The economy and auto maker bail-outs have dominated the news so much that some of the stories that would normally be reported don’t get much coverage.
We have heard so much in the past about the White House Rose Garden, but are you aware that other plants are grown in the Rose Garden as well? The White House gardeners have almost unlimited resources when it comes to plants and other gardening related items. Many exotic species can be found growing there.
Several days ago, one of the more unusual plants caused the President Obama to have a some-what embarrassing moment. Apparently he had a minor altercation with one of the Giant Venus Fly-trap plants growing in the Rose Garden. He suffered some minor scratches but shook it off in a good natured manner.
You can read the entire account by clicking here.
The last time I visited the White House I managed to snap a photo of one of these remarkable plants:
I’ll try to keep up with other newsworthy Presidential plant related articles in the future and share them with you on this site.
Bob
Wow, I have always wanted to visit the White House. O bama is something else, isn’t he?
Comment by victoria — April 19, 2009 @ 8:01 pm