President’s assessment jars with social media criticism, which has seen his patio design bemoaned as a ‘parking lot’ and ‘concrete jungle’ that looks ‘devoid of life’

President Trump's Rose Garden revamp is complete — and it is, per POTUS, "very white." Why it matters: Garden-lovers are thorny about the paving-over, though the White House Historical Association tells Axios that controversial remodels are all part of presidential tradition.