In the garden

 Spent a good deal of time today in a Qatari nursery on the Al Kohr road about 30kms north of Doha.  Kathy wanted to enhance the color in her garden.  She already has a half dozen bougainvillea and hibiscus plants in a variety of colors.  So, we went shopping for more color.  The nursery is huge, with several acres of bougainvillea, palm trees, olive trees, and dozens of other plants that can survive in the summer heat.



Kathy selected four new bougainvillea and two gardenias and two dozen small ground cover spreading flowering plants.  The nursery workers came down that night and planted everything.  
We went on to tour Al Kohr, the second city in size in Qatar and the sight of one of the World Cup stadiums.  This one is built to resemble a nomadic tent and was the site of one of the semi-final matches.  It is a striking building and will be converted into apartments, a hospital, and shopping center in the near future.  There seems to be plans for most of the stadiums.  The 974 (shipping containers) is going to be dismantled and shipped to another country.  Two others are being purchased and maintained by local football clubs, and the rest—who knows.  Another interesting sight was the adjacent McDonnald’s restaurant that is also built in the design of a nomadic tent.  


  


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