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Other major changes as part of the Master Plan: 1) the American Rose Society Board of Directors recently voted to change the name of the gardens to [http://www.rose.org AMERICA'S ROSE GARDEN], the home of America's National Floral Emblem, the Rose; 2) to become a Botanical Garden featuring roses; 3) to be a site of the International Rose Trials where new roses are evaluated and awarded prizes; and 4) to seek status on the US Register of Historic Places.
Included in the telling of the "History of the Rose in America" will be the stories of great roses, such as 'Peace', the world's favorite. It was created in France and "smuggled" to the US at the close of World War II. Not only beautiful and fragrant, 'Peace' has been the parent of many roses through hybridization. The History will tell the story of the "Yellow Rose of Texas", a rose that traversed the country with early settlers of America. The History will tell the story of the Grandiflora class of roses, that began with the famous apricot beauty, 'Queen Elizabeth,' and the [[Garden roses#Patio|Miniflora]] class that was added in the 1990s to distinguish roses that were smaller than [[Hybrid tea rose|hybrid teas]] and [[Floribunda (rose)|floribundas]], but larger than [[Garden roses#Miniature|miniatures]]. The History will tell of "Rose Rustlers" whose mission was to locate and preserve old lost roses found in cemeteries and old homesteads. The gardens will feature McFarland Plaza, dedicated to the "Father of the American Rose Society" J. Horace McFarland, an early leader, editor and publisher for the organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose.org/single-post/2018/06/04/J-Horace-McFarland-Named-Father-of-the-American-Rose-Society|date=June 4, 2018|first=Marilyn|last=Wellan|title=J. Horace McFarland: Named Father of the American Rose Society|publisher=American Rose Society}}</ref>
Today, there are thousands of beautiful roses to see — the gardens feature roses of all types: the most modern hybrid tea roses, miniature roses, single petaled roses, heritage roses and species. There is much more to come as the Great Garden Restoration Project progresses and the new "clockworks" gardens are installed. The gardens are recognized as the largest [[park]] in the United States dedicated to roses.
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