Grow a Garden: How to Get the Red Beach Shovel (Summer Collection)

The Red Beach Shovel is a Mythical cosmetic reward tied to the Summer Event 2026 in Grow a Garden. It is the third shovel skin added to the game, following the Rainbow Shovel and the Campfire Shovel, and the second one released during this year’s Summer Event after the Summer Shovel from the Beach Bundle. You claim it by reaching 80% completion in the Summer Collection before the event closes.

Quick answer: Discover 45 items across the Summer Collection’s Seeds, Pets, and Cosmetics categories to hit 80%, then claim the Red Beach Shovel from the collection board located behind the Summer Shop.

What the Red Beach Shovel does

Like every shovel in Grow a Garden, the Red Beach Shovel exists to permanently remove unwanted plants from your base. It does not grant passive boosts, mutations, stat bonuses, or any special perks. It is purely a cosmetic skin that marks how far you got through the Summer Event, so treat it as a collectible rather than a gameplay upgrade.

Detail	Value
Rarity	Mythical
Type	Shovel skin (cosmetic)
Requirement	80% Summer Collection completion
Items needed	45 discovered items
Gameplay bonus	None

The 80% requirement explained

The Summer Collection is split into three categories: Seeds, Pets, and Cosmetics. Reaching 80% completion means you must collect and discover a total of 45 items across those three groups. Items count once they are discovered, so anything you obtain, hatch, or place toward the collection pushes your percentage higher.

Summer Collection Seeds

Tiki Totem Seed
Beach Ball Palm Seed
Sun Bloom Seed
Castle Crocus Seed
Popsicle Melt Seed
Lagoon Lily Seed
Freedom Flare Seed
Drippy Delight Seed
Sunshade Flower Seed
Beach Ball Cactus Seed
Sand Pail Shrub Seed
Pool Noodle Seed
Sun Fruit Seed
Shark Splash Seed
Black Magic Ears
Okra Seed
Seaspray Grass Seed
Gilded Grove Seed
Tidal Orchid Seed
Beach Brella Seed

Summer Collection Pets

Sea Anemone
Seahorse
Hermit Crab
Orca
Bison
Sea Urchin
Walrus
Pelican
Manta Ray
Sandcastle Crab
Jellyfish
Hippocampus
Dolphin
Nautilus

Summer Collection Cosmetics

Pinwheel
Beach Mat
Red Sand Pail
Beach Lounge Chair
Beach Parasol
Ice Cream Stand
Sandcastle
Life Guard Chair
Tiki Torch
Summer Drinks
Beach Tube
Beach Chair Statue
Flamingo Tube
Tidal Wave
Tidal Fountain
Sandcastle Banner
Sandcastle Base
Sandcastle Staircase
Sandcastle Straight Wall
Sandcastle Tower
Sandcastle Wall Corner
Sandcastle Wall With Door

Claim the Red Beach Shovel

Work through the Summer Collection categories until you have discovered 45 items. You can mix and match across Seeds, Pets, and Cosmetics, since the game counts your total discovered items toward the 80% threshold.

Head to the Summer Collection display, which sits behind the Summer Shop. Interact with the collection board to open the menu and track exactly how close you are to 45 items.

Once the board shows 45 discovered items and 80% completion, claim the Red Beach Shovel directly from the Summer Collection rewards. The shovel then appears in your inventory as an equippable skin.

Note: The Summer Event 2026 has been running for four weeks and is winding down, so finish the collection while it is still live. Once the event closes, the reward window for the Red Beach Shovel goes with it.

If the shovel does not appear after you hit the requirement, confirm that the collection board reads 45 items and 80% rather than a lower total. Discovered items only count once they register in the Summer Collection menu, so any seed, pet, or cosmetic you own but have not yet added will keep you short of the mark.