Christmas Gift from Arctic Greenhouse

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Edit > This event has ended, thanks to everyone who attended!
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Get a free Christmas gift for ANYONE who visits the Arctic Greenhouse store inworld between now and December 27th. What is the gift? It is a mystery gift! - just stop in and click on the pile of presents in the center of the store to get your personal random mystery gift.

There is also an added bonus gift for anyone who has purchased ANY Arctic Greenhouse full perm kit or kits inworld this year - they will get a full perm sculpt pack to make their own the one-prim gift boxes as seen in the display, AND a gift card for a random amount! But make sure you visit in time for Christmas because these gifts will vanish on December 27th.




Be sure to first click the pile of boxes to get your (1) free gift, and then if you want more random gifts you can pay the pile of boxes L$25 per gift.

Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Gift Cards

Arctic Greenhouse now has Gift Cards - in L$250, L$500, L$1000, L$2000, L$3000, and L$5000 denominations. These work with our brand new Gift Vendors, as seen in the picture below. Just wear your gift card while using the scripted vendor, and click on the screen - It will prompt you with a message asking if you want to use your gift card.




The green Gift Vendor contains a rapidly growing selection of the most popular 35 items, and if you're looking for a particular item that it doesn't have just send Logan Bauer an instant message.

The blue Gift Vendor contains full perm builder kits, and currently contains ALL 22 kits.





Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Poinsettias

Poinsettias now available at Arctic Greenhouse! For a limited time, starting at just L$10(inworld only) for a special red/green holiday version, and L$25(inworld price) for other foil-wrapped planters. Also, there are only 25 mysterious special limited edition "mutant" poinsettias in the center of the store.



Click here to see the Red Poinsettia in Foil Planter on the SL Marketplace


And for builders, the full perm poinsettia kit: Unlike previous kits, inworld shoppers now have the option of just getting a smaller selection of pieces with one of the 3 new Poinsettia Sculpt "Sprout Packs" A,B, or C. Each of these 3 sprout packs comes with a smaller assortment of color textures. Or, like previous kits, you can buy all of the poinsettia pieces together in one discounted, unified Kit.







Click here to see the Full Perm Sculpted Poinsettia Kit on the SL Marketplace



Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

2nd FREE slidepuzzle flower arrangement, and Wrought Iron kit update

You can get this brand new flower arrangement entirely free, just visit the lava-filled underground floor of Arctic Greenhouse and solve the new slide puzzle located there. (From the landing point SLURL below, just click on the particle-portal to your right upon arrival to teleport underground.)


Also, an update for the wrought iron kit was sent out earlier in the week, if you own the Full Perm Arctic Greenhouse Wrought Iron Kit and have not yet received your update package with nanosized pieces, please send Logan Bauer an instant message.

Click here to teleport to Arctic Greenhouse store landing point

Marigolds and Marigold Kit

A lot of new Marigold plants, flower planters, individual flowers, and vases are now available at Arctic Greenhouse.





Click here to see the Marigold Arrangement pictured above at the SL Marketplace



Marigolds are also now available in a comprehensive full perm kit for content creators, available inworld or on the SL Marketplace:

Click here to see the Full Perm Sculpted Marigold Kit



Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

New for content creators at Arctic Greenhouse, at a spooky introductory price of just L$600, Full Perm Sculpted Candles! Each is a single prim with a properly centered, self resizing particle flame script. No scripting experience needed, just add in the appropriate matching particle script, and you're set - individual unlinked candles will automatically update the size of the flame when the candle is resized.



Click here to see the Full Perm Sculpted Candles Pack


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Grass Clump and Official Logos

This multipurpose grass clump has been available inworld for a while now as mod/copy and mod/transfer, and last month was released as a full perm kit. It's a basic, utilitarian shape that a number of clever content creators have already found other uses for, such as synthetic fibers and fur.



Also, these free logo textures were released inworld today, a few people have asked for a nice official logo they can incorporate into their box art, ect.





Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Hibiscus Flowers

Hibiscus flowers have been released at Arctic Greenhouse. These feature a fully sculpted stamen (center piece), and are one of the most detailed prim flowers I've released yet. Also one low-prim version is available weighing in at only 4 prims. They can be found at planter pictured below on the east side of the store.



You can also get all the low prim and high prim pieces and color textures together in a full perm kit, also available now.


Click here to see the Full Perm Hibiscus Kit listing at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Cavernous Fountain

This Mod/Transfer, highly detailed natural decorative fountain is only 27 prims. Animated water is accented by particle splashes.

When the owner clicks on the base of the cavernous fountain, ambient sound is toggled on or off.

The cavernous fountain uses specially formatted particles that recalculate size, speed, radius, and other variables automatically when the entire object is scaled.

In other words, this is a modifiable object and unlike some particles you may have seen it will not break when you change the scale, just manually resize the entire fountain and after a second or two the particles will automatically be adjusted to match its new size.




Click here to see the Cavernous Fountain listing at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Anthuriums

Sculpted Anthuriums, now available! In addition to a few new planters and some new zen stacked rocks, you can also now find Anthurium plants at Arctic Greenhouse.




And for builders, Anthuriums also come in a full perm kit!



Click here to see the Full Perm Anthurium Kit listing at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

WANTED : Escape duck

EDIT> Sorry, but this event has ended. By popular demand you can now purchase the prize (rare vanda orchid planter) inworld.

Here is a video of what a typical fight looked like:



Earlier this month, Arctic Greenhouse received a shiny package containing a duck to place for Madpea's Duck Hunt. Unfortunately, I was too busy sculpting (and cursing at) tulips to properly care for and place this duck, and he evaded captivity quicker than I could say “flew the coup”. But you can help! Find this fowl escapee and bring him to justice, and we'll give you the free rare Vanda orchid planter seen below!

Now, this dangerous duck cannot and will not just be "hunted". This renegade duck is mad as hell and intends to put up a fight! Talk with our slightly-disgruntled and myopic Robot Trainer in the underground volcanic area, and learn the skills needed to rise up to the challenge of your rival - just a duck, and his will to survive!



This mission consists of 1 small hunt-challenge (finding 2 supporting items) and then preparing for and confronting the duck in a short non-interactive cutscene. The entire mission should take about 5 minutes, and you might even enjoy it! ;)

The Madpea Duck Hunt is going on right now and lasts until the end of this month, so if you'd like to check out the fun or get the free planter you'll have to get here before the month ends.

I had a blast planning and setting this up, and hope you enjoy it - any feedback is appreciated, as this was also a "test project" to see how well a fully scripted machinima-type scene would work in SL, and I'd love a reason to make more in the future if enough people enjoy it.


Click here to teleport directly to the robot and begin the Duck Hunt!

Click here to teleport to Arctic Greenhouse store landing point

Wrought Iron Kit

This is a builders kit that I've wanted to make for a while, it's a series of decorative curves and curls that will work great for furniture and buildings. The kit comes with a whopping 365 color textures, as the light and shadow is baked for each individual piece. The color textures come in bumpy black wrought iron, basic white (works best for tinting to any color), gold, silver, and a wood base.







Click here to see the Full Perm Wrought Iron Kit listing at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Tulips

Tulips have bloomed at Arctic Greenhouse! Inworld you will find 12 different mod/trans versions of this brand new flower:



And also, for content creators, check out the brand new Tulip kit:



Click here to see the Full Perm Tulip Kit listing at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Crotons

First, I wanted to let everyone know that the spring sale will end June 22nd, 2 weeks from today.

Next, we have a bunch of new mod/trans croton plants now available inworld, including new "v2" realistic red and green colors, taller tower shaped crotons, and the not-so-realistic pink and blue alien colored crotons.

Edit 6/11 > I just added 6 more color textures, if you bought this kit prior to June 11th and did not receive your update package please send me an instant message.



And for builders, the full perm croton plant kit has finally been completed, containing all of the color variations seen above and more.



Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Click here to see the Full Perm Croton Plant Kit listing at XStreet SL

MadPea Hunt

For the month of June, Arctic Greenhouse has joined the MadPea Hunt! To get started on our portion of the hunt, take the portal to the Geothermal Hotspot (mentioned in the previous blog post), and speak with the sophisticated velociraptor you meet there. You can read more about MadPea or the MadPea Hunt here :

Link to MadPea Games
Link to MadPea Hunt

The free prize for completing our portion of the MadPea hunt is this brand new sculpted flowering snow pea planter!



Through June this item is exclusive; the only way to get the Flowering Snow Pea Planter is to complete the hunt. However after June there is a chance that it will be available for purchase, or that it will disappear entirely.

Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Underground Hotspot and New Minigame

Underground, far beneath the Arctic Greenhouse, an underground cavern filled with lava and active volcanoes has been uncovered. This geothermal hotspot is accessible by way of a portal which has appeared near the landing point of Alternate Reality Island.



Once inside, feel free to explore this new area, or play the brand new freebie-minigame. Solve the SlidePuzzle you find there and win a free vase with yellow and white flowers.




Stay tuned for further developments coming soon!


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Deadwood Juniper Bonsai

New Bonsai tree at Arctic Greenhouse, this carefully crafted piece uses a combination of small alpha branches, supported by a solid backdrop to minimize and almost eliminate traditional flicker issues. It features stylish deadwood pieces and a realistic planter.




There are two versions of this bonsai, first the "plain" or flowerless version, which weighs in at 16 prims and is only available inworld. Second, the flower-covered large version is 26 prims, with orchids growing through the deadwood pieces and yellow daisies on the ground. The flower-covered version is available both inworld and on XStreetSL. While the flower-covered one is larger, and the plain one is smaller and on a table - they both come mod/transfer so you can resize them to fit any space.






Click here to see the Deadwood Juniper Bonsai - Flower-covered Large at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Aloe and Snake Plants - New Models and Kits

New at Arctic Greenhouse, not one but two new sets of spring releases. First, you'll see that a variety of new Snake Plants (Also known as Mother-in-Law's Tongue) have sprouted up, with more realistic textures, available mod/copy or mod/transfer.


...As have a variety of Aloe plants, including new low prim variant Aloe Vera, mod/copy or mod/transfer...


And finally, matching Aloe Plant and Snake Plant Kits for content creators:








Click here to see the Full Perm Snake Plant Kit listing at XStreetSL

Click here to see the Full Perm Aloe Kit listing at XStreetSL


Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

New Moth Orchids at Arctic Greenhouse

New at Arctic Greenhouse, introducing a variety of Moth Orchids (Also known as Phalaenopsis Orchids), available as plants, ranging from 5 to 9 for plants and 9-13 prims for a planter...



And also, Moth Orchids are available as a full-perm kit for content creators!




Also due to popular demand, I've lowered the prices of some of the existing flower kits for the spring sale, and am releasing the Moth Orchids at a low introductory price.

Click here to see the Full Perm Moth Orchid Kit listing at XStreet SL

Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Spring Sale / Copy Flowers

Arctic Greenhouse is having a spring sale and I've lowered the prices for almost all Mod/Transfer Plants, Flowers, Planters, and arrangements, from about 20% to 50% off most items.

Due to popular demand we also now sell mod/copy/no transfer versions of most flower plants, and should have boxes for the remaining flower plants up over the weekend - if you're looking for a mod/copy version of a particular item and can't find it inworld, please send me an IM and I'll prioritize it.

Full Perm Bamboo Kit

Available now at Arctic Greenhouse - New Sculpted Bamboo Kit! After getting a lot of good feedback, and undergoing many different permutations, I am releasing this first plant kit like the previous flower kits, with full perm sculpt maps included. There are also a lot of bamboo-stalk shapes that should come in handy for builders or landscape artists.



Check it out inworld, or on Xstreet!

Click here to see the Full Perm Bamboo Kit listing at XStreet SL

Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

The sale on the premade bamboo planters will end late tomorrow, so please let anyone you think would be interested know about them.

Also, I've added a new low-prim pine tree to the inworld store, outside by the cartoon trees. There is also a small planter with it on the table inside. This new tree, depending on your feedback and the time I can allocate to it, might remain as is... or might be recreated with more prims. :)

Thanks for reading, have a good one!

New Bamboo Planter Sale

You can find these 4 brand new bamboo planters, ranging from 3 to 9 prims total, inworld at Arctic Greenhouse. They will be on sale for only L$25 for approximately one week. (Edit: Sale has ended)



We have also added a new lighter pastel bamboo plant, and 2 bamboo-wall pieces (all available as mod/copy or mod/transfer).



As you may have already guessed, a bamboo kit is in the works and will most likely be the first plant kit released, in the (hopefully) near future. Thanks for reading!

Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL

Full Perm Plant Kit Question

The question I've gotten the most recently is if I would sell full perm versions of the plants available in the greenhouse. I've broken the current line of plants down into 3 groups, and plan on (tentatively!) releasing them as follows :
Kit A (Bamboo Plant, Bamboo Fern, grass clump, possibly one reworked grass clump concept)
Kit B (Croton, Caladium, Palm/Strelitzia leaf variations possibly)
Kit C (Aloe Vera, Snake Plant, possibly more variations of these or one additional similar plant)

One thing that I plan to do differently is to release the objects full perms, and with full perm textures, but not including sculpt maps for these kits. After evaluating peoples responses and usage of the existing flower kits, I feel this may be a good way to provide these plants to people for use in prefabs, landscaping projects, ect. While I realize some people may want full perm sculpt maps, I also want to do what I can to protect and promote the work that I do here so that I can continue creating more. :)

So if you want or would prefer full perm sculpt maps, no matter if you're interested in the kits or not, I'd like to know why. The only 2 reasons I have been able to think of are 1). The pieces will not show your name as the creator, and 2). Inability to edit and change the shape in an external application. If either of these are very important to you, or if there is any other reason you would prefer full perm sculpt maps, please IM me inworld (Logan Bauer) or leave a comment below. Thanks for reading!

Full Perm LadySlipper Orchids

Happy Valentine's Day! (Edit: Valentines Sale has ended) We have released our first orchids! Inworld you can find a number of LadySlipper Orchid plants, or potted plants, and of course the matching full-perm kit for content creators! :




Click here to see the Full Perm LadySlipper Orchid Kit listing at XStreet SL

Click here to visit Arctic Greenhouse in Second Life via SLURL