President Donald Trump has unveiled a redesigned White House Rose Garden featuring a stone tile patio, gold lettering, plaques, and statues of Founding Fathers. The garden has undergone numerous transformations since its inception.
The redesign of the White House Rose Garden reflects the current administration's aesthetic choices and continues a historical pattern of the space evolving under different presidential terms.
President Donald Trump has introduced a new statue to the White House Rose Garden, continuing a series of decor changes. The redesigned space, unveiled in August 2025, now features a patio constructed from stone tiles, along with gold lettering, plaques, and statues of the Founding Fathers.
The White House Rose Garden has a long history of transformations. Before its existence, the land was utilized for horse stables. In 1902, First Lady Edith Roosevelt established the Colonial Garden, which included daisies and wildflowers gathered by herself, bordered by boxwood.
Ellen Wilson replaced the Colonial Garden with the White House Rose Garden in 1913, initially designed as a formal flower garden before its use for events and press conferences. Later, George E. Burnap and Beatrix Farrand organized the garden with a central lawn and rows, deviating from the earlier round, winding paths.
In 1961, designer Rachel Lambert Mellon undertook another reimagining of the garden. This renovation was reportedly influenced by President John F. Kennedy's observations of European gardens during his travels, noting a desire for a comparable quality and attractiveness at the White House.