Later that year, under a Works Progress Administration (WPA) grant, 200 African-American women and 20 men cleared the site.

By March 1939, 4,000 azaleas, 2,000 rhododendrons, several thousand miscellaneous shrubs and trees, and 100 bushels of daffodils had been planted.

Private tours for larger groups can be booked by contacting the Visitor Services team.

Inside the 3.5 acres there are 3,000 individual rose bushes representing roughly 400 cultivars.

A 45-minute tour that starts and end at the boat basin right behind Baker Hall and next to the Japanese Garden.