My fear about the mall when it was revealed was that there would be a lot of stores with not that much to offer, and that it would be a bother having to go in and out of so many. While having the separate gardening store is nice, having the convenience of it in another store is easier to me.
I personally think that it being separate is really cute. ;u; I like it more when he has his little shop than say, when he's in the department store. It looks nicer. :T
I've kind of changed my mind. I like it separate for looks, but together for is great to save a little time.
I don't like how in the final store it's just a corner of a shop though..
I like having it separate, because Leif is pretty dang cool. When they combine together, I still consider it two separate shops... just in the same building.