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The American Rose Center
The American Rose Center
Type	Rose garden
Location	Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°27′34″N 93°57′03″W / 32.459545°N 93.950717°W
Area	118 acres
Created	1974
Designer	Jackson & Perkins
Operated by	The American Rose Society
Open	April 1 – October 31
Plants	20,000
Species	100
Collections	65 individual rose gardens
Website	rose.org

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The American Rose Center is a rose garden in Shreveport, Louisiana owned and operated by The American Rose Society. There are over 20,000 rose bushes of 100 varieties in 65 separate rose gardens on 118 acres of pine forests and woodlands.^[4]

America's Rose Garden

The center's Mission & Vision statement is "Presenting the Rose, America's National Floral Emblem, in a natural setting of majestic pines and companion plants - for pleasure, education, and for the preservation and understanding of the beauty and significance of our favorite flower, the Rose."

The gardens feature roses of all types: the most modern hybrid tea roses, miniature roses, single petaled roses, heritage roses and species. The gardens are recognized as the largest park in the United States dedicated to roses.

The American Rose Center has supported the development and use of sustainable growing practices that do not degrade the environment; the grounds include a test garden for disease-resistant Hybrid Tea roses to demonstrate that exhibition-form roses can be grown without chemical intervention.^[5]

Annual events include^[6] an Easter Egg Hunt, Evening of Wine & Roses, horticulture symposiums, Green Thumb seminars, Spring Bloom, Angel of Hope Candlelight and Healing Ceremony annually on December 6, and Christmas in Roseland. Christmas in Roseland has been held every December since December 1983.^[7]^[8]

Rosie, a working dog and designated member of the staff, was used for several years to keep wildlife out of the gardens, particularly deer which can cause a lot of damage to the plants.^[9]

In 2016, the center dropped their fees for commercial and professional photographers, actively promoting the use of the gardens for proms and wedding photography.^[10]

In 2018, the gardens hosted the dedication ceremony for the U.S. Postal Service's newly issued Forever stamp celebrating the Peace Rose.^[11]

American Rose Society

The American Rose Society (ARS) is a nonprofit corporation in Louisiana^[12] (formerly of Ohio^[13] and Pennsylvania^[14]) which owns the property of The American Rose Center.^[15] The gardens have been the home and national headquarters of the American Rose Society since 1974, when the non-profit organization moved from Columbus, Ohio, and before that, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Society was founded in 1892 in Harrisburg.

According to the ARS bylaws,^[16] their objectives are:

"to encourage amateur and professional rose culture; to provide rose horticulture education for ARS members and for the public; to increase the general understanding of and interest in all aspects of roses, including but not limited to the history of roses, hybridization, growing, exhibiting, artistic designing and judging, research, and thereby to improve the standard of excellence of the rose for all people; to record, publish and establish priority on rose cultivar names, and rose cultivar ratings."

ARS held its first rose show in 1900,^[17] and accredits judges for rose shows. Accreditation requires experience with growing roses, successful exhibition of roses, working as a show clerk, completing an accredited judging school, passing an exam, and apprenticing under an accredited judge.^[18]

ARS publishes several periodicals including American Rose magazine and American Rose Annual, and has published or co-authored several books such as Encyclopedia of Roses, Handbook for Selecting Roses: A Rose Buying Guide, A Guide to Creating Rose Arrangements, Standardized Rose Names, Guidelines and Rules for Judging Roses, Guidelines for Judging Rose Arrangements, and Consulting Rosarian Reference Manual.^[19]

Since 1955, the American Rose Society has been the designated International Cultivar Registration Authority for the Rosa genus,^[20] and maintains an online database called the Modern Roses Database.^[21] Guided by the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, the registration process prevents duplicate use of cultivar names, and ARS is charged with ensuring that new names are formally established.^[22]

Restoration project

In 2017, ARS created a five-year master plan for the total restoration of the gardens called the Great Garden Restoration project.^[2]^[23] The project is a complete makeover for the gardens, consolidating the rambling multiple gardens into one core garden suitable for visitors. The project calls for the cutting back some of the encroaching pine forest and installing deer fencing.^[6]

The design for the garden layout resembles the gears of a vintage watch and the theme is "The History of the Rose in America".^[6] The design includes the stories of great roses such as Peace which has been the parent of many roses through hybridization, and Yellow Rose of Texas which traversed the country with early settlers of America. The story of the Grandiflora and Miniflora classes will be told, and the mission of "Rose Rustlers" who locate and preserve old lost roses found in cemeteries and old homesteads.^[24]

Part of the garden is dedicated to the "Father of the American Rose Society" J. Horace McFarland, an early leader, editor and publisher for the organization.^[25] This area of the gardens was named "McFarland Plaza" and a rose was named in his honor.^[23]

The American Rose Society will name the new garden America's Rose Garden, home of America's national floral emblem, the rose.^[23]

Other parts of the master plan include reaching botanical garden status, becoming recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, and becoming established internationally as a rose trial garden.^[23]

Gallery

Notes and references

^ "Welcome to the American Rose Center: America's Rose Garden". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c Streeter, Robert (September 5, 2019). "Stop and smell the roses at the Gardens of the American Rose Center". Ark-La-Tex Weekend. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Regional Gardens". Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ Fonseca, Mary (1999). Louisiana Gardens. Pelican Publishing. pp. 17–19. ISBN 9781455607761. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ Shanley, Pat; Wellan, Marilyn (2011). The Sustainable Rose Garden: A Reader in Rose Culture. Casemate Publishers. pp. 2–3. ISBN 9781612000428. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c St. Amant Haddox, Betsy (January 2, 2019). "American Rose Society". theforumnews.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ Whittington, Maranda (December 13, 2018). "'Christmas in Roseland' takes over the American Rose Center for the 35th year". KSLA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Whittington, Maranda (December 11, 2019). "'Christmas in Roseland' returns to the American Rose Center". KSLA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Stray dog protects American Rose Center gardens". KSLA. June 7, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ KSLA Staff (April 18, 2016). "American Rose Center eliminates photography fee". KSLA. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "U.S. Postal Service issues new forever stamp for Peace Rose". KSLA. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Search for Louisiana Business Filings". www.sos.la.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ "Ohio Secretary of State Business Search-Business Name". businesssearch.ohiosos.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ "Search Business Entity ("The American Rose Society")". Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Caddo Parish, Louisiana Real Property Search - actDataScout". www.actdatascout.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ "ARS Bylaws (Revised 2018)". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ Bowermaster, Russ (1993). "Judging: From Whence to Hence". The American Rose Annual: 72–73.
^ "Requirements to become a Judge". Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Results for 'au:American Rose Society.'". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ "ICRA - AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY (A.R.S.)". International Society for Horticultural Science. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ "Modern Roses Database and Registration". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ "ICRA". International Society for Horticultural Science. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Martin, Maggie (November 23, 2018). "Gardens of the American Rose Center to receive $1M redo". Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ Raver, Anne (October 25, 1992). "CUTTINGS; Out of the West, Rose Rustlers". Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Wellan, Marilyn (June 4, 2018). "J. Horace McFarland: Named Father of the American Rose Society". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

External links

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[visitors-1] "Welcome to the American Rose Center: America's Rose Garden". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[arklatex-2] Streeter, Robert (September 5, 2019). "Stop and smell the roses at the Gardens of the American Rose Center". Ark-La-Tex Weekend. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[3] "Regional Gardens". Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[4] Fonseca, Mary (1999). Louisiana Gardens. Pelican Publishing. pp. 17–19. ISBN 9781455607761. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[5] Shanley, Pat; Wellan, Marilyn (2011). The Sustainable Rose Garden: A Reader in Rose Culture. Casemate Publishers. pp. 2–3. ISBN 9781612000428. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[318forum-6] St. Amant Haddox, Betsy (January 2, 2019). "American Rose Society". theforumnews.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[7] Whittington, Maranda (December 13, 2018). "'Christmas in Roseland' takes over the American Rose Center for the 35th year". KSLA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[8] Whittington, Maranda (December 11, 2019). "'Christmas in Roseland' returns to the American Rose Center". KSLA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[9] "Stray dog protects American Rose Center gardens". KSLA. June 7, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[10] KSLA Staff (April 18, 2016). "American Rose Center eliminates photography fee". KSLA. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[11] "U.S. Postal Service issues new forever stamp for Peace Rose". KSLA. April 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[12] "Search for Louisiana Business Filings". www.sos.la.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[13] "Ohio Secretary of State Business Search-Business Name". businesssearch.ohiosos.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[14] "Search Business Entity ("The American Rose Society")". Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[15] "Caddo Parish, Louisiana Real Property Search - actDataScout". www.actdatascout.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[16] "ARS Bylaws (Revised 2018)". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[17] Bowermaster, Russ (1993). "Judging: From Whence to Hence". The American Rose Annual: 72–73.

[18] "Requirements to become a Judge". Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[19] "Results for 'au:American Rose Society.'". WorldCat. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[20] "ICRA - AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY (A.R.S.)". International Society for Horticultural Science. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[21] "Modern Roses Database and Registration". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[22] "ICRA". International Society for Horticultural Science. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-09-18.

[shrev-23] Martin, Maggie (November 23, 2018). "Gardens of the American Rose Center to receive $1M redo". Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[24] Raver, Anne (October 25, 1992). "CUTTINGS; Out of the West, Rose Rustlers". Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.

[25] Wellan, Marilyn (June 4, 2018). "J. Horace McFarland: Named Father of the American Rose Society". American Rose Society. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

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-The '''American Rose Center''' in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] has been the home and headquarters of the [[American Rose Society]] since 1974, when the non-profit organization moved from [[Columbus, Ohio]], and before that, from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]. The Society was founded in 1892 at Harrisburg.
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-The American Rose Center consists of 118 acres of [[rose garden]]s, [[pine|pine forests]] and [[woodland]]s. From the American Rose Center Mission & Vision statement: ''"Presenting the Rose, America's National Floral Emblem, in a natural setting of majestic pines and companion plants - for pleasure, education, and for the preservation and understanding of the beauty and significance of our favorite flower, the Rose."'' "The AMERICAN ROSE CENTER is headquarters for the administrative offices of the AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. AMERICA'S ROSE GARDEN is designed to present the glory of the Rose for all who visit. The gardens demonstrate the use of roses in the landscape, and are grounds for research, preservation of varieties and good horticultural practices. The Klima Education & Visitor Center is a prime venue for programs, exhibits and events; the Schorr Library preserves a valuable collection of books and publications of rose literature and the history of the rose. The garden's outreach offers learning opportunities in a living garden. All ability-accessible facilities of the American Rose Center serve the organizational, horticultural and educational mission of the Society and the Rose, for members, visitors, students and rose enthusiasts of all ages, now and for the future."
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+The '''American Rose Center''' is a [[rose garden]] in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] owned and operated by The American Rose Society. There are over 20,000 rose bushes of 100 varieties in 65 separate rose gardens on 118 acres of [[pine|pine forests]] and [[woodland]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fonseca |first1=Mary |title=Louisiana Gardens |date=1999 |publisher=Pelican Publishing |isbn=9781455607761 |pages=17–19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OF-kE2SxUh8C&dq=%22the+American+Rose+Center%22&pg=PA18 |access-date=31 May 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035010/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Louisiana_Gardens/OF-kE2SxUh8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+American+Rose+Center%22&pg=PA18&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref>
+==America's Rose Garden==
-In 2017, the Society created a Master Plan for the total restoration of the gardens; that restoration is underway as the Great Garden Restoration Project. A garden design was provided by [[Jackson & Perkins]] Rose Company which resembles the gears of a vintage watch. In keeping with that design, the gardens will tell the history of the rose in time - its theme: "the History of the Rose in America." 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.
+The center's Mission & Vision statement is "Presenting the Rose, America's National Floral Emblem, in a natural setting of majestic pines and companion plants - for pleasure, education, and for the preservation and understanding of the beauty and significance of our favorite flower, the Rose."
-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 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 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.
-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.
+The gardens feature roses of all types: the most modern hybrid tea roses, miniature roses, single petaled roses, heritage roses and species. The gardens are recognized as the largest park in the United States dedicated to roses.
+The American Rose Center has supported the development and use of sustainable growing practices that do not degrade the environment; the grounds include a test garden for disease-resistant Hybrid Tea roses to demonstrate that exhibition-form roses can be grown without chemical intervention.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shanley |first1=Pat |last2=Wellan |first2=Marilyn |title=The Sustainable Rose Garden: A Reader in Rose Culture |date=2011 |publisher=Casemate Publishers |isbn=9781612000428 |pages=2–3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R3abFZd_qOEC&dq=%22the+American+Rose+Center%22&pg=PA3 |access-date=31 May 2020 |archive-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035023/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Sustainable_Rose_Garden/R3abFZd_qOEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+American+Rose+Center%22&pg=PA3&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Annual events include: Easter Egg Hunt; Evening of Wine & Roses; Allen Owings Horticulture Symposium; quarterly Green Thumb horticultural/educational series; Angel of Hope Candlelight and Healing Ceremony annually on December 6th; and Christmas in Roseland held in the gardens in December for the past 35 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2018/12/13/christmas-roseland-takes-over-american-rose-center-th-year/|title='Christmas in Roseland' takes over the American Rose Center for the 35th year|first=Maranda|last=Whittington|website=[[KSLA]]|date=December 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2019/12/11/christmas-roseland-returns-american-rose-center/|title='Christmas in Roseland' returns to the American Rose Center|first=Maranda|last=Whittington|website=[[KSLA]]|date=December 11, 2019}}</ref>
+Annual events include<ref name="318forum" /> an Easter Egg Hunt, Evening of Wine & Roses, horticulture symposiums, Green Thumb seminars, Spring Bloom, Angel of Hope Candlelight and Healing Ceremony annually on December 6, and Christmas in Roseland. Christmas in Roseland has been held every December since December 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2018/12/13/christmas-roseland-takes-over-american-rose-center-th-year/|title='Christmas in Roseland' takes over the American Rose Center for the 35th year|first=Maranda|last=Whittington|website=[[KSLA]]|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214001041/http://www.ksla.com/2018/12/13/christmas-roseland-takes-over-american-rose-center-th-year/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2019/12/11/christmas-roseland-returns-american-rose-center/|title='Christmas in Roseland' returns to the American Rose Center|first=Maranda|last=Whittington|website=[[KSLA]]|date=December 11, 2019|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211154750/https://www.ksla.com/2019/12/11/christmas-roseland-returns-american-rose-center/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Rosie, a [[working dog]] and designated member of the staff, was used for several years to keep wildlife out of the gardens, particularly [[deer]] which can cause a lot of damage to the plants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/32168122/stray-dog-protects-american-rose-center-gardens|title=Stray dog protects American Rose Center gardens|website=[[KSLA]]|date=June 7, 2016}}</ref>
-In 2016, the American Rose Society dropped their fees for commercial and professional [[photographers]], actively promoting the use of the gardens for [[prom]]s and [[wedding photography]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/31753467/american-rose-center-eliminates-photography-fee|title=American Rose Center eliminates photography fee|first=KSLA|last=Staff|website=[[KSLA]]|date=April 18, 2016}}</ref>
+Rosie, a [[working dog]] and designated member of the staff, was used for several years to keep wildlife out of the gardens, particularly deer which can cause a lot of damage to the plants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/32168122/stray-dog-protects-american-rose-center-gardens|title=Stray dog protects American Rose Center gardens|website=[[KSLA]]|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609115518/http://www.ksla.com/story/32168122/stray-dog-protects-american-rose-center-gardens|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2018, the gardens hosted the dedication ceremony for the [[U.S. Postal Service]]'s newly issued [[Forever stamp]] celebrating the [[Peace Rose]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/38005479/us-postal-service-issues-new-forever-stamp-for-peace-rose|title=U.S. Postal Service issues new forever stamp for Peace Rose|website=[[KSLA]]|date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>
+In 2016, the center dropped their fees for commercial and professional photographers, actively promoting the use of the gardens for proms and wedding photography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/31753467/american-rose-center-eliminates-photography-fee|title=American Rose Center eliminates photography fee|author=KSLA Staff|website=[[KSLA]]|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622055830/http://www.ksla.com/story/31753467/american-rose-center-eliminates-photography-fee|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In 2018, the gardens hosted the dedication ceremony for the [[U.S. Postal Service]]'s newly issued [[Forever stamp]] celebrating the [[Peace Rose]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/38005479/us-postal-service-issues-new-forever-stamp-for-peace-rose|title=U.S. Postal Service issues new forever stamp for Peace Rose|website=[[KSLA]]|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421040406/http://www.ksla.com/story/38005479/us-postal-service-issues-new-forever-stamp-for-peace-rose|url-status=live}}</ref>
-* The gardens are located just west of Shreveport at 8877 Jefferson Paige Road, off Interstate 20, Exit 5 near Greenwood, Louisiana.
-* The American Rose Society Administration offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
+==American Rose Society==
-* America's Rose Garden and Hering Gift Shop are open daily March 1 through October 31:
-**   Garden Season (March 1 through October 31) 9–5, Monday through Saturday; 1-5 Sunday, except for federal holidays.
+'''The American Rose Society''' (ARS) is a [[nonprofit corporation]] in [[Louisiana]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/SearchForLouisianaBusinessFilings/Pages/default.aspx|title=Search for Louisiana Business Filings|website=www.sos.la.gov|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213081506/https://www.sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/SearchForLouisianaBusinessFilings/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> (formerly of Ohio<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov/|title=Ohio Secretary of State Business Search-Business Name|website=businesssearch.ohiosos.gov|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916195430/https://businesssearch.ohiosos.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Pennsylvania<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corporations.pa.gov/search/corpsearch|title=Search Business Entity ("The American Rose Society")|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820235542/https://www.corporations.pa.gov/Search/corpsearch|url-status=live}}</ref>) which owns the property of The American Rose Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.actdatascout.com/RealProperty/Louisiana/Caddo|title=Caddo Parish, Louisiana Real Property Search - actDataScout|website=www.actdatascout.com|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035039/https://www.actdatascout.com/RealProperty/Louisiana/Caddo|url-status=live}}</ref> The gardens have been the home and national headquarters of the American Rose Society since 1974, when the non-profit organization moved from [[Columbus, Ohio]], and before that, from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]. The Society was founded in 1892 in Harrisburg.
-** Off Season: 9-5 Monday through Friday, except for federal holidays. Admission is free; donations are accepted; $5 per person is suggested.
+According to the ARS bylaws,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose.org/board-materials|title=ARS Bylaws (Revised 2018)|access-date=June 1, 2020|publisher=[[American Rose Society]]|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035032/https://www.rose.org/board-materials|url-status=live}}</ref> their objectives are: {{Blockquote |text="to encourage amateur and professional rose culture; to provide rose horticulture education for ARS members and for the public; to increase the general understanding of and interest in all aspects of roses, including but not limited to the history of roses, hybridization, growing, exhibiting, artistic designing and judging, research, and thereby to improve the standard of excellence of the rose for all people; to record, publish and establish priority on rose cultivar names, and rose cultivar ratings."}}
+ARS held its first [[rose show]] in 1900,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bowermaster|first=Russ|title=Judging: From Whence to Hence|journal=The American Rose Annual|year=1993|pages=72–73}}</ref> and accredits judges for rose shows. Accreditation requires experience with growing roses, successful exhibition of roses, working as a show clerk, completing an accredited judging school, passing an exam, and apprenticing under an accredited judge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Requirements to become a Judge|url=http://scvrs.homestead.com/JudgeRequirements.html|publisher=Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203165739/http://scvrs.homestead.com/JudgeRequirements.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+ARS publishes several periodicals including ''American Rose'' magazine and ''American Rose Annual'', and has published or co-authored several books such as ''Encyclopedia of Roses'', ''Handbook for Selecting Roses: A Rose Buying Guide'', ''A Guide to Creating Rose Arrangements'', ''Standardized Rose Names'', ''Guidelines and Rules for Judging Roses'', ''Guidelines for Judging Rose Arrangements'', and ''Consulting Rosarian Reference Manual''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au:American+Rose+Society.&qt=hot_author|title=Results for 'au:American Rose Society.'|website=[[WorldCat]]|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611012923/https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AAmerican+Rose+Society.&qt=hot_author|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Since 1955, the American Rose Society has been the designated [[International Cultivar Registration Authority]] for the [[Rose|Rosa genus]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ishs.org/sci/icralist/14.htm|title=ICRA - AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY (A.R.S.)|website=[[International Society for Horticultural Science]]|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801234214/https://www.ishs.org/sci/icralist/14.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and maintains an online database called the Modern Roses Database.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose.org/modernroses|title=Modern Roses Database and Registration|publisher=[[American Rose Society]]|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035032/https://www.rose.org/modernroses|url-status=live}}</ref> Guided by the [[International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants]], the registration process prevents duplicate use of cultivar names, and ARS is charged with ensuring that new names are formally established.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ishs.org/nomenclature-and-cultivar-registration/icra|title=ICRA|website=[[International Society for Horticultural Science]]|access-date=2020-09-18|archive-date=2020-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714011503/https://www.ishs.org/nomenclature-and-cultivar-registration/icra|url-status=live}}</ref>
+==Restoration project==
+In 2017, ARS created a five-year master plan for the total restoration of the gardens called the ''Great Garden Restoration'' project.<ref name="arklatex" /><ref name="shrev">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/luxuryliving/sceneandheard/2018/11/23/gardens-american-rose-center-receive-1-m-redo/1904099002/|title=Gardens of the American Rose Center to receive $1M redo|website=[[Shreveport Times]]|date=November 23, 2018|first=Maggie|last=Martin|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=April 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422224628/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/luxuryliving/sceneandheard/2018/11/23/gardens-american-rose-center-receive-1-m-redo/1904099002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The project is a complete makeover for the gardens, consolidating the rambling multiple gardens into one core garden suitable for visitors. The project calls for the cutting back some of the encroaching pine forest and installing deer fencing.<ref name="318forum">{{Cite web|url=https://theforumnews.com/article-permalink-3276.html|title=American Rose Society|website=theforumnews.com|date=January 2, 2019|first=Betsy|last=St. Amant Haddox|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035039/https://theforumnews.com/article-3276-american-rose-society.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The design for the garden layout resembles the gears of a vintage watch and the theme is "The History of the Rose in America".<ref name="318forum" /> The design includes the stories of great roses such as [[Rosa Peace|Peace]] which has been the parent of many roses through hybridization, and [[Rosa 'Harison's Yellow'|Yellow Rose of Texas]] which traversed the country with early settlers of America. The story of the [[Grandiflora (rose)|Grandiflora]] and [[Garden roses#Patio|Miniflora]] classes will be told, and the mission of "Rose Rustlers" who locate and preserve old lost roses found in cemeteries and old homesteads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/25/style/cuttings-out-of-the-west-rose-rustlers.html|title=CUTTINGS; Out of the West, Rose Rustlers|first=Anne|last=Raver|date=October 25, 1992|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116080703/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/25/style/cuttings-out-of-the-west-rose-rustlers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Part of the garden is 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|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918035038/https://www.rose.org/single-post/2018/06/04/J-Horace-McFarland-Named-Father-of-the-American-Rose-Society|url-status=live}}</ref> This area of the gardens was named "McFarland Plaza" and a rose was named in his honor.<ref name="shrev" />
+The American Rose Society will name the new garden ''America's Rose Garden'', home of America's [[Floral emblem#United States|national floral emblem]], the rose.<ref name="shrev" />
+Other parts of the master plan include reaching [[botanical garden]] status, becoming recognized on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], and becoming established internationally as a [[Rose trial grounds|rose trial garden]].<ref name="shrev" />
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Klima and Watkins Pool at night.jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 007 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 009 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 003 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 008 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 004 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 002 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Shreveport September 2015 001 (Gardens of the American Rose Center).jpg
+File:Christmas in Roseland, Gardens of the American Rose Society Shreveport Louisiana.jpg
+</gallery>
-= Gallery =
 == See also ==
 * [[List of botanical gardens in the United States]]
+* [[List of Rosa species]]
+* [[World Federation of Rose Societies]]
 ==Notes and references==
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 == External links ==
 * {{official website|http://www.rose.org}}
+* [https://www.facebook.com/AmericanRoseCenter/ American Rose Center Facebook page]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130718131239/http://www.ars.org/ The American Rose Society]
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