Melania Trump To Oversee 'Renewal' Of White House Rose GardenThere are many rose gardens, but in Washington, D.C., at least, there is only one capital-R capital-G Rose Garden.
"It's one of the few spaces at the White House that I think most Americans know, both by name and by sight," says Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association."You say 'the Rose Garden at the White House,' and it brings back presidential daughter's weddings and state dinners."
The Trump administration announced that it is undertaking a "significant renewal" of the Rose Garden, just outside of the West Wing of the White House.
The work is being funded by private donations and is expected to be completed later this summer. The project is being overseen by First Lady Melania Trump, much as one of her predecessors, Jackie Kennedy, helped design the garden as it exists today.
"The very act of planting a garden involves hard work and hope in the possibility of a bright future," Melania Trump said in announcing the work...........
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