Its hot， its dry， and it hardly rains at all， but spend any time here in Kuwait and youll find something rather surprising. A lot of people here are keen on green.

A long stretch of road outside Kuwait City is where the countrys gardeners feed their addiction. In this neighbourhood， nurseries are everywhere. There is something for everyone. But its not a cheap hobby， and requires dedication.

Nursery Owner： People want to go back to nature. What we do in the desert is go back by gardening. This is the closest we have. And thats a universal truth： everyone loves nature.

In the suburbs， high real estate costs mean that， for many， a small plot is all they can spare. Fessal has set aside two small strips. His garden might be small， but， for him， its a passion.

Fessal （Resident）： Im a bit， a little bit greedy about this part because I actually park here and I wanted something nice to look at， but I wasnt really focusing on something nice， as in the flowers and the colours. If you see， theres a lot of insects and theres a lot of butterflies， so every time I go to work， I park here， and I enjoy that nature aspect that we have embedded in us.

Some Kuwaitis have a simple garden， something that connects them to nature， but this is a wealthy， oilrich country， and other people have a grander ambitions [sic].

For Jasim Al Saddah， the gardens here were a labour of love. He planted and prepared them for one year before the house was ready to move into， and consider[sic] them an expression of his personality and extension of himself.

Jasim： I tried， as best as I can [sic]， to incorporate a little bit of modern garden design with a little bit of Zen gardening， but also， at the same time， introducing， like， all of these， like， very colourful，

luscious plants. People are interested， and they are becoming more interested in it， because they want to produce something that is， you know， pretty and looks good and green at the end of the day， as something quite new for us as an arid country.

The one constant of Kuwait is its climate. Coaxing life from the desert soil can be difficult， but as long as Kuwaitis are willing to rise to the challenges， then gardening will always have a place under the sun.

這里酷热、干燥，几乎从不下雨。但只要你在科威特停留，不论时间长短，你就会发现一件令人惊讶的事——这里很多人都热衷于绿色。

科威特城外一条长长的大路是这个国家的园艺爱好者满足他们爱好的地方。在这一地段，到处都有苗圃，人们可在此找到各自想要的东西。但这些爱好并不便宜，而且还要有真诚的投入。

苗圃主：人们想回归大自然，我们在沙漠是通过园艺来实现这个愿望的，这是我们能做到的最接近自然的方法。人人都热爱大自然，这是一个普遍真理。

郊区的房地产价格高企，这意味着大多数人只能给绿色留出一小块地方。费萨尔特意留出了两块小小的狭长地块。他的花园也许很小，但这是他寄托热情的地方。

费萨尔（居民）：我对这个园子有一点……有一点点贪心。实际上，我的车停在这里，我想在这里看到一些好看的东西，但我不会太注重某些悦目的东西，比如说鲜花或者缤纷色彩。如果你能看见的话，会见到这里有很多昆虫，有很多蝴蝶。这样每次我去工作把车停在这里，我就可以享受我们环境中的自然风光。

一些科威特人拥有简单的花园，这使他们能接触大自然。不过，在这个有着丰富石油资源的富饶国度，还有一些人在这方面有着更大的追求。

对贾西姆·艾尔·萨达来说，在这些花园中劳作是乐在其中的。他在入住新房子之前，花了一年时间种植、打理园子，并将花园看作是表达自己个性和延伸自己理念的地方。

贾西姆：我尽力尝试将一些现代园林设计元素与禅意花园元素融合在一起。另外，同时还引入这些色彩鲜艳、绚烂夺目的植物。人们对它们很感兴趣，而且越来越喜欢，你知道吗，因为大家最终都想营造出某种漂亮的、好看的绿色，这些对我们这个干旱国家来说是新鲜事物。

在科威特，不变的是它的气候环境。想要在荒漠中培育生命是困难的，但只要科威特人民勇于迎战，那么园艺一定能在这个炎热的国度找到施展的地方。