Home of the Rose, AMERICA’S NATIONAL FLORAL EMBLEM, as decreed by President Ronald Reagan on November 20, 1986! The Gardens are carved out of our 118 acres of magnificent pine forestland which is in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is easily reached at Exit 5 on Interstate 20 between the city of Shreveport and the Texas border. The gardens were dedicated in 1974, when the American Rose Society headquarters moved to Shreveport, Louisiana from Columbus, Ohio. Today, the America’s Rose Garden features