diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36926df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+garden_db.sqlite
+*.pyc
+garden_file.dat
+garden_file.json
+sqlite/
diff --git a/art/rip.txt b/art/rip.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bad84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/art/rip.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+    ______________
+   /              \
+  |                |
+  |                |
+  |     R.I.P.     |
+  |                |
+  |                |
+  |                |
+. |, _\/ .. \. \ /,|_ .
+  ^      '        `    '
diff --git a/menu_screen.py b/menu_screen.py
index d3b6f08..bf92ba1 100644
--- a/menu_screen.py
+++ b/menu_screen.py
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ class CursedMenu(object):
             20: 'palm',
         }
 
-        if this_plant.stage == 0:
+        if this_plant.dead == True:
+            self.ascii_render('rip.txt', ypos, xpos)
+        elif this_plant.stage == 0:
             self.ascii_render('seed.txt', ypos, xpos)
         elif this_plant.stage == 1:
             self.ascii_render('seedling.txt', ypos, xpos)