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An employee of flower grower Rateb Hosrom with an armful of freshly picked carnations, to be sold in flower shops in Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP -
Flower grower Rateb Hosrom, known as Abu Ahmad, prepares carnation seedlings for planting in a polytunnel in Idlib province, Syria. AFP -
Abu Ahmad plants carnation seedlings in a polytunnel at his flower growing business in Syria's Idlib province. AFP -
Flower grower Abu Ahmad picks carnations to send to florist shops in Idlib, Syria. AFP -
Employees help Abu Ahmad pick carnation blooms for shops in Idlib, Syria. AFP -
Abu Ahmad sorts cut carnations into colourful rows, in Idlib, Syria. AFP -
Staff prepare bunches of freshly picked carnations for delivery to flower shops in Idlib, Syria, while their employer, Abu Ahmad, looks on. AFP -
An employee gathers an armful of carnation blooms. AFP -
An employee sorts the freshly harvested carnations by colour. AFP -
A display of red carnations is created by an employee at Abu Ahmad's flower growing business in Idlib, Syria. AFP -
Abu Ahmad, left, and an employee, carry armfuls of carnations, ready for sale at florist shops in Syria's north-western province of Idlib. AFP -
A flower shop owner in Idlib prepares a bouquet of fresh carnations, grown in the north-western Syrian province. AFP -
Locally grown fresh flowers are prepared for sale in Syria's Idlib province. AFP
Journey of a flower in Syria - in pictures
From nursery to flower shop, carnations in northern Syria are in bloom
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