Over the decades, the White House Rose Garden has undergone a number of transformations. The half acre can hold up to 1,000 guests—a scheme that was originally created by the Kennedys in 1962 ...

The original White House lacked a West Wing, which frames the modern-day Rose Garden. When the White House was first built, it didn't have the neatly defined areas that we can see on the complex ...

What To Know The renovations, finished on August 1, involved replacing the lawn of the Rose Garden entirely with a concrete patio of diamond-shaped plates, which match the color of the White House.

PEOPLE is out to the White House for an update on whether the timeline has been moved up. The Trump-era White House Rose Garden on Aug. 1, 2025. Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA via AP ...

With the White House Rose Garden grass ripped out and replaced with a brand-new stone patio, the Mar-a-Lago-ification of the White House has reached a new phase. After returning to office for a ...

The White House Rose Garden looks different these days. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump announced his intentions to alter elements of the White House’s exterior, including the historic ...

When John F Kennedy turned 46, his wife gave him a birthday present which gently mocked one of his greatest obsessions.

America's Rose Garden still has its signature flowers, but a new stone tile patio has replaced the green lawn in President Donald Trump’s latest changes at the White House. Roses and shrubs now ...

The original design of the Rose Garden, with the large central grass panel, was created in 1962 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. However, Trump said the grass was impractical for press ...

The new Rose Garden patio ‒ which resembles a patio at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's resort and home in Florida ‒ features drainage to collect water and the White House emblem along its perimeter.

The new Rose Garden patio ‒ which resembles a patio at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's resort and home in Florida ‒ features drainage to collect water and the White House emblem along its perimeter.

Renovation work continues in the Rose Garden at the White House on July 15, 2025. "It's a beautiful white stone and it’s a stone that’s the same color as the White House itself," Trump said.