Articles in Western Asia

The austere elegance of white roses formed a bouquet in a guest room at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon.
(Photo ©2012 by Susan McKee)

Festive magenta petunias fill a hanging planter at a restaurant in eastern Kazakhstan.
(Photo ©2017 by Susan McKee)

A solitary red rose blooms in the courtyard of a house in Uzbekistan.
(Photo ©2017) by Susan McKee)

The 11th annual Eurasia Plant Fair and Flower Show will be held November 14, 15, and 16, 2019, in the Tüyap Exhibition and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
On display will be hundreds of varieties of plants …

Dark pink flowers provide a burst of color in the rock and sand of a Central Asian desert in 2017.
(Photo ©2017 by Susan McKee)

Shocking pink is definitely the favorite color at Michèle’s Garden Bed & Breakfast in Anjuna, Goa, India.
The tropical climate allows the bougainvillea blossoms to flourish.
(Photo ©2015 by Susan McKee)

Eurasia Plant Fair and Flower Show Istanbul is a three day event being held November 22, 23 and 24, 2018 at the TUYAP Fuar ve Kongre Merkezi (TUYAP Fair and Convention Center) in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Sidewalks in cities in Central Asia often have stands with potted flowering plants.
This example is from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, captured on a sunny autumn day. The fanciful scrollwork is the perfect complement to the bright …

On an early autumn afternoon, a red single rose remains on a bush planted in a courtyard in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
(Photo ©2017 by Susan McKee)

A pot of pink begonias delights passers-by on a street in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
(Photo ©2017 by Susan McKee)