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65. All they really need is a whole bunch of tulip bulbs

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #64)

Sat Aug 22, 2020, 07:23 PM

Aug 2020

to start with. Then replant the trees and tear up all that damn concrete.

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..."those were Jackie Kennedy's crab apple trees" [View all] Me. Aug 2020 OP

Besides, you don't cut down trees! You can move them or if there is a problem and you have to cut Maraya1969 Aug 2020 #1

I think they were moved to another part of the White House grounds. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #7

Well that is a relief. Maraya1969 Aug 2020 #10

It was still insensitive and unnecessary. Laelth Aug 2020 #11

Seriously??? You can move 60 year old trees successfully?? I doubt it. Nt lostnfound Aug 2020 #13

Yes, you can do that. Chainfire Aug 2020 #18

Not always is right. LisaL Aug 2020 #20

I doubt it as well. LisaL Aug 2020 #19

Its possible but difficult and not always successful. honest.abe Aug 2020 #32

It is safe to move crab apple trees provided the move is sideways. jaxexpat Aug 2020 #81

. . . Codeine Aug 2020 #101

Chortle! ZZenith Aug 2020 #123

They were getting towards the end of their lifespan so should have been left in place OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #69

So if a tree is at the end of its lifespan it should be allowed to die "naturally"??? former9thward Aug 2020 #114

In nature they do but, of course, a rose garden is a long way from nature. OnlinePoker Aug 2020 #119

Oh, yes. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #130

Do You Know THat For A Fact? Me. Aug 2020 #15

Nope. Haven't been there. Haven't seen it. Laelth Aug 2020 #17

Why do you think that? July Aug 2020 #23

I will go look. It was a couple of hours ago. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #24

She doesn't want four more years. She may plagiarize Michele Obama's convention speech. Marcuse Aug 2020 #41

They say this, and I hope it's true, but it seems more in line with Rs to Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #44

Will Be Me. Aug 2020 #55

Thanks for posting that link. nt Raine Aug 2020 #67

You're welcome. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #70

Hopefully ... rustysgurl Aug 2020 #71

++ agree. you don't cut down trees. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #56

Notice the sidewalk? DownriverDem Aug 2020 #68

Send her fucking ass back to Russia fwvinson Aug 2020 #79

I think it's Romania. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #84

Slovenia. They may not want her dupa back there tho. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #88

Yes. Right. Slovenia. Thanks. Laelth Aug 2020 #92

You may be onto sumpthin'. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #95

OMG...Crazy Eddie! Me. Aug 2020 #113

Insane prices! Today only! Free stereo! (We used to say that in reply to whatever.) 😝 sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #120

... Me. Aug 2020 #121

Slovenia SophieJean Aug 2020 #90

That's it! Thanks. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #91

That's a great idea! She'll fit right in there, since her father was a communist... Illumination Aug 2020 #96

Looks like Jill Biden will have another project to work on next Spring. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #2

Jill Biden probably has bigger problems to deal with first IronLionZion Aug 2020 #40

How anout snowybirdie Aug 2020 #64

All they really need is a whole bunch of tulip bulbs The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #65

I hope they moved them instead of cutting them down. GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2020 #3

I think that they did. Read that somewhere today. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #8

You know, the trumps have done alot of awful shit. ALOT of awful shit. Afromania Aug 2020 #4

Didn't she take out Michelle Obama's garden, as well? Frustratedlady Aug 2020 #12

Yea, I believe that was done as well. The list of what they have done is exasperatingly long. Afromania Aug 2020 #16

They replaced Obamas basketball court Mosby Aug 2020 #38

They can't help it. They're just a couple of a**holes! Illumination Aug 2020 #106

i doubt the third lady knew who Jackie Kennedy was.... spanone Aug 2020 #5

Probably orders from Vlad to destroy whatever is beautiful and meaningful at White House. lostnfound Aug 2020 #14

They made it look like a cemetery. Vdizzle Aug 2020 #78

Everything Trump touches dies... dixiechiken1 Aug 2020 #6

Melania doesn't have a clue... dubyadiprecession Aug 2020 #9

She's as deranged as he is ailsagirl Aug 2020 #29

Why are they changing anything when they'll be leaving the WH stopbush Aug 2020 #21

I appreciate that "twitter blasted her" for desecrating Cha Aug 2020 #22

It looks like a funeral home UpInArms Aug 2020 #36

Yes it does.. melania managed to get the WH looking like Cha Aug 2020 #42

It is what it is ... UpInArms Aug 2020 #77

Oh my goodness! You're right! Remember how she decorates @ Christmas? Looks like creepy Illumination Aug 2020 #105

Not far from her hall of red Xmas trees. Just weirdly artificial looking. JudyM Aug 2020 #107

"It looks cold and sterile and joyless" GB_RN Aug 2020 #51

Very reminiscent of her Christmas Decorations in the White House the first year. nt pazzyanne Aug 2020 #76

one suspects there are still crabs in the rose garden from day to day nt msongs Aug 2020 #25

There may be crabs in the presidential bedroom IronLionZion Aug 2020 #45

they spent millions to make the white house look like a hampton inn on a turnpike? Cha Aug 2020 #26

Is it just me, or did she move the garden... CapnSteve Aug 2020 #43

It's not just you.. several comments noting Cha Aug 2020 #54

Perfect Description Me. Aug 2020 #112

Thanks for the confirmation.. Cha Aug 2020 #118

I'm sorry, but she is nothing but a cheap, Slovenian whore. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #27

Don't denigrate sex workers. plimsoll Aug 2020 #31

I'm not denigrating sex workers. Just her. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #49

If THey Are Going To Cast Aspersions On Senator Harris Me. Aug 2020 #58

Exactly! smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #61

OK, plimsoll Aug 2020 #85

You have a point. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #104

Whoring is also in thee bible. They should know being so theologically knowledgeable. sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #93

Ditto! Illumination Aug 2020 #98

Is there anything these Nazis haven't ruined? /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #28

What? No speech from her xxqqqzme Aug 2020 #30

Are there photos of anyone actually playing tennis there or using that pavilion? badhair77 Aug 2020 #50

I've never seen any xxqqqzme Aug 2020 #143

Worse than her "Nightmare before Christmas" display Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 #33

& that's saying something. Now she has our WH looking Cha Aug 2020 #48

The Two Of Them Together Complete The Notion Of A Loathsome Couple Me. Aug 2020 #62

trump & worst lady have atrocious taste.. him & his gaudy towers.. Cha Aug 2020 #66

The White House looks like a mausoleum. backscatter712 Aug 2020 #72

They ARE a "Nightmare before Christmas" right now! Illumination Aug 2020 #116

K AND R and yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #34

the crab apple trees probably getting to big, but not to replace them w/ TREES. trees are so common. pansypoo53219 Aug 2020 #35

Melania hates color IronLionZion Aug 2020 #37

Quite true. Laelth Aug 2020 #97

She knows she'll be gone before next Spring FakeNoose Aug 2020 #131

They All Do Me. Aug 2020 #146

I believe she'll want to go back FakeNoose Aug 2020 #147

Would She Be Able To Take Her Son? Me. Aug 2020 #148

I'll be glad when it's January. lpbk2713 Aug 2020 #39

And it seems she redesigned the Rose Garden as a setting for badhair77 Aug 2020 #46

oops! WVreaper Aug 2020 #47

The re-do is as bland and uninteresting as she is. Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #52

Just highlights the TOTAL lack of anything except herself. Why they were drawn to each other. Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #53

To Hell with all Rs, and aesthetically this appears to be paving paradise to put up a parking lot, Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2020 #57

She hates Jackie Kennedy. NurseJackie Aug 2020 #59

I was wondering about the missing trees. Dont kill the trees!!! Oh my that they were O's. LizBeth Aug 2020 #60

They were too small to be have planted by Jackie. Botany Aug 2020 #63

Botany, what do you think they did with the original rose bushes? KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #122

I imagine most if not all of the original roses that were planted by Jackie are long gone but .... Botany Aug 2020 #124

Lack of color? druidity33 Aug 2020 #125

They are F'ing orcs roscoeroscoe Aug 2020 #73

Time to bring out the Ents. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #94

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The destroyed a cultural landscape at a National Monument... Historic NY Aug 2020 #80

Quite Me. Aug 2020 #110

It looks soulless just like it's designer. liberalmuse Aug 2020 #82

Right! Where's the love? Where's the joy? They're "dead" inside! Illumination Aug 2020 #117

I still can't believe ellie Aug 2020 #83

Foghorn Leghorn says it better than I could. Laelth Aug 2020 #86

🤣 sprinkleeninow Aug 2020 #89

Lots of space now to bury bodies. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #87

"Be Best" oasis Aug 2020 #99

Right! Like "Make America Great Again"? Americans have been duped by these 2 traitors! Illumination Aug 2020 #103

Smooth move there, C-Word. (nt) Paladin Aug 2020 #100

Do you remember her jacket from Oct. 2018? "I really don't care. Do U?" So she just proved Illumination Aug 2020 #102

+1 Me. Aug 2020 #109

That's akin to painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa Stinky The Clown Aug 2020 #108

Yes! Also a lack of character, respect, & oozing with hatred & evil! The world will go crazy with Illumination Aug 2020 #115

As far as trees go, crab apple trees don't have a particularly long life span. Kaleva Aug 2020 #111

I have one in my back yard that's over 80 years old. Mossfern Aug 2020 #139

Your tree is an exceptional exception! Kaleva Aug 2020 #142

To be honest Mossfern Aug 2020 #145

I'd start a new tree from seeds of it. To kind of carry on its legacy. Kaleva Aug 2020 #149

Melania coordinating her Rose Garden makeover with her new COVID campaign: "Be Prepare!" alterfurz Aug 2020 #126

It looks like Mordor. murielm99 Aug 2020 #127

Jeebers. The nonwinter version of her 'White Christmas" ... marble falls Aug 2020 #128

It Looks Like The Old B. Altman Me. Aug 2020 #129

It makes me want to turn up the lights and the thermostat. And start painting the roses red. marble falls Aug 2020 #132

What a horrible person orangecrush Aug 2020 #133

WTF, it looks way worse! OverBurn Aug 2020 #134

I revere Jackie Kennedy and truly hope the trees were moved. colorado_ufo Aug 2020 #135

Because they were old, even if they were moved, it's very unlikely they LisaL Aug 2020 #150

Hell, I'm old. colorado_ufo Aug 2020 #151

Time for a crowdfunding effort to support the reconstructive garden surgery Layzeebeaver Aug 2020 #136

+1 Me. Aug 2020 #141

SO.....the first lady really IS as much of a JA as her dumbass partner. I used to feel sorry for napi21 Aug 2020 #137

I Never Could Me. Aug 2020 #140

They had to go. LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #138

Ah, yes, Mel & her "design" skills ... area51 Aug 2020 #144