Gatherer's Garden

My daddy's SMARTER than Einstein, STRONGER than Hercules and can light a fire with a SNAP of his fingers. - The Gatherer's Garden.

Located at various point in the game, a Gatherer's Garden is a vending machine that allows the player to purchase plasmids, tonics, extra slots, and other upgrades. ADAM is used as currency for these purchases.

Later Gatherer's Gardens offer more plasmids and tonics as well as upgraded versions of older ones. However, some Gatherer's Gardens do not offer the lower level tonics found in earlier levels needed to get the achievement. If a Gatherer's Garden offers an upgrade of a plasmid you don't own or have a much lower level of, it automatically replaces it which could save ADAM in the long run. (IE. if you don't get insect swarm, if you buy it when level three is sold, you save money due to not buying one and two.

When Jack is rewarded by Bridgette Tenenbaum for rescuing all of the Little Sisters on a level, the Gatherer's Garden is the location where the gift is left, stuffed inside a teddy bear.

Unlike other machines found in Rapture, the Gatherer's Garden cannot be hacked.