Hey, thanks for the nice comment it is really appreciated.
I wanted to do all of the above and more, but unfortunately Pico 8 has harsh limitations with file size. I am going through and refactoring my code so I can squeeze more in. I would like the ability to just place flowers down, like in the opening scene.
I will be moving on from Pico soon, so might come back to this and see how it can be expanded.
Many thanks again!