Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh - Flower Tours (United Arab Emirates)
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Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh - Flower Tours (United Arab Emirates)
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Category: Middle East - United Arab Emirates -
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-06-22
Flower Power
There are all kinds of reasons people go on pilgrimages. Oenophiles pour over the vineyards of Napa or France's Loire Valley, while eco-tourists flock to Costa Rica's rainforests. Now, Green Thumbs can cultivate a destination of their own: the shimmering coastline of Egypt's Red Sea.
Despite the region's rocky ground, the master gardeners and agricultural engineers at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh have found a way to grow a lush and vibrant Shangri-La. For a garden tour that goes beyond the usual roses and boxwoods, journey to Sharm El Sheikh and be astounded by the 23 different plant species thriving on the Resort's grounds.
Fiery-hued Bougainvilleas and Hibiscus add colour while the more than 1,800 Date Palms provide cooling shade. While most of the vegetation's just for aesthetic appeal, there are a few multi-taskers that steal the show. Take Chorisia — not only does the showy tree grow pink, purple and red flowers; it also produces an ornamental pear-shaped fruit that releases a silky material used to stuff pillows. And then there's Jatropha, a small tree with the potential to create biofuel.
Want to see what keeps the property's 60 gardeners so bloomin' busy all year round? Visit Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh for a tour of their botanical gardens.
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