Uncovering the White House Garden's "secret" (photos)
The White House Garden has a total area of approximately 100 acres, including the white stuff on both sides of the Jacqueline Kennedy garden middot;, rose garden, near the South Lawn and garden for children.
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden located middot; on the East side of the White House, also known as call East Garden, planting a hedge of flower and the four seasons. The White House on the left is the famous rose garden, the West Garden, is the President held a press conference.White House South Lawn is the founding President Washington from a tobacco grower there to buy land, the first White House of John middot; Adams first it planning.
Since then, every President of the greening of the garden.Now the South Lawn as both presidential helicopter landing pad, but also during the visit, the foreign summits held a grand ceremony.
Vintage towering South Lawn, shrubs varieties more, in the middle of the large lawn mowing is very neat. Children's Garden in 1969 by the wife of President Johnson to establish, by a forest trail, one of the most attractive is the ground of Presidents of minor children, grandchildren handprints and footprints.The White House Garden gives the overall feel is clean, rich content, but also very simple, no one imagined Royal luxury.
White House gardens not very precious plants, have limited the overall area, all go down to a maximum of one hour. Look, the White House Garden like a State of the back garden, more like ordinary people of green space in front of the House.Many people do not know that the White House has a kitchen garden, popular vegetable stated is the White House.
We all know, the current President Obama's wife Michelle is green food and healthy eating advocates, to water the garden vegetables work lights.Obama's best friend, the White House Assistant Chef, said, the vegetable vegetables including cauliflower, carrots, spinach, absolutely natural, never use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, etc.
He said that local children often Lady invited to the White House to participate in vegetable growing and harvesting; some kids don't like vegetables, and hand-picking vegetables won't be the same.It is reported that last year the kitchen garden total harvest food 1000 lbs, half of whom gave local charitable organizations.
It is interesting to note that the White House Garden there is also a bees nest, by one at the White House for 20 years, has produced the Carpenter do 134 pounds of honey. These honey not only on the President's dinner, also as a gift. Last year, the first lady in the Pittsburgh G20 Summit will present for the meeting of first ladies.