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Trump Paves Rose Garden, Targets Golf-Club Parks

8/7/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered paving the White House Rose Garden and a helicopter pad on the South Lawn.
Scotts Miracle-Gro donated $1 million and, after a June 2025 meeting with Matt Koch, supplied a blend of fescues and Kentucky bluegrass for the South Lawn.
In June 2026, Trump toured East Potomac Park golf course with Doug Burgum and said parks will “look like Augusta” and become “Trump National Golf Club.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump ordered paving the White House Rose Garden and a helicopter pad on the South Lawn.
Scotts Miracle-Gro donated $1 million and, after a June 2025 meeting with Matt Koch, supplied a blend of fescues and Kentucky bluegrass for the South Lawn.
In June 2026, Trump toured East Potomac Park golf course with Doug Burgum and said parks will “look like Augusta” and become “Trump National Golf Club.”