The gardens documented by Flowarde are not exhibitions. They are private courtyards, public pavilions, heritage compounds, and quiet riparian corridors. Every visit, every field note, and every photograph carries responsibility — to the families and foundations who maintain these spaces, and to the fragile arid-zone plants that live in them.
1. Visitor Protocol
Before any accompanied visit, please review the following:
- Confirm the visit date and time at least one week in advance through the correspondence form.
- For visits to heritage courtyards in Diriyah and Olaya, dress modestly and follow the conventions of the host family or foundation.
- Group sizes are kept small — up to four visitors for private courtyards, up to eight for wild observation walks.
- No food, drink (other than water), or smoking is permitted within any indexed garden or pavilion.
2. Photography Conditions
Photography is welcome at most public pavilions and is permitted in private courtyards only with the express agreement of the host. The following conditions apply:
- No flash photography near humidity-sensitive plantings or heritage paintwork.
- Tripods are permitted in public pavilions outside peak visiting hours.
- All photographs published in research or editorial form should carry the credit line: "Recorded for the Flowarde Register, Riyadh."
3. Editorial Submissions
Flowarde accepts editorial submissions from botanists, garden historians, and conservation architects. The register does not publish promotional, commercial, or product-oriented content. Field notes should be original, on-site observations and should include species lists, dates, and weather conditions where relevant.
- Length: 600 – 1,800 words per field note.
- Photographs: 4 – 8 original images, with location and date metadata preserved.
- Verification: All entries are reviewed by Layla Al-Subaie and, where relevant, by external botanists before publication.
4. Plant Handling
Visitors and contributors must not pick, prune, or relocate any plant material. The brief seasonal wildflowers of the Najd plateau are particularly vulnerable; observation is welcome, collection is not. Soil sampling and seed collection are restricted to credentialed researchers operating under prior agreement with the host site.