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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 05:02 PM Sep 2020

And now a word about the "garden" or I should say the new swamp..............




Melania Trump’s Remodeled Rose Garden Is Already Crumbling

By Cristina Cabrera
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September 8, 2020 3:30 p.m.
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Less than three weeks after it was debuted, First Lady Melania Trump’s Rose Garden renovation at the White House is reportedly falling apart.


According to CNN, there are “issues with water drainage” and “some minor complications with updated construction” at the iconic garden, requiring new repairs.

During Trump’s Republican National Convention (RNC) speech in the garden, the lack of drainage caused the ground to become too muddy to hold the 75 guests at the event without putting down artificial grass, CNN reported.

The first lady unveiled the new garden on August 22 with a private celebration. The revamp was reportedly funded through private donations rather than taxpayer dollars.
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And now a word about the "garden" or I should say the new swamp.............. (Original Post) turbinetree Sep 2020 OP
this had made my day..everything (a) trump* touches, dies... samnsara Sep 2020 #1
and turns into a "swamp".............. turbinetree Sep 2020 #3
can you just imagine ..who was the one who had to tell this to Melania? samnsara Sep 2020 #2
she probably needed to get out the insect repellent................ turbinetree Sep 2020 #6
What kind of cheap contractors did they get? Ones who Cha Sep 2020 #4
I don't know but I really think the public should ask that question.................... turbinetree Sep 2020 #7
I am in the biz Botany Sep 2020 #5
Jackie's revenge. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #8
Cheers to that.. Cha Sep 2020 #9
oooooo, does Michelle get a chance at that too? Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #13
And both Trumps said they wouldn't let anything happen to it. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #14
Tunneling ain't easy Melania underpants Sep 2020 #10
Should have left the trees in. They absorb a lot of water. MoonRiver Sep 2020 #11
get some pussy willows. pansypoo53219 Sep 2020 #12
They probably contracted this to one of their shithounds malaise Sep 2020 #15

Botany

(70,490 posts)
5. I am in the biz
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 05:10 PM
Sep 2020

I am willing to bet that when Jackie had the garden done (designed, installed, and maintained by experts)
they had drainage built into the system. Something like drain tiles and or french drains which were not
updated and or replaced with the new garden.


BTW the old garden was just fine and it had roses that went back 100 to 150 years (they might be cuttings
or grafted plants from the old roses) Trump just had Jackie's Rose Garden ripped out just to be a prick.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
13. oooooo, does Michelle get a chance at that too?
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 08:14 PM
Sep 2020

Malaria paved over Michelle's garden in order to put up the tennis pavilion. I wonder if anyone's ever used it.

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
11. Should have left the trees in. They absorb a lot of water.
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 05:31 PM
Sep 2020

But asshole had to diss everybody that came before him.

pansypoo53219

(20,972 posts)
12. get some pussy willows.
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 07:08 PM
Sep 2020

we had a wet spot. 1 of 2 pussy willows took + after years we had a huge tree. removed, but a new one is coming.

malaise

(268,930 posts)
15. They probably contracted this to one of their shithounds
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 08:18 PM
Sep 2020

because they know more than everyone else on the planet.

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