The spectacular Gardens of the American Rose Center are located on a 118-acre wooded tract near Shreveport,  Louisiana.  The gardens are home to the national headquarters of the American Rose Society.   We are the nation's largest park dedicated to roses.The gardens were dedicated in 1974,when the American Rose Society headquarters moved to Shreveport,  Louisiana from Columbus,  Ohio.  Today,  the American Rose Center features more than 65 individual rose gardens and 20,000 rosebushes,  with a variety of companion plants,  sculptures and fountains,  including the beautiful new Dudley Watkins Reflection Pool.