

[@gnoyahdinchyny5669]

No point in arguing with you just google is free 👍

[@Sp00kyQueen]

Yay! Morphy Mondays!! Perfect video whilst I give myself a manicure. 🩵🤟🏽

[@ilbrucaliffo]

I beg of you to make this a series🥹🥹