White House paves over Rose Garden. See what the historic landmark looked like before.

Renovation work continues in the Rose Garden at the White House on June 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump plans to have the historic landmark paved over.

The Rose Garden was created by First Lady Ellen Wilson, the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson in 1913, replacing the colonial garden created by President Theodore Roosevelt’s wife, First Lady Edith Roosevelt. 

Famously, First Lady Jackie Kennedy brought in landscape designer Rachel Lambert Mellon in 1962 to create what most of us have known as the White House Rose Garden, a lush garden with flower beds filled with color and roses.

The Rose Garden still under construction as Marine One takes off with President Donald at the White House on June 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat (L) and US President Jimmy Carter (R) meet in Rose Garden prior to talks on the Middle East on April 8, 1980, in Washington, D.C.

Actor and Mayor of Carmel, California, Clint Eastwood (C) and actor Louis Gossett Jr (L) are welcomed to the White House Rose Garden by President Ronald Reagan during a ceremony on July 21, 1987, in Washington, D.C.

President Ronald Reagan slaps a hockey puck across a special surface in the Rose Garden as he tries his hand with the stick on Sept. 24, 1987, in Washington, D.C. He took aim at the puck during a greeting ceremony for members of the U.S. Olympic hockey team.

President George Bush (L) shakes hands with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze on April 6, 1990, in the White House Rose Garden before their meeting. The two discussed plans for an upcoming summit between Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

President Bill Clinton points to a reporter on May 14, 1993, during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.

President Bill Clinton (L) and British Prime Minister John Major (R) walk through the Rose Garden at the White House on April 4, 1995.

President George W. Bush delivers remarks on climate change in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 16, 2008, in Washington, D.C. Bush announced his plan for a new intermediate national goal for stopping the growth of greenhouse gas emissions.

President George W. Bush (R), First Lady Laura Bush (C) and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen John walk in the Rose Garden as they arrive for a ceremony honoring the recipients of the President’s Environmental Youth Awards on April 17, 2008.

President Barack Obama (R) walks into the Rose Garden, followed by small business owners on May 25, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama (C) walks away after making a statement to the media while flanked by Co-Chairs of BP Oil Spill Commission Bob Graham (R) and William Reilly (L) at the Rose Garden of the White House on June 1, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama (L) joined by Vice President Joe Biden delivers a statement on Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 31, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama speaks at a ceremony honoring the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos in the Rose Garden at The White House on June 6, 2016.

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro (L) in the Rose Garden at the White House on March 19, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump speaks at the ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods during an event at the White House in the Rose Garden on May 6, 2019.

The Army Black Knights prepare for the arrival of President Donald Trump to present the Commander in Chief’s Trophy during a White House event in the Rose Garden on May 6, 2019.

Reporters and administration officials listen to President Donald Trump make remarks during an event on protecting seniors with diabetes, in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2021.

Members of the media view the renewed White House Rose Garden on Aug. 22, 2020.

President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's unfair trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C, on May 14, 2024.

Members of the media view the renewed White House Rose Garden on Aug. 22, 2020.

President Donald Trump looks on as First Lady Melania Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony for the "Take It Down Act" in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2025.