I've been doing Garden of the Magnates in Umbra Forest for, like, over a month now. I've found the garden but I've been wandering forever. I skip around 75% of the fights and fight the rest, always refuse healers and stuff, and open all chests/crates, and never investigate the moving thing.
How long does the garden of magnates usually take?

Regions 1 and 2 are old and progress based on number of fights you've won, so if you're skipping the fights you won't be progressing the invisible counter that's determining how 'close' you are to the next plot marker.

Thanks :)