Scenic Oman: Muscat's mosaic of flowers

For the first-time visitor who visualises the entire Middle East as a vast desert, thanks to the geography lessons learnt at school, Muscat's lush gardens come as a pleasant surprise. One look at the beautiful floral displays of the Sultanate's capital city and the image is gone forever. These colourful images from some of these extremely well-maintained gardens where entry is free and the scope of enjoying the colours of nature unlimited tell their own story.