Since his re-inauguration, the president has called for various style changes to the White House both inside and outside the country.
President Trump is watching the renovation of Rose Garden at the White House
As part of the Rose Garden renovation, workers are removing the grass and placing gravel.
Washington – Renovations to the historic White House Rose Garden are underway.
Construction crews broke the ground in the outdoor area in early June after President Donald Trump ordered major modifications, including replacing grass with gravel.
In a previous interview, the president said he wanted to pave the area for ease of visitors, particularly for heeled footwear. “What was happening is that there should be an event. Every event you have, it’s wet,” Trump told “Laura Ingraham” in March on Fox News. “It’s wet… And the woman with high heels, it’s just too much.”
Trump said the grass goes, but the flowers can stay. “I think it’s going to be beautiful,” he told Fox. “I think it’s going to be even more beautiful.”
Rose Garden was first planted during the Woodrow Wilson administration in 1913 and regularly hosts a variety of White House events, including speeches, press conferences and even weddings.
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy brought landscape designer Rachel Lambert Melon in 1962 to create one of the most iconic layouts for the garden outside the oval office.
In 2020, First Lady Melania Trump oversaw improvements to the rose garden, including installing an updated irrigation system and replacing flowers along the boundary. This movement was subjected to the mixed reaction of the time. Some have criticised the new gardens and the timing of the discovery months after the coronavirus pandemic.
The recent Rose Garden Overhaul is one of several second season renovations that Trump has already released.
Under his direction, an 88-foot flagpole was recently installed on the south lawn, carrying a massive American flag. A second matching pole was added in front of the White House on June 18th.
“How are you guys?” Trump told reporters after the flag reached the top of the pole.
The interior of Pennsylvania Avenue, 1600, is also built.
Since re-inaugurated his office in January, Trump has decorated his executive mansion with a gold trimmed splash. The White House also added a new portrait of Trump to the wall and recently swapped a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. for Winston Churchill in his oval office.
Donation: Joey Garrison, USA Today
