A Complete Guide to the BH&G Test Garden

The Test Garden is the best place to see the creativity and skill of the Better Homes & Gardens editors in real life. If you've never seen it in person, don't fret. Visit the Test Garden and take a public tour through gardens that never seems to end. Take a stroll around when it's open to the public—Fridays from noon to 2 p.m., starting the first Friday of May through the first Friday of October. If you plan on going solo, use this handy map, below, as your guide.

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We make it easy to see all parts of the Test Garden. Simply match the numbers on the map to the numbers listed below and discover every part of the Test Garden's beautiful landscape.

1. The courtyard
2. The rose garden
3. The southwest terrace garden
4. The shade garden
5. The fragrant path
6. The conifer collection
7. The clay garden
8. The garden room
9. The meadow
10. The cutting garden
11. The mixed perennial garden
12. The shrub walk
13. The mixed border
14. The tool shed and storage area
15. The mixed conifer and shrub garden
16. The hillside garden
17. The vegetable and herb garden
18. The arbor and daylily garden
19. The pond and cascade
20. The southeast terrace garden
21. The deck
22. The rock garden

Take a virtual walk through the Test Garden.