Melania Trump Didn't Destroy White House Rose Garden

Misbar’s investigation into this claim reveals it to be false. The White House Rose Garden is not a single work that has been added to with each successive president, but is rather a series of works that changes with each successive President and First Lady. As such, Melania’s creative decisions are no more destructive than any of the many changes to the garden that have come before. Landscape historian Marta McDowell, author of All the Presidents’ Gardens, explains that the kinds of decisions made in the makeup of the garden are akin to one’s preference of chocolate versus vanilla— they’re subjective, implying that members of the public with no artistic expertise regarding gardens who nevertheless display extremely strong negative opinions towards the work of any one gardener are only showcasing their political bias.