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Flowers and Plants in Dubai are big business, with the amount of new landscaping projects in the UAE, Dubai alone has a flowers & plants business in the millions. Black Tulip Group in the flora trade proves to be one of the local success stories. Black Tulip supply plants and flowers trade to large landscaping companies in the UAE and with lots of contracts in their back pocket they are fast becoming the leading provider of flowers and plants to UAE property developers. Not bad when you consider that the landscaping business represents 10% of the cost of Dubai's massive property and construction boom! With a wide variety of plants available its key to get the right quality of plants combined with the industry knowledge of what works and what doesn't in Dubai's arid environment. For the green fingered among Limers here is a quick overview of what you should be thinking about when it comes to growing in the UAE. If you want to purchase plants and flowers for your project you can This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .Before purchasing plants, do your homework. Find out whether the plant(s) you're thinking about purchasing are desert native, desert adapted or water-dependant exotic species. More >
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Desert native plants will require the least amount of care. Once established these plants can survive on what Mother Nature provides in terms of water and nutrients. Even during periods of drought native plants will survive; either by going drought dormant or by self-pruning to reduce moisture loss. Prickly pear cactus shed their outermost pads. Palo verde drop leaves, stems, sometimes even branches to reduce their water needs. Desert-adapted plants are those able to tolerate our desert environment in terms of heat and drought tolerance. But during hot, dry periods they will require periodic irrigation. In addition to trees and shrubs for low water use desert landscapes, cacti and succulents are also great choices. For landscape color, there are many desert perennials to choose from. In general, plants that use the most water are annual flowers like petunias, geraniums, zinnias and marigolds. It's best to limit the use of these flowers to a few pots for seasonal color on the patio. Summer vegetables like tomatoes are also high water users, so if you're planting a garden, limit it's size or grow your vegetables in containers.
There are an estimated 2100 projects planned or underway in the Gulf valued at over US$1000 billion (source: Middle East Economic Digest), with the UAE alone accounting for a third of this value The value of landscaping within this figure is estimated to be at around 10% of the construction cost.
Gulf Landscaping will cover landscape architecture And if that's not enough to keep the green fingered busy you can even get free subscription to the regions first publication specifically for the landscaping industry. Landscaping Magazine in the Middle East. Interested in plants and what are the best plants to grow in the UAE - discussions for Green Fingered Limers have just been started on the Dubai Lime Gardening Forum Comments
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and outdoor design for individual developments in the region as well as city development. Valued at around 10% of total construction cost, the landscaping market in the region is estimated to be worth over $100 billion."The size of the Fit-Out and Landscape sectors demonstrates the importance they have in the development of the region" Chris Fountain CMPI.
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