The Kansas City Rose Society serves as the steward of the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden located in the Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park, Kansas City, Missouri.
Contact the Kansas City Rose SocietyKansas City Rose Society
PO Box 8727 
Kansas City, MO 64114
Our Officers
  • ​Laura Dickinson, President
  • currently vacant, Vice-president
  • Joan Sherman, Secretary
  • Nancy Bramlett​, Treasurer
Our Mission
To encourage an interest in roses, serve as stewards of the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden in Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park, Kansas City, Missouri, promote the Rose Garden as a regional attraction and demonstration garden and provide information about roses and their care.
Our Board Members
  • Betsy Beasley
  • Amy Embry
  • Lauren English
  • Ann Greene
  • Barbara McCanse
  • Kandi McCasland
  • Betsy Parker
  • Margie Paxton
  • Linda Rostenberg
  • Joan Sherman 
  • Taylor Smith
  • Julie Spaeth
  • Marylou Turner
  • Liz Walters
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The Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden
52nd St. & Summit
Kansas City, MO  64112   
World Federation of Roses Societies logo
​On July 4, 2018, at the World Federation of Roses Societies Triennial Conference in Copenhagen Denmark, the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden was honored as to be named a  recipient of WFRS Award of Garden Excellence.    ​
The Rose Garden is the realization of a dream that began in 1931, when a group of citizens under the leadership of Laura Conyers Smith established ​the Kansas City Rose Society. Today, there are about 3,000 roses of nearly 150 varieties in the 1.5 acre garden.