 The rose garden was dedicated in 1932, and has 2,500 roses in 48 beds.The shape of the garden, a wheel with eight spokes, is the Rotary International emblem in honor of the 17 community organizations that funded the garden initially, including the Lorain Rotary.The garden was restored in 2005 and roses are planted to honor and commemorate those that had ties to the community or garden itself in city history.