diff --git a/art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png b/art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png
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diff --git a/art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png.import b/art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de31416
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+++ b/art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png.import
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="CompressedTexture2D"
+uid="uid://25dl87qxv8ks"
+path="res://.godot/imported/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png-e9676b030c6767775ad374c0db805fa9.ctex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png-e9676b030c6767775ad374c0db805fa9.ctex"]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=0
+compress/high_quality=false
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/uastc_level=0
+compress/rdo_quality_loss=0.0
+compress/hdr_compression=1
+compress/normal_map=0
+compress/channel_pack=0
+mipmaps/generate=false
+mipmaps/limit=-1
+roughness/mode=0
+roughness/src_normal=""
+process/channel_remap/red=0
+process/channel_remap/green=1
+process/channel_remap/blue=2
+process/channel_remap/alpha=3
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+process/hdr_as_srgb=false
+process/hdr_clamp_exposure=false
+process/size_limit=0
+detect_3d/compress_to=1
diff --git a/scenes/world/world.gd b/scenes/world/world.gd
index a9ed397..80589b5 100644
--- a/scenes/world/world.gd
+++ b/scenes/world/world.gd
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const SEASON_TINTS: Dictionary = {
 
 @onready var dark_overlay: CanvasModulate = $DarkOverlay
 @onready var terrain_layer: TileMapLayer = $Terrain
+@onready var decoration_layer: TileMapLayer = $Decoration
 @onready var floor_layer: TileMapLayer = $Floor
 @onready var wall_layer: TileMapLayer = $Wall
 @onready var designation_layer: TileMapLayer = $Designation
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	for layer in [terrain_layer, floor_layer, wall_layer, designation_layer, roof_layer, fog_layer]:
 		layer.tile_set = tileset
 	_paint_terrain()
+	# Decoration overlay — sparse grass tufts + flowers from the ElvGames bundle.
+	# Lives on its own TileMapLayer above Terrain so a future season swap is one
+	# tileset reassignment.
+	decoration_layer.tile_set = _build_decoration_tileset()
+	_paint_decorations()
 	# Phase 5: removed _paint_sample_walls() — the old 8×8 stone ring rendered
 	# only on the (now-hidden) Wall TileMap layer. With the rendering pivot
 	# to entity-based walls, that ring was invisible to the player but still
@@ -285,6 +291,68 @@ func _paint_terrain() -> void:
 			terrain_layer.set_cell(Vector2i(x, y), PLACEHOLDER_SOURCE_ID, TILE_GRASS)
 
 
+# ── decoration overlay (ElvGames Grasslands sprinkle) ────────────────────────
+
+## Source id for the decoration tileset (separate atlas from PLACEHOLDER_SOURCE_ID).
+const DECORATION_SOURCE_ID: int = 10
+
+## Atlas-tile coords inside FG_Grasslands_Spring.png for overlay variants.
+## Each is a 16×16 sprite on transparent background, picked by visual eyeball
+## (see /tmp/deco_review.png in the 2026-05-12 visual-pass session). Mix of
+## small-grass sprouts, flowers, and scattered-tuft sprites — all sit cleanly
+## on top of the base grass tile without occluding pawns.
+const DECORATION_TILES: Array[Vector2i] = [
+	Vector2i(12, 0),  # grass sprout A
+	Vector2i(13, 0),  # grass sprout B
+	Vector2i(14, 0),  # scattered grass dots — small
+	Vector2i(16, 0),  # white flower / red center
+	Vector2i(17, 0),  # white flower / yellow center
+	Vector2i(18, 0),  # white flower / purple center
+	Vector2i(16, 2),  # scattered grass dots — medium
+	Vector2i(17, 2),  # scattered grass dots — large
+]
+
+## How often a tile gets a decoration. 0.08 = ~8% density — visually rich but
+## not so dense that pawns/items get hidden under it. Tunable; tested at
+## ~500 decorations on the 80×80 map.
+const DECORATION_DENSITY: float = 0.08
+
+
+func _build_decoration_tileset() -> TileSet:
+	var ts := TileSet.new()
+	ts.tile_size = Vector2i(TILE_SIZE_PX, TILE_SIZE_PX)
+
+	var tex: Texture2D = load("res://art/tiles/FG_Grasslands_Spring.png")
+	if tex == null:
+		Audit.log("world", "decoration: FG_Grasslands_Spring.png not loadable; skipping overlay")
+		return ts
+
+	var src := TileSetAtlasSource.new()
+	src.texture = tex
+	src.texture_region_size = Vector2i(TILE_SIZE_PX, TILE_SIZE_PX)
+	for coord in DECORATION_TILES:
+		src.create_tile(coord)
+	ts.add_source(src, DECORATION_SOURCE_ID)
+	return ts
+
+
+func _paint_decorations() -> void:
+	# Deterministic-ish seed so the layout is stable across runs (cosmetic only;
+	# not save-round-tripped). Mix world size into seed for "feels random but
+	# reproducible." Use a fresh RNG so we don't perturb the global state.
+	var rng := RandomNumberGenerator.new()
+	rng.seed = MAP_SIZE_TILES.x * 31 + MAP_SIZE_TILES.y * 17
+	var placed: int = 0
+	for x in MAP_SIZE_TILES.x:
+		for y in MAP_SIZE_TILES.y:
+			if rng.randf() >= DECORATION_DENSITY:
+				continue
+			var coord: Vector2i = DECORATION_TILES[rng.randi() % DECORATION_TILES.size()]
+			decoration_layer.set_cell(Vector2i(x, y), DECORATION_SOURCE_ID, coord)
+			placed += 1
+	Audit.log("world", "decoration: painted %d overlay cells" % placed)
+
+
 func _paint_sample_walls() -> void:
 	var origin := Vector2i(36, 36)
 	var size: int = 8
diff --git a/scenes/world/world.tscn b/scenes/world/world.tscn
index e3f4e70..3dac07c 100644
--- a/scenes/world/world.tscn
+++ b/scenes/world/world.tscn
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ color = Color(1, 1, 1, 1)
 [node name="Terrain" type="TileMapLayer" parent="."]
 z_index = 0
 
+[node name="Decoration" type="TileMapLayer" parent="."]
+z_index = 0
+
 [node name="Floor" type="TileMapLayer" parent="."]
 z_index = 1
 visible = false