Discover how Fairy Story works in Gardenscapes, including all 8 stages, decoration costs, Potions, the Enchanted Tree, reward chests, boosters, tools, and the Sapphire Card Pack.
Fairy Story is a decorating event in Gardenscapes that connects regular Match-3 gameplay with the transformation of a separate fantasy-themed area. Players collect Potions, spend them on decorations, and earn rewards as they complete each stage.
The gameplay shows all seven decorating stages and the reward selection in Stage 8. The breakdown below explains what each decoration costs, what completing each stage awards, and what is inside the reward chests.
Fairy Story is currently being tested with a limited group of players and is not yet available to the entire Gardenscapes player base. The costs and rewards below describe the version shown in the gameplay and accompanying screenshots.
How Fairy Story Works
Players continue through the regular Match-3 levels, collecting yellow pieces to earn Potions. These are the familiar yellow pieces from the main game, given a Potion theme for the event.
Potions are Fairy Story's spending currency. They pay for decorations in Stages 1–7 and individual rewards in Stage 8.
Play levels → collect Potions → buy decorations → complete a stage → collect its rewards → unlock the next stage.
Three Ways to Collect Potions
- Regular levels: collect yellow pieces. The difficulty multipliers are ×1 for regular levels, ×3 for Hard levels, and ×5 for Super Hard levels. When the additional ×2 bonus is active, it applies on top, giving combined multipliers of ×2, ×6, and ×10.
- The Enchanted Tree: collect the Potions it produces over time. Upgrading the tree increases its production and storage capacity.
- Side-event rewards: Enchanted Forest Trail offers additional Potions for Fairy Story through a separate reward track earned by using Rainbow Blasts in levels.
Stage-completion rewards also return Potions to your balance. These can be spent on the next decorations or saved for Stage 8.
The Story Behind Fairy Story
Katherine runs into trouble with the Fantasy Festival, and Austin suggests turning a neglected part of the garden into a magical world of their own.
The area gradually fills with enchanted trees, ponds, gates, wizards, treasure, and dragons as you unlock its decorations.
How Many Stages Are There?
Fairy Story has 8 stages. Each of the first seven contains three decorations. Buying all three completes that stage, awards its completion rewards, and unlocks the next stage.
The decorations within a stage can be purchased in a different order. The lists below identify each decoration and its cost rather than prescribing a purchase sequence.
Stage 8 replaces decorations with nine rewards that each have their own Potion price.
Stage 1
- Moonlit Pond — 3,500 Potions
- Enchanted Tree — 4,000 Potions
- Fateful Path — 5,000 Potions
Total decoration cost: 12,500 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Bronze Pack containing 2 cards, 4,000 Potions, and 5 Watering Cans.
Stage 2
- Fairy Gate — 6,500 Potions
- Magic Well — 8,000 Potions
- Golem — 9,500 Potions
Total decoration cost: 24,000 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Bomb, 5,500 Potions, and 10 Watering Cans.
Stage 3
- Lush Meadows — 9,000 Potions
- Starlit Lamps — 11,000 Potions
- Mountain Wall — 13,500 Potions
Total decoration cost: 33,500 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Emerald Pack containing 3 cards, 7,000 Potions, and 15 Watering Cans.
Stage 4
- Fairy Fountain — 11,500 Potions
- Bewitched Harp — 14,000 Potions
- Dreamy Gazebo — 17,000 Potions
Total decoration cost: 42,500 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Dynamite, 8,500 Potions, and 25 Watering Cans.
Stage 5
- Mage's Study — 14,000 Potions
- Magic Portal — 17,000 Potions
- Wizards' Camp — 20,500 Potions
Total decoration cost: 51,500 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Lazurite Pack containing 4 cards, 10,000 Potions, and 35 Watering Cans.
Stage 6
- Mystical Mirror — 16,500 Potions
- Treasure — 20,000 Potions
- Dragon Nest — 24,000 Potions
Total decoration cost: 60,500 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Rainbow Blast, 12,500 Potions, and 45 Watering Cans.
Stage 7
- Beacon Gems — 20,500 Potions
- Guardians — 25,000 Potions
- Dragon Tower — 30,000 Potions
Total decoration cost: 75,500 Potions.
Stage-completion rewards: 1 Ruby Pack containing 6 cards, 1 Kettlebell, and 17,000 Potions.
Decoration Costs and Returned Potions
All 21 decorations across Stages 1–7 cost a combined 300,000 Potions. Completing those stages returns 64,500 Potions in rewards.
After subtracting those returned Potions, the decorating stages require 235,500 Potions from other sources, including levels, the tree, and side-event rewards. This is a currency calculation, not a fixed number of levels you need to play.
Stages 1–6 also award a combined 135 Watering Cans. These are used to upgrade the Enchanted Tree.
The Enchanted Tree and Watering Cans
The blue items awarded in the early stages are Watering Cans. They upgrade the Enchanted Tree, which produces additional Potions over time.
The tree has 7 levels. Each upgrade increases the number of Potions it can hold and the amount produced per cycle.
| Tree Level | Potion Capacity | Potions per Cycle | Watering Cans for Next Upgrade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 660 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | 920 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | 1,210 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | 1,610 | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | 1,870 | 17 | 35 |
| 6 | 2,420 | 22 | 45 |
| 7 | 2,860 | 26 | Fully grown |
The six upgrades require 135 Watering Cans in total, matching the cans awarded across Stages 1–6. Using those rewards allows the tree to reach Level 7 after Stage 6.
Capacity is the storage limit, not the amount awarded each cycle. At Level 7, a display of 26/2,860 means 26 Potions are ready to collect and the tree can store up to 2,860.
You can collect the available Potions before the tree fills up. The countdown shows how long remains until the next batch is produced.
Immediately after an upgrade, the active countdown may still show the previous level's production amount. The higher amount appears for a subsequent cycle, so the number beside a running timer does not always update as soon as the tree grows.
The fully grown tree remains available while you work through Stage 8.
Stage 8: All Nine Rewards and Their Costs
Stage 8 offers nine individual rewards instead of another set of decorations. Each one costs Potions, so reaching this stage does not automatically award everything displayed.
The list follows the screen layout: the top row, then the middle row, then the bottom row.
| Reward | Potion Cost |
|---|---|
| 30 minutes of Unlimited Bomb | 53,000 |
| 1 Ruby Pack containing 6 cards | 63,000 |
| Mushroom-shaped reward chest | 23,000 |
| Blue reward chest | 36,000 |
| 100 Beads for Fancy Feathers | 38,000 |
| Gold-and-blue chest with a heart emblem | 60,000 |
| Gold-and-purple chest with a green emblem | 39,000 |
| 30 minutes of Unlimited Rainbow Blast | 57,000 |
| 1 Sapphire Pack containing 6 cards | 83,000 |
The nine displayed purchases cost 452,000 Potions in total. Stage 8 alone therefore costs more than all 21 decorations in Stages 1–7 combined.
The pink balls marked ×100 are Beads for Fancy Feathers, used in that event's Plinko game. An earlier view shows 2,000 Coins in the same 38,000-Potion slot, so check the reward displayed in your own event window.
The stage header separately displays 3,000 Coins and a completion chest. These are the completion rewards shown above the nine individual purchases.
What's Inside Each Reward Chest?
The chest descriptions below use their appearance and Potion price so you can identify the correct one on the Stage 8 screen.
Mushroom-Shaped Chest — 23,000 Potions
- 1 Bronze Pack containing 2 cards
- 100 Coins
- 1 Bomb
Blue Chest — 36,000 Potions
- 1 Bronze Pack containing 2 cards
- 1 Rainbow Blast
- 1 Bomb
- 1 Dynamite
Gold-and-Blue Chest with a Heart Emblem — 60,000 Potions
- 1 Lazurite Pack containing 4 cards
- 2 Rainbow Blasts
- 2 Shovels
- 2 Darts
- 2 Dynamites
Gold-and-Purple Chest with a Green Emblem — 39,000 Potions
- 1 Emerald Pack containing 3 cards
- 1 Shovel
- 1 Dart
- 1 Kettlebell
- 1 Desk Fan
Stage 8 Completion Chest
The crown-marked chest beside the 3,000-Coin completion reward contains:
- 1 Shovel
- 1 Dart
- 1 Kettlebell
- 1 Desk Fan
- 1 Bomb
- 1 Rainbow Blast
- 1 Dynamite
The Coins are displayed separately from this chest's contents.
The Sapphire Pack and Card Counts
The Sapphire Pack contains 6 cards and guarantees one new Gold Card that is not already in your collection.
For players trying to complete a Card Collection and still missing Gold Cards, that guarantee can make it particularly valuable.
The number shown on a pack indicates how many cards it contains, not how many packs you receive:
- Bronze Pack: 2 cards
- Emerald Pack: 3 cards
- Lazurite Pack: 4 cards
- Ruby Pack: 6 cards
- Sapphire Pack: 6 cards
The packs awarded for completing Stages 1, 3, 5, and 7 contain 15 cards altogether. That is a count of cards received, not a guarantee of 15 new cards.
Boosters, Tools, and Event Items
The rewards serve different purposes:
- Bomb, Dynamite, and Rainbow Blast: boosters for regular Match-3 levels.
- Shovel, Dart, Kettlebell, and Desk Fan: tools used during levels.
- Unlimited Bomb and Unlimited Rainbow Blast: timed booster rewards, each shown with a 30-minute duration.
- Watering Cans: items used to upgrade the Enchanted Tree.
- Potions: currency spent inside Fairy Story.
- Beads: currency used in Fancy Feathers.
- Card Packs: rewards for the Card Collection.
This distinction helps when comparing rewards: some support your progress within Fairy Story, others help with regular levels, and the Beads support a separate event.
Why Fairy Story Stands Out
Fairy Story gives your progress a visible result: every purchased decoration becomes part of the fantasy area. The first seven stages gradually build the setting, while the tree provides an additional source of currency along the way.
The setup has clear similarities to Romantic Date, a 2022 Renovation Event, where players also earned a separate currency by completing regular Match-3 levels and spent it on a themed area.
The biggest change comes at Stage 8. The decorating portion is complete, and your remaining Potions go toward rewards. The higher spending requirement makes this a substantial additional goal.
Conclusion
Fairy Story has two distinct goals: building the fantasy area through Stages 1–7 and purchasing the rewards offered in Stage 8.
Completing the decorations also earns rewards and supplies the Watering Cans needed to fully grow the Enchanted Tree. Stage 8 then offers a broader selection of prizes, with the Sapphire Pack standing out for players working on their collection.
Whether to keep pushing depends on the rewards you need and the Potions you can still earn. Finishing the decorations and buying every Stage 8 reward require very different amounts of currency.
Sources
Gardenscapes Family — Fairy Story decorating event
Fairy Story — All Decorations video
Playrix Help Center — Fancy Feathers and Beads
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