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