Trump said at the time the grass would go but the flowers can stay. “I think it’s going to be beautiful,” he told Fox. “I think it’s going to be more beautiful.” The Rose Garden was ...

So, whatever Melania Trump’s garden is called we look at the new Rose Garden and see it for what it is, bleak, soulless, austere; not the Rose Garden of our memory or the vibrant soul of our future.

Local artist Nate Rose works on a plein air oil painting at Ashwaubomay Lake June 7, 2025 (WLUK/Savannah Wood) To learn more about Nate Rose, go to his website.