The Gnomes of Wondergarten

Summer: Chapter 12 - The Rose Ceremony, Part 2

In which Petipom is ready to leave the garden. Then, during the announcement, Eliza agrees to join him. After the rose ceremony, each of the gnomes give Petipom a special gift and then he flies away with Eliza. Hamilton begins writing The Gnomes of Wondergarten until the woodpecker returns, which he sends away again. ✨

Summer: Chapter 12 - The Rose Ceremony, Part 1

In which Petipom begins to yearn for something beyond the garden. After speaking with Eliza and walking with Puddleblume, Petipom is ready to begin his journey. ✨

Summer: Chapter 11 - Summer Goodbye

In which the primas enjoy a morning at the beach together. Then after everyone else arrives, beach day festivities carry on into the evening. Seated around a bonfire, everyone shares a bittersweet sentiment about summer ending, and after singing about what they will miss, they bid summer goodbye. ✨

Summer: Chapter 10 - Happy Tomatoes

After finding Citrine giving a ripening lesson to the corps fairies, Petipom discovers Rutabug doesn't like to eat his tomatoes. But after trying Petipomʼs pizza, and later, Rubyʼs salsa, Rutabug changes his mind and decides that tomatoes are alright. ✨

Summer: Chapter 9 - The Wheat Harvest

Rutabug watches the sunrise before calling everyone to the wheat harvest. The gnomes cut and clear, the fairies thresh, while Hamilton and Morrison grind at the mill wheel. Pearl and Puddleblume sit with Tourmaline and make the first loaf of bread together. ✨

Summer: Chapter 8 - The Birthday Balloon

In which, after a morning filled with fruit festivities, Petipom makes a birthday wish to have his friends join him in the sky. Amethyst suggests they make a birthday balloon. The gnomes then make his wish come true by building it. Then, together, inside the birthday balloon, they watch fairyworks. ✨

Summer: Chapter 7 - Swimming Day

In which Thumbkin discovers that his friends donʼt like to get wet. So while Hamilton, Morrison, and Rutabug sit on a potato boat, everyone else goes swimming until Petipom looses his hat. Diving for it, he hears singing under the water. Curious to hear the music, the others finally join. ✨

Summer: Chapter 6 - The Black Beauty

In which, after Hamilton gets a canning lesson from Rutabug and Thumbkin, Petipom discovers a giant zucchini. Then, rolling it down to the creek, they discover it floats, which Rutabug has the bright idea of transforming it into a ship they appropriately call, The Black Beauty .

Summer: Chapter 5 - The Oak Tree

In which Hamilton leads everyone on a small adventure outside the garden to his old home, a great oak tree. Upon returning, Hamilton realizes that a house is not a home, but the people are. Grateful for his friends, and his new home, they all spend the night together singing around the campfire. ✨

Summer: Chapter 4 - Summer's Day

In which everyone gathers on the grassy knoll to watch the sunrise. After the Prince of Summer arrives in his castle in the sky, the summer games begin. Hamilton wins the ground events and, though Eliza comes very close, Citrine wins the flying events. The longest day ends with a bonfire. ✨

Summer: Chapter 3 - The Strawberries

Petipom discovers Tourmaline eating the green strawberries and cannot get her to stop. Then the corps fairies try, but that does not work. Finally, Pearl comes and teaches her how to be patient, then walks them over to Ruby, who ripened all the strawberries ready for eating. ✨

Summer: Chapter 2 - The Dandelion

In which Hamilton learns what makes a good gardener and helps Rutabug weed the garden. When the gnomes discover a dandelion, Emerald convinces them to let it be. Later, after Tourmaline accidentally breaks a stem, Morrison turns it into a trumpet that they all play together. ✨

Summer: Chapter 1 - The Picnic

Excited for the day, Petipom wakes everyone for a picnic on the grassy knoll. Sapphire makes everyone special sandwiches, and Hamilton tries peanut butter and jelly. The party then enjoys an afternoon of cloud watching, and Rutabug includes Morrison with a special song. ✨

Spring: Chapter 12 - The Bubble Party

In which the gnomes and fairies gather at the pond to wash their clothes for laundry day. But when things get too bubbly, each of the gnomes gets caught in a giant bubble and floats into the sky—only to fall right back into the pond to do it all again! ✨

Spring: Chapter 11 - Ms. Eliza Hummingbird

In which Petipom takes Tourmaline to the beehive to refill his honey jar, but when they arrive, the bees are swarming a tiny bird. Petipom saves her and makes a new friend—Ms. Eliza Hummingbird—who in return, offers them both a magical ride through the sky. ✨

Spring: Chapter 10 - Butter & Biscuits

As a parting gift, Mother Rabbit leaves behind vats of fresh milk. Thumbkin teaches Hamilton how to make butter, buttermilk, and biscuits—treats they joyfully share with all their friends in Wondergarten. ✨

Spring: Chapter 9 - The Flower Festival

In which the Flower Festival has arrived, and Hamilton joins the fairies in making flower crowns. It's also Rutabug's birthday, and the everyone gathers to raise the merry pole, dance in a ring, and enjoy one of the most memorable days of the year. ✨

Spring: Chapter 8 - Planting Day

In which planting day is here, and Rutabug is excited—until Morrison accidentally knocks over all the seeds! Unbothered and gracious, Rutabug teaches his friends how to identify and sort the seeds. With everyone's help, the seeds are quickly organized, and the planting begins! ✨

Spring: Chapter 7 - The Egg Hunt

In which the robins leave and Petipom feels sad. So the gnomes prepare a surprise to cheer him up— decorated chocolate eggs. But when baby bunnies discover the eggs and hide them, it sparks an egg hunt that lifts Petipom's spirits and begins a new spring tradition. ✨

Spring: Chapter 6 - The Robin's Nest (Extended)

In which a mother robin builds her nest on Petipom's porch, and he learns that she's expecting. With help from his friends, Petipom prepares food, gathers soft bedding, and lovingly cares for her— until at last, four baby birds are born. ✨

Spring: Chapter 5 - New Dishes

In which Hamilton accidentally falls and breaks Puddleblume's dishes. Instead of getting upset, Puddleblume suggests they make new ones— so with help from Thumbkin and Rutabug, Hamilton learns pottery and creates beautiful new dishes for Puddleblume to enjoy. ✨

Spring: Chapter 4 - The Spring Ball

In which, to celebrate the first day of spring, the gnomes and fairies host a grand ball beneath the cherry blossoms. With help from Thumbkin, Hamilton and Morrison learn how to waltz, and by nightfall, everyone gathers to dance late into the evening. ✨

Spring: Chapter 3 - Lovely Potatoes

In which Rutabug discovers Petipom eating raw potatoes, but then teaches him how to cook them properly. Together, they prepare a delicious potato feast that everyone enjoys together. ✨

Spring: Chapter 2 - The Colorful Beard

In which Rutabug discovers a four-leaf clover, but when Tourmaline tries to take it, she accidentally turns his beard pink! The fairies try to fix it, but turn his beard every color of the rainbow—until Pearl teaches them how to make brown. Restored to his proper color, Tourmaline returns the lucky clover. ✨

Spring: Chapter 1 - Return of the Fairies

In which Brother Wind and Sister Rain make a storm, but Father Sun breaks it up, revealing a rainbow in the sky. Hamilton and Petipom search for the rainbow's end, but when it fades, the fairies return to Wondergarten, and the gnomes and fairies joyfully reunite. ✨

Winter: Chapter 12 - Petipom's Banquet, Part 2

In which Rutabug and Hamilton restock Petipom's cupboards, while Thumbkin and Puddleblume prepare a banquet in his honor. When Petipom returns, he discovers not only full shelves, but a feast prepared just for him—reminding him that he is deeply loved, generously provided for, and joyfully celebrated as part of the family. ✨

Winter: Chapter 12 - Petipom's Banquet, Part 1

In which the first sunny day of spring leads to a picnic—but Petipom is missing. Rutabug finds him hiding, because he didn't have any food to bring. Gently, Rutabug reminds Petipom that he is a Gnome of Wondergarten and is always welcome to join, even if he has nothing to offer. ✨

Winter: Chapter 11 - Sick Gnomes

The gnomes are sick—Thumbkin has a fever, Petipom a cold, and Rutabug a stomach ache. Hamilton and Morrison seek help from Puddleblume, who provides special remedies for each illness and teaches them how to care for their friends. ✨

Winter: Chapter 10 - Chocolate

In which Sir Alistar Owl visits Puddleblume with a special birthday gift—chocolate. While they visit, the others bake Puddleblume a cake. After Sir Alistar leaves, Puddleblume is surprised, and they spend the day making chocolates together. ✨

Winter: Chapter 9 - Halfway Through

In which the Snow Queen is gone, the garden is asleep, and Rutabug is feeling down. Thumbkin and Hamilton cheer him up by cleaning his home and making his favorite meal. Grateful, Rutabug's spirits are lifted, and they all gather at Puddleblume's to celebrate the candle festival, marking the halfway point to spring. ✨