The Winter Gardens' name is a bit of a misdirection - there are flowers here that bloom at many different times of the year.  It's almost the size of an entire town square, and it has almost every known flora of the Continent in it.
The Winter Gardens, Outside Tower
worms
the princess
I am the daughter of the king. I am third or fourth in command. I do not like the jesters.
Oh i love this palce. It is so elegant and beautiful! Ah, pardon me, your Royal.. .Tallness... Upperness?  Sorry, I'm not very good with human niceties. Woah you can talk? How? Well... goodness it is a bit of a tale.. An evil witch, an apple, some sort of birds that helped me cleaned... but that's not why I've come to you now. What were you before this? What do you want from me? I was once a Princess, just like you.  I sat in these very gardens, though it was long ago!  But I've come to warn you, lest you meet my same fate... Of the witch? I don;t like witches...or jesters... they give me the creeps. That instinct will serve you well.  For on the night of the eve of your sixteenth birthday, the witch will cast an illusion upon herself that will make her appear to be someone you love and trust... and she well bring you here.  You must *not* eat anything that is given to you that night, lest the witch trick you! That happened last night! I ate an apple she gave me! I thought it was a dream! Oh no!  Am I too late?!  Quick, my dear, how old are you?  Is today your sixteenth birthday? Yes it is! I was so happy and excited. This is horrible news! Then... then there is but one thing I can do.  You must... you must kill me, princess.  It is the only way to ensure the curse is broken.