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Mechref Garden Secrets | أسرار حديقة المشرف
Anastasia Chrome•3 min read
She designs gardens for wealthy clients in Mechref. He's the landscape architect whose plans she keeps improving. Between roses and rivalry, thorns become flowers. 'Inti el zahr bi kil bustan' (أنتِ الزهر بكل بستان).
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The Rooftop Garden
Zahra Osman•5 min read
She grows vegetables on her tower block's roof in Peckham—the only green space she has. He's the new tenant who discovers her secret garden and asks to help. Between the tomatoes and the sunset, they plant something that can't be harvested.
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