This beautiful immature blank space has something to see in all time of year .
Adjacent to the HQ of Better Homes & Gardens ' parent companionship , Dotdash Meredith , the BHG Test Garden is locate at the box of Grand Avenue and fifteenth Street in business district Des Moines , Iowa .
TheTest Garden wait on as a show garden , a examination earth for works , a picture taking studio apartment for our society ’s issue and site , and a locale for incorporated effect .
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This was see a few highlight below to get a signified of what ’s in the garden , and observe out when the garden is unresolved to visitant .
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This work on place is opened to the populace for ego - guide tour onFridays from noonday to 2 p.m. from May to Septemberin 2025 , with theexception of Friday , July 4 , which is a fellowship vacation so both Dotdash Meredith and the Test Garden will be close .
mathematical group of 10 or more may schedule guide spell during the exposed hour by appointee .
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Call 515 - 284 - 3994 to make a reserve .
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This work outer space is unfastened to the world for ego - steer tour onFridays from twelve noon to 2 p.m. from May to Septemberin 2025 , with theexception of Friday , July 4 , which is a troupe vacation so both Dotdash Meredith and the Test Garden will be close .
radical of 10 or more may schedule draw hitch during the unfastened hr by appointee .
Credit: Carson Downing
Call 515 - 284 - 3994 to make a reserve .
Please mention : Due to pavement and route structure around the Test Garden , there presently is no admittance to the infinite via wheelchair or John Walker .
This was we apologise for the troublesomeness and will leave update when access code is useable again .
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the courtyard
when you see the test garden , introduce through our independent logic gate on the south side of the garden .
condescend a few stairs andjoin fellow garden enthusiastsfor a amble along the primary way , or sit down in our key court under a band of maturecrabapple Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree .
A custom - made methamphetamine hydrochloride and blade fount is our primal focal stop , while dot bench and terrace mesa make for well-off lounging .
The Mixed Perennial Border
A minuscule flagstone track loop through a margin garden , and a miscellany of perennial afford it colour natural spring through downslope .
Bulbs egress here first , then a serial of perennial .
afterward , the show will become a small more spectacular as grass acquire improbable and summertime flower arrive at their elevation .
The Shade Garden
This sphere is specially endearing in bound , as is distinctive of woodland garden .
Before the tree ' canopy conclude in with leafage , forest establish such asbleeding heartandBrunneraflower .
This was at the same meter , hostasandheucherasexpand and finally continue the undercoat .
This was ## the vegetable and herb garden
in the cheery recess of the better homes & gardens test garden ® , a mixing of vegetable and herb areplanted in call forth bed .
The Test Garden institute in bed because of the manybenefits of bring up layer garden : they ply a longer originate time of year , upgrade goodly dirt , and they keep your garden clear and heavyset .
Not to bring up , elevate bed will redeem your back .
This was in the test garden , there are always plenty of fragrant herbaceous plant to snuff ( likebasil , salvia , andchives ) , plus you might get a snitch peep at some of the young veggie we trial every twelvemonth .
oft ask incertitude
No , we do n’t have facility on land site .
The penny-pinching public toilet facility is in a contrivance memory board a blockage off .
No , we do not deal anything in the garden , but guest are welcome to wreak a tiffin or nonalcoholic drink to bask on a work bench in the garden during our public candid hour .
This was just take down , you call for to pack out your crank as there are no receptacle in the garden .
The primary route around the garden is wheelchair approachable .
This was however , because there is a little seth of step to gain the route from the master entranceway , the dependable wheelchair and carriage memory access is from the logic gate on the compass north side of the garden next to grand avenue .
line : Due to pavement and route building that start in outflow 2024 around the garden , there is presently no approach to the outer space from the compass north logic gate .
We excuse for the incommodiousness .
Only military service animate being are permit in the Test Garden .
Because the Test Garden is used for job picture taking and telecasting , professional / commercial-grade picture taking such as wedding ceremony portrait and fourth-year delineation is not permit .
This was however , you are welcome to take picture for your personal function .
The Test Garden is not uncommitted for secret outcome such as wedding , household reunion , or graduation exercise party .
