Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Digby's Artful Retreat: Everything you need to know!

The second wave of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's garden event has begun! Collect worker and honey Bumblecubes and trade them to Digby to turn your Campsite into a modern mecha.

Digby has come to visit your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Campground, but he's here on a mission. He wants to collect Bumblecubes (bees with a love for modern art). He needs your help to collect as many as possible. Digby's Artful Retreat ends on June 9, so you don't have a whole lot of time to get through the entire event.

Here's everything you need to know about how to catch Bumblecubes and earn all of Digby's special Campsite decorations and clothing items.

The basics
Plant and harvest regularly
Stop hoarding your Bumblecubes, give them away!
Set a timer to check your garden
Don't ask for Lloid's help until the second wave hits
Plant a garden full of flowers before bed
Hoard your flowers!
Previous garden events

The basics

The goal is to catch as many Bumblecubes as possible. You'll earn rewards for catching a certain number for each task. For example, once you've completed the first Bumblecube task, you'll get a green modern chair.

To catch a Bumblecube in your garden, plant seasonal white or blue Art Blossom seeds. You can buy white Art Blossom seeds from Lloid and you can earn blue Art Blossom seeds by completing requests.

You'll also earn rewards for sharing Bumblecubes with friends. Visit a friend's garden and leave a Bumblecube on a flower (hint: It doesn't have to be an Art Blossom) for your friend. Most of the time (but not every time), Digby will reward you with seeds whenever you share.

You'll also earn seeds from completing tasks around the campground. So, be sure to continue your regular camper quests to earn those extra seeds.

The event takes place in two waves with three different types of Art Blossoms and four different types of Bumblecubes with four different runs of quests.

Wave 1: Worker and honey Bumblecubes

The first wave of Digby's Artful Retreat starts on May 31 and runs until the end of the event on June 9. During this time, you'll be able to collect worker and honey Bumblecubes from seasonal white and blue Art Blossoms. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.

worker Bumblecubes

Collect 3 - Green modern-art chair (first one)
Collect 6 - 20 flower food
Collect 9 - Yellow modern-art chair (first one)
Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
Collect 15 - Green modern-art chair (second one)
Collect 20 - 10 modern essence
Collect 25 - Red modern-art chair (first one)
Collect 30 - 60 flower food
Collect 40 - Yellow modern-art chair (second one)
Collect 60 - 15 natural essence
Collect 70 - 15 elegant essence
Collect 80 - Honeycomb table

honey Bumblecubes

Collect 3 - 20 flower food
Collect 6 - Red modern-art chair (second one)
Collect 9 - 5 cute essence
Collect 12 - Yellow modern-art chair (third one)
Collect 15 - Color-block shirt (first one)
Collect 20 - Red modern-art chair (third one)
Collect 25 - 60 flower food
Collect 30 - 10 harmonious essence
Collect 40 - Green modern-art chair (third one)
Collect 50 - Color-block shirt (second one)
Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets

Wave 2: Garden and queen Bumblecubes

The second wave of Digby's Artful Retreat starts on June 4 and runs through the end of the event on June 9. You'll have less time to collect garden and queen Bumblecubes from orange Art Blossoms, which only become available when the second wave starts. Luckily, you can trade white and blue Art Blossoms seeds for orange Art Blossom seeds after the second wave starts. Plus, you'll get a special gift of 20 orange Art Blossoms the first time you log in during the second wave. Below are the tasks and rewards for the second wave.

Garden Bumblecubes

Collect 3 - Birch tree (first one)
Collect 6 - 5 cool essence
Collect 9 - Birch tree (second one)
Collect 12 - 5 rustic essence
Collect 15 - 60 flower food
Collect 20 - Color block dress
Collect 25 - 10 modern essence
Collect 30 - Honeycomb shelf (first one)
Collect 40 - Illuminated birch tree (first one)
Collect 50 - 25 Leaf Tickets

Queen Bumblecubes

Collect 2 - Color block hair band
Collect 6 - Birch tree (third one)
Collect 9 - 15 Leaf Tickets
Collect 12 - 60 flower food
Collect 15 - Illuminated birch tree (second one)
Collect 20 - 5 elegant essence
Collect 25 - Illuminated birch tree (third one)
Collect 30 - Honeycomb shelf (second one)
Collect 35 - Birch tree screen
Collect 45 - Sparkle stone

Important note: You can't keep Bumblecubes after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Bumblecubes with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of Art Flowers to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials.

Plant and harvest regularly

Bumblecubes spawn randomly on flowers. If you plant 10 flowers, for example, you might only spawn five or six Bumblecubes.

Bumblecubes will only be attracted to a freshly bloomed flower. It won't leave once bloomed — you can take your time trying to catch it, but new Bumblecubes will not spawn on an existing flower.

If you don't see a Bumblecube on a new bloom, you'll never see one (unless a friend drops one for you). Harvest it and plant a new one. There is almost never a reason to leave a flower unharvested in your garden. Almost never...

Leave a couple of un-harvested flowers behind so your friends can share Bumblecubes with you — maybe just five. If you harvest everything, your garden won't have any sharable blooms for three hours. This is important for both you and your friends. You get additional Bumblecubes to meet your event goals and your friends get seeds they can plant. Do everyone a favor and leave a few flowers un-harvested in your garden.

You can see whether a Bumblecube in your garden is from a friend by checking the Visitors section of your Friend list. If Penny left you a Bumblecube, it'll appear under her name. I always check the Visitors list first and repay friends for leaving me Bumblecubes by doing the same for them.

You can also see if your friends' flowers have room for Bumblecube sharing by taping their name in the Friends list. If there is room for your Bumblecube, it'll show "Sharing: [x number] Ready" next to their name. This makes it easier at a glance to know who to visit now and who to check back with later.

Stop hoarding your Bumblecubes, give them away!

Share your Bumblecubes with friends. Hoarding them does you no good. Give them to friends in order to earn more seeds and friend powder from Digby. You'll get decorations and clothes from Digby for the Bumblecubes you catch, but you don't have to keep them in your inventory.

Your progress is tallied in the Event section of your garden. When you give Bumblecubes away, the total doesn't drop. They also disappear from your inventory after the event ends, so keeping them to yourself doesn't do anyone any good.

When you drop off Bumblecubes to your friends, Digby will give you rare seeds that you can take back to your garden to plant. He'll reward you with about a 70% return on your friendly gesture. This isn't exact, however. Sometimes, he doesn't give you any.

Pro Tip: You can share Bumblecubes with friends on their non-rare plants, too. Help friends out that haven't planted any Art Blossoms yet!

Set a timer to check your garden

Though you should be able to get all of Digby's decorations fairly easily with regular gameplay, you don't want to miss out on any opportunities to water and harvest your plants in a timely manner. To make sure you're always on the right track, set a timer for every three hours. You don't have to run through the entire campground's requests, but you can make sure to collect those flowers and replant as soon as possible.

Don't ask for Lloid's help until the second wave hits

Asking for Lloid's help will guarantee that you'll catch a Bumblecube from the flower, but it comes at a hefty price (10 Leaf Tickets for each one). Based on the last garden event, you won't need his help catching Bumblecubes from the first wave. There's plenty of time for them.

The second wave, however, is shorter and you're still working with seeds from the first wave. So you're not getting as many orange Art Blossom seeds as you need — added to the fact that garden and queen Bumblecubes spawn and are catchable at a much lower rate.

Save your Leaf Tickets for Wave 2. I rarely have to spend any Leaf Tickets in the Garden events, but when I do, it's usually in the second wave, trying to reach those last few goals.

Plant a garden full of flowers before bed

If you plant a garden full of flowers before you go to bed, you'll wake up in the morning with a fresh set of Art Blossoms and Bumblecubes.

Planting flowers that bloom overnight will also help your friends that live across the globe. While you're sleeping, they're playing, and they'd love to drop off a Bumblecube or two in your garden.

Hoard your flowers!

You can trade harvested flowers to Lloid for flower boxes and crafting materials. Even if you've collected all of the Bumblecubes you need for the event, keep planting so you can harvest flowers and exchange them for much-needed crafting materials.

I also recommend trading as many flowers as possible for essences as many times as you can, since those items are hard to come by in the game and are expensive to replace with Leaf Tickets if you want to craft something when you don't have enough materials.

Once the event ends, your rare flowers will stay in your inventory, where you can give them to animals that request special items during tasks. So don't go selling off unused flowers. Keep them in your inventory.

Previous garden events

We're keeping track of previous events to give you an idea of the patterns (and what you've missed out on if you weren't around for a garden event). Check below to see what previous garden events have taken place in Animal Crossing Pocket Camp.

Fruit Party with Katie

** Wave 1: Appleflitters and Green Appleflitters**

The first wave of Fruit Party with Katie starts on May 4 and runs until the end of the event on May 13. During this time, you'll be able to collect Appleflitters and Green Appleflitters from seasonal green and red strawberries. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.

Appleflitters

Collect 3 - Watermelon Shorts
Collect 6 - 20 Flower Food
Collect 9 - 5 Sporty Essence
Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
Collect 15 - Fruit Cracker Rug (first one)
Collect 20 - 10 Cute Essence
Collect 25 - 10 Harmonious Essence
Collect 30 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 40 - Fruit Floor Lamp (first one)
Collect 60 - 15 Natural Essence
Collect 70 - 15 Elegant Essence
Collect 80 - Apple Stem

Green Appleflitters

Collect 3 - 20 Flower Food
Collect 6 - Watermelon Polo Shirt
Collect 9 - 5 Cute Essence
Collect 12 - 5 Cool Essence
Collect 15 - Fruit Cracker Rug (second one)
Collect 20 - 10 Rustic Essence
Collect 25 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 30 - 10 Hip Essence
Collect 40 - Fruit Salad Table
Collect 50 - Fruit Floor Lamp (second one)
Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets

Wave 2: Silver Appleflitters and Gold Appleflitters

The second wave of Fruit Party with Katie starts on May 8 and runs through the end of the event on May 13. You'll have less time to collect Silver and Gold Appleflitters from pink strawberries, which only become available when the second wave starts. Luckily, you can trade green and red strawberry seeds for pink strawberry seeds after the second wave starts. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.

Silver Appleflitters

Collect 3 - 5 Sporty Essence
Collect 6 - 5 Cool Essence
Collect 9 - Fruit Bread Screen (first one)
Collect 12 - 5 Rustic Essence
Collect 15 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 20 - Fruit Floor Lamp (third one)
Collect 25 - 10 Harmonious Essence
Collect 30 - Fruit Bread Screen (second one)
Collect 40 - Fruit Sandwich Bed
Collect 50 - 25 Leaf Tickets

Gold Appleflitters

Collect 2 - Fruit Bread Screen (third one)
Collect 6 - 5 Hip Essence
Collect 9 - 15 Leaf Tickets
Collect 12 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 15 - Fruit Cracker Rug (third one)
Collect 20 - Fruit Tart Dress
Collect 25 - Fruit Bread Screen (fourth one)
Collect 30 - Fruit Cracker Rug (fourth one)
Collect 35 - Fruit Tart Hat
Collect 45 - 1 Sparkle Stone

Important note: You can't keep Appleflitters after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Appleflitters with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of strawberries to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials.

Zipper's Wonderland Event

Wave 1: Striped and floral Scramblers

The first wave of Zipper's Wonderland event starts on March 30 and runs until the event ends on April 8. During this time, you'll be able to collect rare striped and floral Scramblers from seasonal pink and orange heart roses. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.

Striped Scramblers

Collect 3 - Yellow Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 6 - 20 Flower Food Collect 9 - Pink Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets Collect 15 - Tea Party Balloons (first one) Collect 20 - 10 Hip essence Collect 25 - Green Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 30 - 60 Flower Food Collect 40 - Tea-Party Balloons (second one) Collect 60 - 20 Cute essence Collect 70 - Wonderland Screen Collect 80 - Wonderland Rug (first one)

Floral Scramblers

Collect 3 - 20 Flower Food Collect 6 - Green Tea-Party Chair (second one) Collect 9 - 10 Cute Essence Collect 12 - Wonderland Cat Shirt Collect 15 - Yellow Tea-Party Chair (first one) Collect 20 - Wonderland Cat pants Collect 25 - 60 Flower Food Collect 30 - Pink Tea-Party Chair (second one) Collect 40 - Wonderland Rug (second one) Collect 50 - Wonderland Cat hood Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets

Wave 2: Dapper and majestic Scramblers

The second wave of Zipper's Wonderland event starts on April 3 and runs until the event ends on March 8. You have less time to collect rare dapper and majestic Scramblers from blue heart roses, which only become available when the second wave starts.

Important note: You can't keep rare Scramblers or seasonal flowers after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share Scramblers with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of seasonal roses to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials. Don't hold onto anything.

Leif's Spring Flowers event

Wave 1: Pink and Yellow Ladybugs

The first wave of Leif's Spring Flowers event starts on February 27 and runs until the event ends on March 8. During this time, you'll be able to collect rare pink and yellow ladybugs from seasonal white clover and yellow sleeping beauty flowers. Below are the tasks and rewards for the first wave.

Pink Ladybugs

Collect 3 - Flower Canal (first one)
Collect 6 - 20 Flower Food
Collect 9 - Floral Canal (second one)
Collect 12 - 5 Leaf Tickets
Collect 15 - Spring Flower Crown
Collect 20 - 10 Hip essence
Collect 25 - 15 Cool essence
Collect 30 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 40 - Floral Stepping Stones (first one)
Collect 60 - 30 Natural essence
Collect 70 - Shamrock Blazer
Collect 80 - Floral Canal (third one)

Yellow Ladybugs

Collect 3 - 20 Flower Food
Collect 6 - Floral Canal Corner (first one)
Collect 9 - 10 Cute Essence
Collect 12 - Floral Canal Corner (second one)
Collect 15 - 10 Hip essence
Collect 20 - Floral Stepping Stone (second one)
Collect 25 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 30 - Floral Canal Corner (third one)
Collect 40 - Spring Garden (foreground of Campground)
Collect 50 - Round Spring Flower Bed (first one)
Collect 60 - 20 Leaf Tickets

Wave 2: Purple and Navy Ladybugs

The second wave of Leif's Spring Flowers event starts on March 3 and runs until the event ends on March 8. You have less time to collect rare purple and navy ladybugs from pink sleeping beauty flowers, which only become available when the second wave starts.

Purple Ladybugs

Collect 3 - 5 Sporty essence
Collect 6 - 10 Cute essence
Collect 9 - Giant Clovers (first one)
Collect 12 - Floral Canal (fourth one)
Collect 15 - 60 Flower food
Collect 20 - Round Spring Flower Bed (second one)
Collect 25 - Floral Stepping Stone (third one)
Collect 30 - Giant Clovers (second one)
Collect 40 - Floral Stepping Stone (fourth one)
Collect 50 - 25 Leaf Tickets

Navy Ladybugs

Collect 3 - Floral Canal (fifth one)
Collect 6 - Floral Canal Corner (fourth one)
Collect 9 - 15 Leaf Tickets
Collect 12 - 60 Flower Food
Collect 15 - Giant Windflower (first one)
Collect 20 - Round Spring Flower Bed (third one)
Collect 25 - Giant Windflower (second one)
Collect 30 - Floral Swinging Bench
Collect 35 - Spring Garden (middle ground of Campground)
Collect 45 - 1 Sparkle Stones

We're including information about previous garden events so you can catch up on what's gone on and study up on what to expect in the future.

Lottie's Gothic Festival

Wave 1: Gothic and golden gothic bats

The first wave of Lottie's Gothic Rose Festival starts on February 1 and runs until the event ends on February 9. During this time, you'll be able to collect rare gothic and golden gothic bats from gothic red and gothic purple roses.

Wave 2: Ruby and diamond gothic bats

The second wave of Lottie's Gothic Rose Festival starts on February 5 and runs until the event ends on February 9. You have less time to collect rare ruby and diamond gothic bats from gothic fusion roses, which only become available when the second wave starts.

Important note: You can't keep rare bats or seasonal flowers after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share bats with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of roses to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials. Don't hold onto anything.

Rover's Garden Safari

Wave 1: Diamond and Topaz butterflies

The first wave of Rover's Garden Safari event starts on January 11 and runs all the way through until January 21, when the event ends. During this time, you'll be collecting rare Diamond and Topaz butterflies by planting blue and red dahlia seeds.

Wave 2: Winter and Gold butterflies

The second wave of Rover's Garden Safari event starts on January 16 and runs until the event ends on January 21. You have less time to collect rare Winter and Gold butterflies from white dahlias, which only become available when the second wave starts.

Important note: You can't keep rare butterflies or seasonal flowers after the event ends, so don't try to stock up. Share butterflies with friends as often as possible and trade stocks of dahlias to Lloid in exchange for flower beds and crafting materials. Don't hold onto anything.

Any questions?

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