Each year Houman Ardabili plants colorful tulips on Zarafshan Street in Tehran, in memory of his mother.

This year the plantation reached 30,000 flowers. If one simply walks near�the northern part of�Zarafshan Street, the fragrance of�bright spring flowers is clearly noticeable.

Houman, 37, works as�a doctor. Many years ago, he traveled to�the US to�study molecular medicine, but�before finishing his degree, he returned to Iran, IRNA reported.

Now once a week he works as�a doctor and the rest of�the week he is a manager, engaged in�agricultural raw materials.

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In addition to�the streets, Ardebili also decorates his house by�planting tulips in�his small garden and puttin pots of�flowers on�the windowsills. All of�this Houman does because of�his great love for�his mother. Unfortunately, three years ago she passed away.

In a conversation with�IRNA, Ardebili said, �My mother was passionately fond of�flowers. I somehow want to�keep her memory alive. At first I had a lot of�different ideas, for�example, to�prepare food during holidays. I never forgot her love for�flowers and as�I wanted to�do something others would get pleasure from, I began to�plant tulips.�

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�In the first year I was able to�plant 6,000 tulips, in�the second 10,000, and in�the third 30,000. Everyone liked my idea and Iranians and even foreign tourists came to�take a look at�my flowers. Many came from�other cities even. For example, during�Sizdahbedar, (on the 13th day of�the Iranian calendar, known as�the day of�nature) 2,000 visitors came to�take a look and there was an unusually positive atmosphere around�here.�

It cost Ardebili $11,500 to�plant the 30,000 tulips.

�I paid for�all these flowers from�my own pocket. I did everything�� from�buying the flowers, transplanting them, caring for�them and asking people to�help me. One of�my neighbors even offered to�water my tulips.�

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�I would, of course, like to thank the mayor of Tehran because I was allowed to put up a tent to protect the tulips from direct sunlight. If everything goes well, I would like to continue to stay engaged in this project in the future as well,� Ardebili said

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By Sputnik News