Worker paving the Rose Garden’s lawn area on June 18, 2025. “It's going to be beautiful,” Trump said in February. “It’s going to look, I think it’s actually going to look better.

The Rose Garden was first planted in 1913 during the Woodrow Wilson administration and has regularly hosted a variety of White House events, including speeches, press conferences and even weddings.

Melania Trump’s widely criticized 2020 renovation involved removing a large portion of the garden’s vegetation — including its beloved crab apple trees — and planting new rose bushes.

Ward 2 Councilmember Naomi Duerr said, “We encourage residents to come out and spend a morning with us at the Reno Municipal Rose Garden. It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors, do a bit of ...

WASHINGTON — The White House broke ground Monday on construction projects ordered by President Donald Trump to pave over the grass in the Rose Garden and install flagpoles on the north and south lawns ...

One of the first formal landscapes of the park system was the James P. Kelleher Rose Garden, which continues to attract visitors. "Olmsted designed the Back Bay Fens in the late 19th century.

U.S. President Donald Trump looks at the Rose Garden, which is being renovated from grass to pavement, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria ...

Images taken Friday showed the garden’s vast lawn covered in gravel as workers continued the renovation that began earlier this month. Trump had previously vowed to pave over the Rose Garden, ...