The Pointless, Inaccuracy-Laden Petition to “Restore Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden”
Has this petition to “Restore Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden” come across your feed yet? It makes this pitch:
The petition is gaining signers by the day and will eventually – have no impact at all. The RedesignLast summer when Melania Trump announced the Rose Garden redo I opined that “Even Garden Writers Who Hate Trump are Defending the Rose Garden Upgrade,” pointing out that it had been in the works for a long time and that some of the best-known and respected designers had been hired for the job. Asked if the claim seen on social media was true that roses from “all previous First Ladies since 1913” would have been in place and removed by the Trump redesign she said there is “Not a chance… In 1962, the construction of the Kennedy rose garden took the site down to the dirt. Since then, most administrations have changed out some of the roses—hybrid tea and floribunda roses don’t always thrive, especially in D.C. humidity. So that statement is not factually correct.” Previous IterationsAs you can see, the West Garden hasn’t always been a rose garden. Photo credits The PetitionUpon seeing the petition I immediately questioned the accuracy of its pitch, starting with calling the garden in question “Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden.” That’s because the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden is the East Garden, not the famous Rose Garden outside the West Wing that is the subject of the redesign. (See the White House Historical Association’s History of the President Kennedy’s Rose Garden.”) I asked Marta for her take on the petition and she responded:
She then added: PS. I’m a registered Dem and a supporter of Biden/Harris. But a stickler for accuracy regardless of whoever is in the White House. Let’s ‘Go higher,’ people!” Indeed! And who exactly created the petition? Weirdly, there’s no way to know. And the sexist expectations of First Ladies really stand out now that they’re being applied to our very first Second Gentleman. Why would we expect a California entertainment lawyer to take up the cause of historic gardens? Or for that matter, why expect it of Dr. Biden, a working college professor with lots on her plate? The CommentsMany commenters opined that the “before” photo was prettier – well, duh! It was taken at the height of spring blooms while the “after” was taken in late summer. Others had specific suggestions – why not clover instead of turfgrass? And permaculture and vegetables, too? Mostly there were just anti-Trump sentiments in the comments, as well as reference to news stories claiming Biden will undo everything Trump did. Well, on the subject of undoing, people in my town were thrilled this week to learn that Biden had indeed scrapped Trump’s plan to create a “Garden of Heroes” somewhere in the DC area, including Greenbelt National Park in my neighborhood as one of the suggested sites. (Reported here in this post.) The Pointless, Inaccuracy-Laden Petition to “Restore Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden” originally appeared on GardenRant on May 21, 2021. The post The Pointless, Inaccuracy-Laden Petition to “Restore Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden” appeared first on GardenRant. Via Gardening http://www.rssmix.com/via Blogger http://wendyimmiller.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-pointless-inaccuracy-laden-petition.html May 21, 2021 at 10:51PM
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