The Inconstant Gardener in The Witcher 3 Blood and Wine: Where to Find It, Where the Chest Is and the Rewards
Witcher 3 The Inconstant Gardener (Deceitful Gardener) treasure hunt: where the Abandoned Coopers' Workshop is, how to reach the hidden chest, and every reward.
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Updated October 2026. The Inconstant Gardener is a short treasure hunt in the Blood and Wine expansion. It's sometimes translated as "The Deceitful Gardener" or "The Perfidious Gardener". It doesn't appear on the map until you stumble into it, and a lot of players kill the bandits, can't find the chest and leave. Here's exactly where it is and what's inside.
Quick answer
Location: the Abandoned Coopers' Workshop, southwest of the Tesham Mutna Ruins signpost in Toussaint.
Start: kill the bandits, then take the gardener's key and the letter from the red-glowing sack.
The chest is hidden behind barrels in the workshop. Cast Aard on the barrels to break them and reach it.
Reward: Diagram: Toussaint Ducal Guard Officer's steel sword, about 300 crowns and 200 florens, plus gear and crafting materials.
Where to Find The Inconstant Gardener
Head to the Abandoned Coopers' Workshop in the Caroberta Woods, southwest of the Tesham Mutna Ruins signpost and south of Francollarts. The suggested level is 37. There's no notice board or quest giver: the quest only begins when you pick up the note there.
Walkthrough
1. Kill the bandits. A group is camped at the workshop, a crossbowman among them. Take him out first so he can't break your Quen. Axii works well on the melee fighters, especially the one with a shield.
2. Loot the red-glowing sack. It holds the gardener's key and a letter. The letter explains that the gang's leader was told about a Nilfgaardian caravan by a gardener who owed him money. The tip was a setup: the caravan was heavily guarded, and the gang went looking for the gardener and his stash. Reading it starts the quest.
3. Find the chest. The two locked doors on the property don't matter. The loot is in the workshop itself, hidden among barrels. Cast Aard to smash them, then open the chest with the key.
4. Read Quayle's journal (optional). The gardener, Quayle, once worked the grounds of the Nilfgaardian embassy. In debt to the gang, he leaked caravan routes, then grew a conscience and sent them after a well-guarded convoy while he planned to escape to Metinna. He didn't make it. If you already found this journal during The Last Exploits of Selina's Gang, it's the same document.
Rewards: What's in the Chest
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Diagram: Toussaint Ducal Guard Officer's steel sword | 1 (always) |
| Crowns | About 250–400 |
| Florens | 200+ |
| Toussaint Ducal Guardsman's armor | 1 |
| Silver sapphire ring | 1 |
| Chitinous shells / infused crystals / hardened leather | 3–6 / 1–3 / 1–4 |
| Dimeritium ore / orichalcum ore | 1–3 each |
The bandits also drop Mahakaman spirit and more junk than usual, presumably stolen from the workshop.
Known Bugs
- In early versions, the quest sometimes stayed open after you emptied the chest, and occasionally the note couldn't be picked up, so the quest never started. Both were fixed in patches. If it happens, reload a save from before the fight.
Trivia: the name is a nod to John le Carré's novel The Constant Gardener. The story connects to the guarded treasure northwest of Hortense Vineyard.
Video: The Inconstant Gardener
Frequently Asked Questions
QWhere is the chest in The Inconstant Gardener?
Inside the Abandoned Coopers' Workshop, hidden behind barrels. Break them with Aard and open the chest with the gardener's key.
QHow do you start The Inconstant Gardener?
Kill the bandits at the Abandoned Coopers' Workshop and read the letter in the red-glowing sack. There's no other quest giver.
QWhat is the reward for The Inconstant Gardener?
The Toussaint Ducal Guard Officer's steel sword diagram, a few hundred crowns, 200+ florens, a guardsman's armor, a ring and crafting materials.
QIs The Deceitful Gardener the same quest?
Yes. "The Deceitful Gardener" and "The Perfidious Gardener" are translations of The Inconstant Gardener.
Sources: in-game quest text and notes; reward list checked against the Witcher Wiki page for The Inconstant Gardener. Screenshots: gameplay frames from YouTube walkthroughs.
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