What's Happening in the Garden Today?

Though neighbors and building management may scoff at the unruly look of leaving grasses and perennials uncut for the winter, nature’s less colorful off-shoots create a habitat for small animals, seed heads that feed non-migrating birds, and an ever-changing visual painting created from the dried plants, ice, snow and even shadows.

Garden Challenge Accepted! - Part 2 of 2

The new garden was planted in the Spring of 2009 with the help of local elementary school children. This is the first garden on White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden during World War II.

Garden Challenge - Part 1 of 2

In 2008, Roger Doiron started a campaign to urge the next President to grow food on the White House lawn. Click below to view his video pitch.

Sunflower Stems

Sunflower stems were once used to fill life jackets before the invention of synthetic material.

- The Curious Gardener’s Almanac