Trial Garden
![‘Look-A-Likes Phloxy Baby’ is a different and attractive shrub rose in the trial gardens.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1560191275.Trial_Gardens-LookaLikePhloxyBaby-web.jpg)
Jul 15, 2017
Trial Garden update and open house information
A look ahead at the roses, shrubs, perennials and annuals in this year's Trial Gardens.
![Open house visitors tour the many changes made to the Milton site earlier this year.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1477236425.DSC_0540.jpg)
Oct 23, 2016
Trial garden open house
New and exciting plants on display at LO home office and Guelph sites.
![University of Guelph students Leigh Cogar and Will MacKenzie planting the hydrangea trial at LO.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1477939217.IMG_8847.jpg)
Jul 15, 2016
Trial garden site features new plants and expansion
Visitors to this year’s trial garden will see dramatic changes on site.
![](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1580412713.Trial_Garden_2014-web.jpg)
Jan 15, 2016
Trial Garden continues to evolve
Landscape Ontario site includes many varieties also planted in Guelph.
![The highlight of this year’s Trial Garden Open House was a tour of the beautiful setting led by garden manager Rodger Tschanz.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1581201826.trial_garden_open_house_2015-web.jpg)
Oct 15, 2015
Attendance is best ever at ninth annual trial garden open house
The 2015 Trial Gardens Open House had one of the best attendance records ever in the nine-year history of the event.
![Over 2,400 containers were on display at Sawaya trial garden tour on July 22 -23.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1581310696.Sawya_trial_gardens-web.jpg)
Sep 15, 2015
Sawaya trial gardens attract industry and writers
Trial gardens are, unfortunately, one of the green industry’s best kept secrets in Ontario.
![Trial Garden manager Rodger Tschanz prepares to plant the vast selection of new annuals this year.](https://assets.landscapeontario.com/assets/1581387630.Trial_Gardens-web.jpg)
Jul 15, 2015
Trial Garden open house set for Aug. 20, 2015
The 2015 Trial Garden at Landscape Ontario is planted and will be at its peak in late July and August.