How to plant flowers in the beginning of the game

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In various guides I see the same advice:

The [Gardening] store opens five days after the player has created their town. The player must also pull weeds and plant flowers a combined total of 30 times.

But the gardening store is where I buy flower seeds so… how can I plant flowers before it opens?

Best Answer

You can plant flowers simply by picking up flowers that have grown on their own with the Y button, moving to a new location, and going into the inventory and planting them from there.