{"id":159171,"date":"2025-08-02T03:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/photos-show-how-white-house-gardens-have-bloomed-in-years-past-and-today-upi-com\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T03:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:38:10","slug":"photos-show-how-white-house-gardens-have-bloomed-in-years-past-and-today-upi-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/photos-show-how-white-house-gardens-have-bloomed-in-years-past-and-today-upi-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show how White House gardens have bloomed in years past &#8212; and today &#8211; upi.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> \t\t\tarticle ul\tli { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; } \t\t<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 15px;\"> \t\t\t<script type=\"module\" crossorigin data-ll=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/instaread.co\/js\/instaread.player.js\"><\/script> \t\t\t<instaread-player publication=\"upi\"><\/instaread-player> \t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 1 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> On Friday, White House visitors in Washington, D.C., could better see the newly repaved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Rose_Garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rose Garden\" class=\"tpstyle\">Rose Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Donald_Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"tpstyle\">Donald Trump<\/a> has said the area needs a hard surface because press events and other occasions in the garden often can&#8217;t accommodate all the visitors. He also has said that he wanted the Rose Garden to rival the gardens he has visited in Europe. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the only structural changes implemented by Trump at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2025\/06\/18\/white-house-flagpoles\/7171750268325\/\" target=\"_blank\">had two flagpoles installed<\/a> at the White House and paid for the project himself.<\/p>\n<p>And this past month, the White House also announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2025\/07\/31\/white-house-ballroom-construction\/2311753988924\/\" target=\"_blank\">a ballroom would be built<\/a> adjacent to the White House. Trump and other &#8220;patriot donors&#8221; have agreed to cover the cost to build it, the president said. 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height: 166px;\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-8\">\n<div class=\"category\"><span>U.S. News<\/span> <i class=\"time-ago\">\/\/ 9 hours ago<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">Federal agency revokes $26M for D.C.-Baltimore maglev train<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\"> Aug. 1 (UPI) &#8212; Sean Duffy announced Friday the Federal Railroad Administration will cancel grants totaling more than $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington maglev train.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2025\/08\/01\/13-year-old-Maryland-boy-drowns-swept-into-storm-drain\/5021754061658\/\" title=\"13-year-old Maryland boy drowns after being swept into storm drain\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Latest Headline', 'US News');\" class=\"row\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-4\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/img\/clear.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/5021754061658\/2025\/upi\/83f765f67a81775fd96001875cebd775\/v1.2\/13-year-old-Maryland-boy-drowns-after-being-swept-into-storm-drain.jpg?stfi=1\" title=\"13-year-old Maryland boy drowns after being swept into storm drain\" alt=\"13-year-old Maryland boy drowns after being swept into storm drain\" width=\"200\" height=\"166\" style=\"width:200px; height: 166px;\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-8\">\n<div class=\"category\"><span>U.S. News<\/span> <i class=\"time-ago\">\/\/ 11 hours ago<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">13-year-old Maryland boy drowns after being swept into storm drain<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\"> Aug. 1 (UPI) &#8212; A 13-year old boy in Maryland died after being swept into a storm drainage pipe and drowned during a heavy rainstorm. The boy had been playing in floodwaters.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Aug. 1 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> On Friday, White House visitors in Washington, D.C., could better see the newly repaved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Rose_Garden\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rose Garden\" class=\"tpstyle\">Rose Garden<\/a>.<br \/>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Donald_Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"tpstyle\">Donald Trump<\/a> has said the area needs a hard surface because press events and other occasions in the garden often can&#8217;t accommodate all the visitors. He also has said that he wanted the Rose Garden to rival the gardens he has visited in Europe. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the only structural changes implemented by Trump at the White House.<br \/>In June, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2025\/06\/18\/white-house-flagpoles\/7171750268325\/\" target=\"_blank\">had two flagpoles installed<\/a> at the White House and paid for the project himself.<br \/>And this past month, the White House also announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2025\/07\/31\/white-house-ballroom-construction\/2311753988924\/\" target=\"_blank\">a ballroom would be built<\/a> adjacent to the White House. Trump and other &#8220;patriot donors&#8221; have agreed to cover the cost to build it, the president said. That project is scheduled to begin next month.<br \/>See the UPI photos above for a look at how the White House gardens have changed over the years and through different presidencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirAFBVV95cUxQbnVPZ0g3ZWFpMW1wSnJ0Y1FXWkxDWE9qUVd1STZMMDdsbWtER0I5ZE1VcDR1NWtFX3prYkRTMmZDdjFweGpkeHBfQTA5Zm16ajU5N1NnZ2xPaENrZERtVnN0YXl5Wmp1eHk1U1h0dTdSRkR0UW9RSXJPVE9KRl9jcV9uNzE4enV0TkVGd3FEVlRzLWdFWlZmNWRkYnBob0FwQ0xHNU90bEQ5UGQ30gGyAUFVX3lxTE9ybEk5UHJVd1FYMzEzUmRTNWxTS2hjMHB6UkFXUXVmN0lGOWcyWi1WMFJnMG43Z0ZwM1dlUnNLanlnM0t6WTJOV1JuVEhzUzVWaVNESmFJRHFiRzB4TDNDT09UYXNPdWxDYV9JWDJ5Rl9UbGVBN0pybGxFNWlCV0ZUOW8xMmF4dndsTE9IWFVuQnpuVnNRX2N3TW1JNzlVempvR09MYnlqQ3hLTWU4S2FuNHc?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aug. 1 (UPI) &#8212; On Friday, White House visitors in Washington, D.C., could better see the newly repaved Rose Garden. President Donald Trump has said the area needs a hard surface because press events and other occasions in the garden often can&#8217;t accommodate all the visitors. 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