Taif's rose farms bloom beautifully each spring, with Khalaf Allah-al-Talhi producing millions of fragrant roses despite threats from cold weather and climate change.
00:00In the city of Taif in Saudi Arabia, spring brings something special, the blooming of
00:16millions of pink roses. These roses grow on hundreds of farms and their sweet smell fills the air.
00:30One farmer, 80-year-old Khalaf Allah Al-Tali, has spent many years growing roses. He says he loves his roses more than his own children. Because if a rose plant dies, it's very hard to replace.
00:46He has visited places like Turkey and Morocco, but says taif's roots are the same.
00:53I love the rose, and I care about it as I care about it as I care about it.
00:56I care about it as I care about it as I care about it.
00:58Because this flower, if you die today, it's hard to see it on a day, on a day, on a day, on a day or on a day.
01:05He grows around five to six million roses every year. He has visited places like Turkey and Morocco, but says taif's roses smell different and more special.
01:19The smell of the flower, it is a unique taste of all the flowers in the world.
01:28And as I said before, I visited Turkey and the Greece. I found the flower that is the same, the same tree, the same tree, the same tree, the same tree, the same tree, the same tree, the same tree, the same tree.
01:40It's different from the flower.
01:44he started with one small piece of land now he has more than 20 rows terraces and 20,000
01:55rows of plants.
02:25But the weather doesn't always help Dali remembers cold seasons when many farms couldn't pick
02:37even one rows.
02:39He shows a flower damaged by cold and says they can't fight such weather.
03:16Even with these challenges, Talhi never gives up.
03:27Every day, he wakes up before sunrise and works until night.
03:31He says, this farm is my soul.
03:35And as long as he can, he will take care of his roses.
