Cottage living finding plants, dig for gems etc

There are only a few resources and no gems. You have only one spot for frogs, but you can find them in ponds. For gems you could ask the snail for a gift. Sometimes you have luck. I always activate the vulcano challenge for gems. You can also ask the rabbits and birds for gifts. Sometimes you get flowers or plants.
It takes a while but then you can find enough mushrooms everywhere.