Trees relocated out of the garden were crabapple trees, not cherry trees It's true that Jackie Kennedy oversaw the last major renovation of the Rose Garden, completed by designer Bunny Mellon in 1962.

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden will open for the 2019 season on Saturday, March 23, ahead of the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, as well as the pink and white flowers anticipated full bloom date.

So people associate Japanese cherry trees with Japanese gardening, but Japanese cherry trees are actually more of like a park and public space element that’s used and they will appear in Japanese ...