So pretty! I really need to get one of those, even if only for the windowsill... Are the commonly used as landscape plants in Saudi Arabia? I saw them a couple of times in Oman last summer and wondered why they were not being used more, despite being beautiful, native, and presumably adapted to local conditions...
I am not sure whether Adenium are used a lot in landscaping here in Saudi Arabia in general, but there are definitely a lot of nice specimens here at KAUST! I kind of get the impression that gardening still isn't really considered a hobby here--there are plants everywhere, sure, and even a few landscaping and gardening businesses, but it all seems to focus on plants that probably won't survive without ridiculous care. But, then, one can just hire a filipino gardener here, I guess... I'm the odd one out, the one who likes to get dirty all by his lonesome!
So pretty! I really need to get one of those, even if only for the windowsill... Are the commonly used as landscape plants in Saudi Arabia? I saw them a couple of times in Oman last summer and wondered why they were not being used more, despite being beautiful, native, and presumably adapted to local conditions...
ReplyDeleteI am not sure whether Adenium are used a lot in landscaping here in Saudi Arabia in general, but there are definitely a lot of nice specimens here at KAUST! I kind of get the impression that gardening still isn't really considered a hobby here--there are plants everywhere, sure, and even a few landscaping and gardening businesses, but it all seems to focus on plants that probably won't survive without ridiculous care. But, then, one can just hire a filipino gardener here, I guess... I'm the odd one out, the one who likes to get dirty all by his lonesome!
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