Al-Monitor
After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle.”I love roses and take care of them more than I care for my own children,” the 80-year-old told AFP from his flower farm in western Saudi Arabia’s Taif.Known as “the city of roses…
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Saudi ‘city of roses’ offers fragrant reminder of desert’s beauty
Luz Ramage
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After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle.”I love roses and take care of them more than I care for my own children,” the 80-year-old told AFP from his flower farm in western Saudi
