Now in its third year at the garden, the Catherine Hershey rose continues to bulk up. Named after Milton Hershey’s wife, the ...

This time, it was reportedly a saucer magnolia that sits directly outside the Oval Office—part of an extensive renovation of the storied Rose Garden spearheaded by the 47th president.

It is not where her car went off the road, but a lookout point with an engraved stone commemorates her death at 71 Boulevard Princesse Grâce de Monaco, about 10 miles from the rose garden.

The spring garden is a place of delight. Lush green leaves, productive new canes, fresh blooms and emerging rose buds are each an uplifting cause of celebration. When we look, we also encounter ...