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Earthtear Caverns 700/700 - Botanic Gardens house project

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Hi everyone! I thought I'd share a new house project I've been working on.
The house is a Botanic Garden, an assortment of flora and fauna from all across Tamriel :smile:

The idea started out as a Zoo/Wildlife Park, but since we can only have 10 animals special collectibles, that plan was quickly scrapped, and I chose to focus on plants instead. The project is nothing special (no elaborate custom builds, no amazing furnishing hacks), but I hope you'll still like it. I quickly ran into the 700 slot limit, since I had to spend so many slots on faking the planters and the soil, so the final result is a lot smaller than what I had originally planned, and it still has some very sparsely furnished empty-looking areas.

Anyway, thanks for watching, everyone! And a very special thank you to Karesama who gave me a generous discount on bulk-buying those benches and lamps! :grin:
https://youtu.be/zMqSEGocS28
For people who prefer images rather than videos:
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The Black Marsh exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Swamp Jelly
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The Valenwood exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Ancestor Moth
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The Cyrodiil exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Nixad
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The Morrowind exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Nix-Hound
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The Skyrim exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Deer
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The Elsweyr exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Jerboa.
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The Wrothgar exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Mammoth
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The Hammerfell exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Sep Adder
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The High Rock exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Butterflies (ran out of Pet slots)
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The Summerset Isles exhibit. Chosen wildlife: Butterflies (ran out of Pet slots)
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More pictures behind the Spoiler tag to reduce post length
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Do you have any feedback? Anything I could have done better maybe? Or an area you particularly liked?
Thanks for watching! :blush: And have a nice weekend!
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  • katanagirl1
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    Great original idea!

    I love my Earthtear but seeing it on PC is breathtaking! So jealous ;)
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  • carly
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    Beautifully done!
  • anitajoneb17_ESO
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    Splendid. Simply splendid.
    (and thx for the pictures as an alternative to the video. Truth is, the pictures do your work far more justice than the video - too dark as usual).

  • ZOS_Adrikoth
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    This is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
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  • TheImperfect
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    Beautiful.
  • Jaraal
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    Beautiful gardens!
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  • Katheriah
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    This is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

    GIVE THIS PERSON MORE FURNISHING SLOTS IN THIS HOUSE.

    Pretty please.
  • kaisernick
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    This is amazing i love the sections of plant life dedicated to zones, is it open for viewing?
  • Delphinia
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    Lovely and serene space you’ve created @bluebird .
    I really admire the work you put into incorporating the immense flora and fauna as well as organizing them into their own areas.

    I’ve always loved the calm beauty of ETC, and you have taken it to that next level of tranquility.

    alla tua salute! 🥂

  • bluebird
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    Thank you all for your comments! :blush: And thanks for taking the time to check out my post!
    Katheriah wrote: »
    This is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
    GIVE THIS PERSON MORE FURNISHING SLOTS IN THIS HOUSE.Pretty please.
    Lol, definitely! I think most of us would love more slots in our homes. Initially, the gardens were suppsosed to wrap around the whole Cavern and have several levels of platforms (think 'Hanging Gardens of Babylon') but I ran out of slots very quickly.
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    I have 445 Conservatory furnishings (one of every flower and plant you can get ingame, plus many shrubs and trees too) and many slots had to be spent on faking the planters. I ended up using the underside of different rocks for many of the 'planted mound of dirt' like Pebble, Smooth Desert. If we had proper planters and soil furniture, it would have been so much better. *bats eyelashes at ZOS* Pls can we have proper planters? :lol:
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    kaisernick wrote: »
    This is amazing i love the sections of plant life dedicated to zones, is it open for viewing?
    Never tried to share houses before, and I don't use EHT, so without listing it on an open house I don't think there is a way to allow people to visit it while I'm offline right? But if you're on PC EU, you can travel to me if we group up, that should work the same way guildies and friends list members can visit, I think. Regardless, thanks for the comment! :smile:
  • newtinmpls
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    Katheriah wrote: »

    GIVE THIS PERSON MORE FURNISHING SLOTS IN THIS HOUSE.

    Pretty please.

    Yes!!
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
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    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • Nebs
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    This is really incredible! Amazing and clever designs throughout. Very well done, and thank you for sharing! :smile:
  • WreckfulAbandon
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    I used to think I was ok at furnishing houses. The forums not only proved me wrong but utterly demoralized me :'(

    cool house btw
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  • bluebird
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    Thank you for the kind words, everyone! :blush: And thanks for checking out my home and taking the time to comment!
    I used to think I was ok at furnishing houses. The forums not only proved me wrong but utterly demoralized me :'( cool house btw
    Aaaw :heart: Everyone's house is valid; every decoration design is valid!
    Don't let the Forums intimidate you and make you think less of your creations!

    I consider myself an (albeit enthusiastic) amateur at housing only - I'll never build complex and creative inventions from scratch like many housing pros do, but never let that stop you from enjoying your homes and from having fun with ESO homes! No home is too simple, no home is too boring, if it was built with love and you have fun with it! :smile:
  • Marunaiad
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    This is just beautiful! My favourite thing to build in ESO is gardens, so I loved this build. Thanks for sharing :)
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