Tyler Rose Garden Center

I love visiting small towns and experiencing what they have to offer and Tyler did not disappoint! While the Rose Garden was not in peak bloom during my visit, I still managed to see some beautiful varieties of roses.
The gift shop is heavily scented of rose soaps and lotions so I had to stay a few feet away to prevent a headache.
And let’s not forget to mention, «free.»

We visited the garden 5÷15÷16, when you walk into the garden center it it smells just like roses! They do have a handicap elevator to get down into the Rose garden, but the garden itself isn’t totally wheelchair/​stroller friendly. We saw kids taking prom pictures and graduation pictures there, it really is pretty there. There are a few water features as well!

Pets not allowed. l?! We traveled 2 hours with our small Italian Greyhound to see the gardens only to be told that we couldn’t enter the gardens.
We left. Out 14 years old dog is better behaved and trained than most 5 yr old kids. Bad decision Tyler. We won’t be back.

I went here for some healthcare continuing education seminar led by the Institute For Brain Potential. They used a good facility, & a good room within the facility, but they could’ve optimized the space better. We had the sun coming in the Windows & clouding the presentation screen, but maybe if the screen was set up against a different wall, it would’ve helped. We were also a little cramped next to each other, & could’ve used more space between chairs & maybe some tables so that we could write & take notes.
We were on our own for lunch, & since I was new to the area it took me a while, but I found a Subway restaurant nearby. The parking lot was very easy to navigate, & had plenty of parking spaces nearby.
I also liked the vending machines in the foyer – they accept cards! And they have some healthy choices (like Snapple, & juices, not just sodas & donuts).
I also bought a few things at the gift shop during break times. I bought some gift items, & afterwards the cashier gave me some free T-​shirts from one of last year’s events. It smells like roses! I also had some time to explore the outdoor rose gardens, which was a fun walking trail. I also saw a hallway that led to a museum, which costs admission (less than $ 10 per person), & no one was there at the ticket office (they may have been off & the museum may have been closed for the day by the time I checked).
I wouldn’t mind returning to this center, there were many neat things to do & see. It also looked like they have hosted fairs at this center.

Romantic place to bring your beau… or just come here and bask in the floral beauty! It is free of charge to visit the gardens. They have a half & full marathon that finishes right on the property in the fall. There are over 38,000 rose bushes of at least 500 different varieties. They do a great job at upkeep and the landscape is absolutely beautiful. Would be a great place to take a meditation walk also. The lobby smells like roses and there’a a cute gift shop inside that also sells Tyler souvenirs and such. Bring your camera and take tons of photos! I hope you love it just as much as I do.

I came here for the Gem and Mineral show of East Texas and I tell you what – I really enjoyed smelling the aroma of fresh roses as I walked through the door. The lobby area is fairly large during the show they had a display for the three rock forms: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary with the actual rock that describes the form.
They also have a nice gift shop that I didn’t stop in. A booth for information about the rose garden and azalea show that they have annually. It would be a charm for anyone who fancies plants for their beauty.
The room where they had the stones set up was a lot smaller than I remember from the past centers that I’ve visited, so that means the show was fairly small. They had about 30 dealers; majority for gemstones and minerals and about 4 for jewelry.
I met a lot of nice dealers who I hadn’t seen before, some weren’t responsive and some were as friendly as they could be. It was one dealer that I always see whenever I visit the shows – him and his wife are such kind people and they always have an affordable price on their minerals.
It was actually pretty cool that they have plants located on the inside of the lobby. I believe I saw a lot of tropical plants that were nestled together with some landscaping stones.
I definitely will be back to Tyler’s Rose Garden center and next time I come I will be sure to check out the rose museum and the garden.

The rose garden is beautiful and has lots of roses! I have never been there during the festival but they looked great even in the summer, and it smelled so good :) Very peaceful place.

Good place to take a walk, today I walked 2.5 miles just to check this place out. The roses there are what have survived through the winter freeze. Some of them look pretty bad but the beauty in that is that they’ve survived this ordeal. It was humid and I was drenched but a good experience. It’s not every day I get to have this kind of weather.

Just passing through on our way home back to California. We stopped here to have a picnic and take a little time to smell the roses. This is the second time I’ve been here. It most definitely has become a stop for us whenever we are in this area. The roses were not in full bloom this time however this is still one of the loveliest places to take a stroll through. Beautiful trees, fountains, assortment of flowers, rows and rows of roses and benches to sit on along the way. A gorgeous place to take photos.

This place had every rose you could imagine — growing and thriving on their grounds. (In late fall on a chilly day). It was easy to get inspiration for adding some rose varieties to our own home gardens.
Pluses — Beautiful and MANY varieties of roses, gardens are well maintained, easy to walk around, view, and smell the flowers.
Minuses — *These are minor*
Gift shop was closed. No guide to walk through the gardens with us.

Need an excuse to stop and smell the roses? Here it is and it’s free and spectacularlly gorgeous… especially in the months of October and March. More roses than you can possibly sniff. If you are into pageant dresses and crowns, the museum is totally worth the $ 3.50 charge… seriously.

We stopped in here 1 afternoon back in November. We were waiting for my in-​laws to get off work, and we had just driven in from CA, so we were tired, and had about 90 minutes to kill. We considered wasting time at a Starbucks or other little café on the loop, but we were sick of sitting after driving for 25 hours straight. So we decided to wander through the rose gardens. What a beautiful place, and like the other reviewer said, it is so much bigger than it seems from the parking area.
It really is worth it to stop in here, and we’ll go back next time we’re back home in TX!

Tyler is known for it’s roses. So we had to check out the Rose garden of course. At first I didn’t know what to expect since it is a really HOT summer and even nice gardens can’t keep all of the flowers well maintained. I was shocked to see most of this garden is actually flourishing. Depending on where you park you might get to only see a small preview of the park. Don’t let initial judgement fool you this place is HUGE. You could easily spend over an hour just exploring the area.
I was out with some friends and it proved to be a great backdrop for some portrait pictures.