This isn’t the first time the Rose Garden had a makeover. It actually started back in 1913, when First Lady Ellen Wilson planted roses and gave it its name.

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The Rose Garden in 1913 Ever since George Washington moved in to the White House’s Washington, D.C. location, there was a garden associated with the property.

2.The White House Rose Garden was originally commissioned by first lady Ellen Axson Wilson and designed by George E. Burnap. It was planted on the south side of the White House in 1913.

New photos of President Donald Trump’s promised makeover of the White House Rose Garden show the area as never seen before. Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Images taken Friday showed the garden ...

President Donald Trump’s paved makeover of the White House’s Rose Garden is nearly finished. The garden’s previously grassy ...