See Trump's transformation of the White House Rose Garden to a patio space

Tables, chairs and umbrellas sit on the newly-paved Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 6, 2025.

President Donald Trump speaks with a labor crew working in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 9, 2025, in Washington, DC, as he returns to the White House from Camp David, Maryland.

A labor crew works in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Construction is underway at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, June 10, 2025.

Construction is underway at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025.

Construction is underway at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, June 11, 2025.

Construction equipment is seen in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on June 17, 2025. Earlier this year, Trump said he was planning to pave over the grass of the famed Rose Garden, to give it the patio-like feel of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

Construction equipment is seen in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2025.

The Rose Garden is seen under construction at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2025.

A view shows the Rose Garden under construction and U.S. President Donald Trump newly installed flag pole, at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025.

Renovation work continues in the Rose Garden at the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Work continues in paving over the White House Rose Garden lawn on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A view of the Rose Garden under construction at the White House in Washington, July 29, 2025.

A view of the Rose Garden under construction at the White House in Washington, August 1, 2025.

A paver stone features a presidential seal in the newly constructed Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., August 1, 2025.