Pat Nixon Rose Garden - Nixon Library - Yorba Linda, CA
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N 33° 53.376 W 117° 49.109
11S E 424316 N 3750216
One of two rose gardens at the Nixon Library, the Pat Nixon Rose Garden hosts 80+ varieties of roses that were Pat's favorites. This is one of the largest rose gardens in Orange County and among the top 5 largest in SoCal.
Waymark Code: WMA4FH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2010
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"The Library’s gardens include floribundas, hybrid teas, specialty and Old English rose bushes, as well as perennials, annuals, shrubs, palms, and flowering trees." Source: (
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Garden Highlights Include:
- The Madame Alfred Carriere Rose
- Pat Nixon Rose
- Veterans’ Honor Rose
- Andrew Jackson Magnolia Tree
- Flowering Magnolia Soulangiana
- Debutante Camellias
- Souvenir de la Malmaison Rose
- Just Joey Rose
- David Austin’s Abraham Darby Rose
- William Shakespeare 2000 Rose
One plaque reads, "First Lady's Garden: The First Lady's Garden reflects Mrs. Nixon's personal appreciation of the rose. "Show Biz," "Sun Flare," "Angel Face," "Celebrity" and "French Lace" roses are planted in this garden which leads to the Birthplace home."
"In a ceremony celebrating Pat Nixon’s March 16 birthday, Yorba Linda Girl Scouts planted the Pat Nixon rose several months prior to the Library’s July 19, 1990 dedication. As daughter Julie warmly recounts in her biography of her mother, Pat Nixon’s first love was the outdoors. It started when she was a child at home in Artesia, California where her parents let her cultivate her own small flower garden. When she grew older, no matter how busy she became, she tended her “English garden” of daffodils, narcissus, marigolds and daisies.
Her love of gardens continued throughout her life and as First Lady she was the first to open the magnificent White House grounds to spring and fall public tours. Later, when she joined the President in planning the Nixon Library, she advised on the landscaping. She wanted the centerpiece First Lady’s Garden to be versatile and unique, abundant with color and variety. The day before the Library’s official dedication, Pat Nixon personally welcomed and thanked the Yorba Linda Girl Scouts in the First Lady’s Garden for planting the Pat Nixon Rose."
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Admission to the library is required. For more information visit The Nixon Foundation Website (
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