'Richard of Arabia': German Gardener Helps Saudi Desert Bloom

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A German landscape architect who has been working in Saudi Arabia for nearly 40 years, Richard Bödeker turns his wealthy clients' dreams into reality. Over the decades he has shrugged off political concerns about the ultra-conservative country and played a key role in introducing green spaces to Riyadh.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...-a-862203.html