>> Huell: WELL HELLO EVERYBODY I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY, WE'RE GETTING READY TO SPEND THE DAY IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC AND GREAT PLACES IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF LOS ANGELES MAYBE THE WHOLE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND HERE TO GREET US AND LET US KNOW WHERE WE ARE IS ALLEY APINGHAM WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE RECREATIONAL OF THE LOS ANGELES--TELL US EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE?

>> WELL GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME.

I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE ROSE GARDEN.

>> Huell: HOW WHEN YOU SAY ROSE GARDEN, THIS IS TRULY A ROSE GARDEN AND IT'S ONE OF THE FINEST ANYWHERE?

>> ABSOLUTELY, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HISTORIC AND LOVELY PLACES TO COME AND SPEND TIME WITH FAMILIES, THE SITE OF MANY WEDDINGS AND A POPULAR LOCATION.

>> Huell: I'M NOT GETTING MARRIED HERE TODAY, NO WEDDINGS PLANS THAT I KNOW OF.

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPEND MUCH TIME WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME OTHER 300 PARKS TODAY.

SO YOU'RE JUST WELCOMING US.

>> WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU HERE AND ENJOY YOU'RE TOUR.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE OFF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND YOU'RE PASSING THE BATON TO YOU'RE TOUR GUIDES HERE TODAY?

>> JONATHAN.

>> AND MARC.

>> Huell: JANUARY THAN IS FROM-JONATHAN IS FROM THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WHICH IS OVER THERE WHICH IS PART OF OVER THERE.

YOU'RE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS.

AND YOU'RE OUR HISTORIANS AND THIS PLACE HAS, BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE ROSES WE HAVE A HISTORY LESSON TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S FASCINATING AND IN A FUNNY KIND OF WAY, IT STARTS OVER THERE AT USC, BECAUSE IF USC WAS NOT OVER THERE, THIS GARDEN PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.

LET'S TELL THE STORY OF THE ROSE GARDEN?

>> ALL RIGHT WHAT HAPPENED BACK IN THE 1880s THIS WAS A GRI AGRICULTURAL PARK FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND IT WAS FAMOUS FOR IT'S AGRICULTURAL FARES BUT THE MOST POPULAR WAS THE RACE TRACK AND EVERY SUNDAY ALL THE FOEKDS THE--FOLKS WOULD COME DOWN.

AND AFTER IT DEVELOPED A RIF RAFT REPUTATION.

IT WAS BIGGER THAN THE ROSE GARDEN THIS WOULD BE THE BACK STRETCH AND THEN COME AROUND BEHIND THE SCIENCE CENTER BEHIND US HERE.

AND THE FACULTY OVER AT USC EXAMINE USC--AND SOME OF THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS THOUGHT THAT THE SUNDAY CLASSES WERE NOT GETTING ATTENDANCE IT SHOULD HAVE.

>> Huell: BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL GAMBLING.

>> SO THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE A BETTER USE FOR THE PARK AND THAT WAS THE MOTIVATION FOR THE FOUNDING OF THE EXPO EXPOTION PARKS.

>> Huell: THEY WERE TRYING TO CLASS UP THE KLAIS.

>> YES AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 1900s AND THE STATE OF THE CALIFORNIA HAD THE CONTROL OF THE PARKS DID THEY PUT THE MUSEUMS TOGETHER.

>> Huell: ALL RIGHT SO THE MUSEUMS WERE BUILT IN FIRST.

SO WHAT WAS ALL THE AREA IN BETWEEN THE MUSEUMS USED FOR.

>> FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS OR SO, THIS WAS A LARGE GRASSY PARKS USED FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

PEOPLE WOULD USE IT TO RELAX ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

>> Huell: JUST GRASS, NO PLANTS?

>> IT WAS NOT UNTIL ABOUT 1926 WHO GEORGE ROBINSON WHO I BELIEVE WAS A RETAREIAN DECIDED WORKING WITH L.A. CITY TO ACTUALLY CREATE WHAT WAS THE LARGEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL ROSE GARDEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SET OUT TO DO.

AND IN 1928 WHEN THEY FINISHED, THIS IS WHAT WE GOT.

>> Huell: AND THIS WAS ALL TO SPRUCE UP THE STATE FOR THE OLYMPICS.

SO IT CAME TOGETHER IN THE LATE 1920s, 1928.

>> YES, AND ALSO THE LOS ANGELES SWIMMING STADIUM AND ALL OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE FIXURES UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDOR.

>> Huell: WELL THANK GOODNESS WE GOT RID OF THE RIF RAFT AND GOT RID OF THE RACING.

>> I'M HERE TO TAKE PICTURES FOR THE DOWNTOWN NEWS.

I'M A FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPHER.

>> Huell: ARE YOU A PHOTOGRAPHER OF FLOWERS OR?

>> I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER BUT I HAPPEN TO BE A GARDENER SO I APPRECIATE THIS PLACE.

>> Huell: DID YOU KNOW THERE USED TO BE A RACE TRACK HERE?

>> NO WAY!

>> Huell: WHERE A LOT OF RIF RAFT WOULD HANG OUT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LATE 1800s.

>> NO KIDDING?

>>.

>>> Huell: SEE, EVEN THE PHOTOGRAPHER DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

>> WE'RE GLAD IT'S A ROSE GARDEN NOW.

>> Huell: YOU'RE JUST GOING TO WANDER AND TAKE PICTURES.

>> YES IN DEED.

>> Huell: DON'T STEP ON THE ROSES.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GO INSIDE ITSELF.

>> NO, WE DISCOURAGE THAT.

>> Huell: INTO WHERE THE BED ACTUALLY IS.

>> RIGHT BECAUSE STEPPING THAT DOWN AND COMPACTING THE ROOTS IS NOT GOOD.

>> Huell: NOW WAIT A MINUTE HERE'S A GUY OVER HERE.

>> WE HAVE SOME RESIDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO COME IN AND BASICALLY IT'S A SERVICE.

YOU SEE IT IN OTHER COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY IN LATIN COUNTRIES, PEOPLE LOVE TO HAVE THEY'RE PHOTOS AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THEY'RE CAMERA, THIS IS A SERVICE THAT REALLY HELPS PEOPLE.

>> Huell: CAN YOU TAKE OUR PICTURE.

>> YES.

>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

>> YES.

>> Huell: BUT SHE'S ARE NOT REAL ROSES.

THESE ARE ARTIFICIAL.

>> YEAH.

>> SOMETIMES WITH DIFFERENT BLOOMS SOME ROSE BUSHES HAVE MORE BLOOMS THAN OTHERS.

>> Huell: OH SO, WHERE DO WE STAND?

>> JUST RIGHT HERE.

>> Huell: COME ON FELLOWS, LET'S GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN.

SO YOU TAKE OUR PICTURE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ARTIFICIAL ROSES IN THE ROSE GARDEN.

>> Huell: ONLY IN L.A. WOULD YOU HAVE ARTIFICIAL ROSES--THEER REGO.

SMILE.

>> SMILE, ONE, TWO, THREE, OKAY.

NO MOVE, OKAY.

>> Huell: WOW.

>> AND WHAT THEY DO IS MAKE KEY CHAIN OUT OF IT.

>> Huell: OH LOOK, HERE ARE THE PICTURES RIGHT HERE OF PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FOUNTAIN, IN FRONT OF THE ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.

THIS IS GREAT.

NOW SHE'S IN FRONT OF REAL ROSES OVER HERE AND SHE'S LAYING DOWN IN FRONT OF THE REAL ROSES, OH BOY.

>> A SPECIAL AFFECT THERE.

>> Huell: HOW MUCH IS THIS?

>> 3 DOLLAR.

>> NO, IT'S OKAY.

>> Huell: NO IT'S OKAY.

I'VE ONLY GOT A DMRAR AND A 20.

>> OH NO.

>> Huell: THANK YOU WE'LL COME BACK AND GET IT IN A MINUTE.

HERE'S THE SIGN OVER HERE, WE STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO THE WHOLE ROSE THING.

>> BUT YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE OPENED IT IN 1927, AND WE MAY HAVE A LITTLE LESS NOW.

150 VARIETIES.

OUR VARIETIES COME FROM THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS.

>> Huell: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND IS EACH ONE OF THESE LITTLE THING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ROSE, IS THAT HOW IT WORKS?

>> YES, AND WE HAVE RESIDENT GARDENS WHO ARE HERE WORKING THE BEDS.

AND WE'LL BE INTRODUCING YOU TO ONE OF THEM RIGHT NOW.

>> Huell: FILL US IN ON MORE INTERESTING GARDEN FACTS.

>> WELL THERE IS 166 BEDS, 15,000 DIFFERENT ROSES AND 7 ACRE GARDEN.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IS WHEN YOU START TO GET ALL THE BLOOMS OUT.

>> Huell: SO FOR A GARDEN, FOR A REAL ROSE PERSON, WOULD THIS BE A REAL EXCITING EXPERIENCE.

WOULD THEY SEE ROSES THAT THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY SEE.

OR THE IDEA THAT THERE IS JUST A LOST THEM HERE.

>> THERE ARE TWO THINGS, EVERY YEAR THERE ARE TWO OR THREE SELECTIONS THAT ARE DONATED TO THIS GARDEN, BEING A HISTORIC GUARDARDEN TO WE CAN DISPLAY TH.

SO THAT PERSON CAN ACTUALLY COME AND SEE WHICH ONE THEY WANT TO BUY.

>> Huell: HOW TEMPTING IT IS.

TO STEP RIGHT IN INSIDE HERE WHICH YOU CAN'T DO.

>> NO, WELL WE DISCOURAGE THAT BUT WE DO HAVE IT HAPPEN EVER ONCE IN A WHILE.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS ILLEGAL?

OR YOU DISCOURAGE IT.

>> WE DISCOURAGE IT.

>> Huell: AND TO COME OVER AND BE ABLE TO--OH BOY, YOU'VE GOT TO SMELL IT, YOU CAN'T STAND OVER THERE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO IN GARDEN, YOU DO HAVE TO TRIM THEM AND CUT THEM TO TAKE THEM IN THE OFFICE AND SMELL THE ARROW--ARROWROMA IS A NICE THIN.

>> REMEMBER, THERE IS A LOT OF THOERNS THERE IS A LOT OF CAUTIONNESS.

THE STAFF HERE, THEY WILL HAND THEM TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE.

>> Huell: THERE IS A METHOD TO THE WAY YOU PLANT THEM AND HAVE THEM DISPLAYED.

>> WE DO AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE HANDOUTS THAT WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT'S IN EACH BED SO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR SOME SPECIFIC ROSE BUSHES, WE GET PHONE CALLS THAT ACTUALLY ASK DO YOU HAVE THIS ROSE BUSH.

>> Huell: NOW IT'S QUIET HERE NOW, BUT I'VE BEEN OVER HERE ON WEEKENDS WHEN THE PLACE IS PACKED, PEOPLE GETTING MARRIED, AND GETTING THEY'RE PICTURES.

>> WE LOSS HAVE A LOT OF QUINCENERA HERE.

>> Huell: SWEET 15.

>> YES AND SO WE HOST PROBABLY 1500 WEDDINGS HERE.

>> Huell: SO IT'S USED A LOT?

>> THIS IS USED HEAVILY AND THIS BELONGS TO THE PUBLIC SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THEY'RE TIME OUT HERE.

>> Huell: HOWDY, HOW YOU DOING?

WELL HERE CHECKING OUT THE 15,000 ROSES THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF.

>> Huell: Huell: GI IT'S AN OL.

EXAMPLE THIS IS THE BRIES BAND.

>> Huell: DID YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT ROSES BEFORE YOU CAME TO WORK HERE.

>> I KNEW NOTHING.

>> Huell: AND NOW HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

>> A LOT MORE.

>> Huell: , THIS IS A GREAT JOB.

>> YEAH.

>> Huell: YES, IT IS.

YOU'RE HERE MUNG THE ROSES.

YOU NEVER TAKE THEM TO TAKE HOME?

>> SOMETIMES.

>> Huell: I LIKE THAT, AN HONEST EMPLOYEE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

WE'RE WORKING ON THE DEAD HEADS AND SUCKERS.

BUT HE'S NOT THE PERSON WE WERE GOING TO TALK TO.

>> WE HAVE A PERSON THAT'S BEEN WORKING HERE FOR 18 YEARS OLD.

PEOPLE COME HERE LOOKING FOR HIM, THEY ARE TOLD BY THEY'RE FAMILIES GO SEE NACHO.

SO HE GET ABOUT 30 TO 40 INQUIRIES.

YOU HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT ROSE BUSHES COME BACK THE FOLLOWING ROSE.

>> Huell: SO THIS IS THE ROSE GUY.

>> THIS IS MR. ROSE GARDENING.

IGNACIO BUT WE CALL HIM NACHO.

>> Huell: NACHO, HOW YOU DOING?

WE HEAR THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR 16-18 YEARS?

>> YES I HAVE.

>> Huell: TELL US WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK IN IT.

>> FIRST OF ALL IT'S VERY ENJOYING TO WORK HERE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS AND IT'S VERY NICE AND IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.

>> Huell: I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE QUITE A CELEBRITY PEOPLE COME AND ASK FOR YOU.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THEY COME TO SEE THE ROSE GARDEN AND ALSO THE MUSEUM AND THEY ARE ADMIRED BY THE ROSES AND THEY ASK ME QUESTIONS, THEY MIGHT LIKE LIKE CERTAIN VARIETY SO THEY LIKE TO KNOW THE NAMES.

SO THEY WANT TO KNOW THE NAMES SO THEY CAN BUY IT.

>> Huell: DO THEY ASK FOR HELPFUL HINTS?

>> YES, THEY ASK FOR THE SECRET.

>> Huell: WHAT IS THE SECRET?

>> I FIND THAT WE DO A LOT--WE WATER THEM OFTEN WE PUT FERTILIZER AND ALSO CLIP THEM.

WE DEADHEAD THEM.

CONSTANTLY WHENEVER THE FLOWER DIES, WE CONSTANTLY CUT IT BACK SO IT WILL PRODUCE A NEW FLOWER FROM THAT.

>> Huell: OH BOY WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE CLASS.

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THIS GROUP.

>> I AM.

>> Huell: TELL US WHAT YOUR GROUP IS.

>> WE'RE HERE TO SEE THE L.A. MUSEUM AND SUE THE DINOSAUR.

>> Huell: BUT BEFORE YOU WALK IN THE MUSEUM YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH THE MUSEUM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ROSES?

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL!

>> Huell: OH BOY THIS IS LIKE AN ADDED TREAT FOR THEM?

>> YES IT IS, AND WE STUDIED PLANTS AND THEY GET TO SEE IT HANDS-ON.

>> Huell: LOOK AROUND, AND SMELL THEM BUT BE CAREFUL CAUSE YOU CAN GET STUCK.

THEY'VE THOERNS.

THIS IS LOTS OF FUN?

>> THIS IS.

>> Huell: OH MY GOSH, NOW THEY'RE REALLY GETTING INTO IT.

HERE'S COMES ANOTHER CLASS, ARE THEY WITH YOU?

>> SAME SCHOOL, SAME TRIP, DIFFERENT CLASS.

>> Huell: THIS IS FUN.

>> TAKE A WALK IN THE PARK EARLY IN THE MORNING.

IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL STUDENTS.

>> Huell: ROSES IN THE ROSE GARDEN.

>> ROSES IN THE ROSE GARDEN.

LOOK AT THEM.

>> Huell: NOW THE FOUNTAIN IS PART OF IT TOO.

>> AND THE FOUNTAIN ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO COME AND ENJOY.

NOW THIS IS NOT A SWIMMING HOLE IN HERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T SWIM HERE.

WE RECENTLY GOT THIS REFURBISHED.

THIS HAS BEEN HERE FOR 70 YEARS.

>> Huell: DIDN'T I SEE A PICTURE WHEN IT WAS A LILLY POND.

>> EXACTLY, WE JUST HAD LILLYS FLOATING HERE PROBABLY IN THE EARLY 1920s SO THIS WAS CONVERTED I WOULD SAY IN THE 30s.

>> Huell: SO THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN, WATER IN THE MIDDLE.

>> THERE'S BEEN SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE.

YOU CAN SEE THE NICE FOCAL POINT.

SO WE GET GULLS THAT COME IN HERE AND DRINK.

>> Huell: GULLS?

>> LIKE THE SEA GULLS, THEY DROP THE WORD SEA, AND WE ACTUALLY GET DUCKS.

THEY ARE OUT HERE IN THE GARDEN SOMEWHERE.

>> Huell: THIS IS NEAT?

>> WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL.

I LOVE IT, BEEN HERE LOTS OF TIME.

NICE PLACE TO HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Huell: NOW HERE'S A GUY STANDING VERY QUIETLY IN THE GAZIBO.

>> I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR 40 YEARS.

>> Huell: 40 YEARS!

>> SINCE 1950.

>> Huell: SO YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> NOT REALLY, I COME HERE EVERY DAY, I LOOK AT THE ROSES I KNOW ALL THE GARDENERS AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, I'M A NATIVE CALIFORNIAN.

>> Huell: WHAT IS ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT ATTRACTS YOU THAT YOU COME EVERY DAY.

>> A PEACE OF MIND WHEN THE KIDS COME AROUND, I GET UP AND WALK.

I LIKE A PEACE OF MIND QUIETNESS I'M RETIRED AND I COME FOR THE PEACE OF MIND.

>> Huell: YOU COULD HAVE NOT PICKED A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

>> I ENJOY IT, I REALLY DO.

>> Huell: WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

>> BOB SMITH.

>> Huell: AND WE'LL JUST LEAVE YOU ALONE, BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO BE ALONE.

>> I DON'T BE AROUND PEOPLE, I ENJOY MYSELF I COME EVERY DAY.

THE ONLY DAY I DON'T COME ARE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

>> Huell: TOO MANY PEOPLE THEN.

>> IT'S FULL.

>> Huell: WOW, THAT WAS AMAZING.

>> AND HE TALKS ABOUT 40 OR 50 YEARS.

WE WE GIVEAWAY CUTINGS AND WE HAVE PEOPLE COME BACK AND SAY THAT THEY USED DO THAT BACK IN THE 50s.

SO ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT WHEN WE STARTED TO DO CUTINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO DO CUTINGS AGAIN.

>> Huell: A LOST PEOPLE REMEMBER THIS PLACE, I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF THIS PLACE BACK WHEN IT WAS THE GREEN PACKED ON JULY THE 4th.

>> YEAH, IT WAS THE PUBLIC GATHERING SPOT EVEN BACK THEN.

IT WAS A FOCUS FOR MILITARY PARADES.

EVERYONE WOULD COME DOWN AND HAVE A BIG PICNIC AND PARTY.

>> Huell: AND MILITARY PARADES.

I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF TROOPS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, THE TROOPS WOULD DO THEIR PRACTICING AND MARCHES.

>> Huell: SO THIS HAS BEEN A FOCAL POINT.

>> ABSOLUTELY AND WITH A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.

>> Huell: SPECIFIC?

>> I CAME TO SEE THE ROSES AND THE I-MAX FILMS.

>> Huell: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE ROSES?

>> OH I THINK THEY'RE GORGEOUS AND YOU CAN GET CUT TIONZ FROM THEM FROM--CUTINGS FROM THEM AT A TIME EVER YEAR.

>> Huell: SO YOU HAVE THESE IN YOUR GARDEN.

>> YES THEY'RE GORGEOUS.

>> Huell: WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.

>> AND NEW ENJOYED THEM AND I HOPE YOU HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THEM.

>> Huell: OH THIS LADY HAS TAKEN CARE OF THEM.

>> WE HAVE THE CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG AND THE QUEEN ELIZABETH.

>> Huell: LET'S HAVE YOU ALL STAND UP AND GET A SHOT OF THE FOUR OF YOU.

>> THESE FRIENDS ARE FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.

>> Huell: HOW DO YOU LIKE OUR ROSES.

>> I LOVE THEM, WE DON'T HAVE THIS.

>> Huell: I WANT TO GET A SHOT FROM YOU.

EVEB DRAGGED DOWN HERE--YOU'VE BEEN DRAGGED HERE BY YOUR WIFE?

>> OH YES.

>> Huell: YOU'RE FROM?

>> WEST LOS ANGELES.

>> Huell: AND THEY'RE ENJOYING A DAY IN THE ROSE GARDEN.

>> Huell: WELL, THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL DAY AND WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT IT IS WE CAME EARLY IN THE MORNING.

IF WE HAD COME HERE AT ANOTHER TIME OF DAY, THE ROSES WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE BUT A DIFFERENT ENERGY LEVEL.

>> THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, THE WEEKENDS ARE VERY BUSY, AS YOU SAID IT'S A NICE AND QUIET TIME.

BUT A LITTLE LATER IN THE MORNING IS WHEN A LOT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN COME.

BUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS THAT RUN THROUGH THE ROSE GARDEN THROUGH THE WEEK AND THAT ENERGY LEVEL IS A NICE THING TO SEE.

>> Huell: AND IT'S NICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE TO COME AND SMELL THE ROSES AND CONTEMPLATE, IT'S A NICE PLACE.

>> IT'S A PLACE THAT WE HOPE PEOPLE ENJOY THE BLOOMS WE HAVE HERE AND SEE THE WHAT THE BLEW BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE IS.

>> Huell: RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, THE HEART OF THE CITY.

I ALWAYS SAID THAT EXPOTION PARK IS THE HEART OF THE PLACE.

THE:SEE COLISEUM, THE MUSEUMS.

THEY'VE BEEN BEEN HERE SINCE 1927.

>> 1927 AND THEY'LL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER 100, 200, 500 YEARS.

>> Huell: AND THEY'RE HERE FOR ALL OF US TO ENJOY.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT, IT'S FREE.

COME ON DOWN AND ENJOY THE ROSES.

THIS IS YOUR PARK IT'S ONE OF THE 385 PARKS IN THE LOS ANGELES CITY PARK SYSTEM.

AND IT'S REALLY A GEM.

IT'S A ROSE, IT'S A WONDERFUL WONDERFUL PLACE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TOUR.

THIS HAS BEEN OUR DAY IN O EXPOSITION PARK ROSE GARDEN.

>> SMILE?

>> WHO IS TAKING THE PICTURE.

I AM.

>> CHEESE!

CHEESE!

ONE MORE!

>> Huell: EVERYBODY SAY ROSES?

>> ROSES!