Story highlights Melania Trump tours the Morikami Museum and Gardens with Akie Abe

It's her first solo public event as first lady

Delray Beach, Florida (CNN) First Lady Melania Trump is committed to continuing the White House garden tradition, showcasing her interest in a Saturday morning visit to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens with Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

"The First Lady has a deep personal commitment to her role as caretaker and nurturer, beginning with her family. She believes there is a connection between a child's mind and places of calm and beauty to be used as a tool for us all. As a mother and as the First Lady of this country, Mrs. Trump is committed to the preservation and continuation of the White House Gardens, specifically the First Lady's Kitchen Garden and the Rose Garden," Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, senior adviser to the first lady, said in a statement to CNN.

Melania Trump and Akie Abe toured the Delray Beach museum and its six Japanese-inspired gardens, while President Donald Trump and the Japanese prime minister are slated to play golf at Trump's club in Jupiter.

She tweeted a photo of the two of them after the tour.

Thank you @morikamimuseum for the inspirational presentation of your sacred gardens & life & culture in Japan. pic.twitter.com/JxfwaPjX06 — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) February 11, 2017

In addition to aides and Secret Service, the two were guided by Morikami's Bonnie White LeMay and Tamara Joy, describing the sights to them, according to pool reports.

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