WASHINGTON — You can see the famous White House Rose Garden and more with a garden tour at the White House this weekend. The White House will open the garden to the general public Saturday and Sunday for tours.
Visitors will stroll the White House ground and see the Presidential trees, planted by Presidents and First Ladies. President Herbert Hoover planted the White Oak in 1931 and First Lady Rosalynn Carter planted the Japanese Maple in 1978. Visitors will also get to see the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the Children's Garden and the Kitchen and Cutting Garden, where vegetables are used in White House meals.
The First Lady's Office is excited to welcome families to the garden.
"We're expecting about 30 to 40 thousand people to come through this weekend," said First Lady Jill Biden's Communications Director Elizabeth Alexander. "We're very excited. This is a tradition that dates back to 1972."
"Some of the must see things, are obviously the Rose Garden. So much history has happened in the Rose Garden and it's absolutely beautiful. One of my favorites is the Jackie Kennedy Garden, since I work for the First Lady. It is in full bloom. And you know our First Lady continues to teach and sometimes on nice days she likes to grade papers in there," Alexander said.
The event is free and open to the public, but you must have a timed entry ticket. Each person, regardless of age, must have a ticket. To get tickets, visit the White House Visitor Center, located at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, each day of the tour beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET. The National Park Service will hand out free tickets outside the White House Visitor Center. Tickets will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Once you get a ticket, use the South Lawn entry point on 15th St, NW between E Street, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW, near the Boy Scout Memorial. The ADA entrance will be located at 15th Street, NW and Alexander Hamilton Place, NW.
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