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FLOWER MAKING

Flower Making (1938)

Two Australian women making artificial flowers out of seeds, fruits, nuts and sewed.

COTTON FLOWERS

Cotton Flowers (1966)

Colourful cotton flowers are handmade at a factory in Edgware.

BLOSSOM TIME AT KEW

Blossom Time At Kew (1934)

Blossom, daffodils and other spring flowers at Kew Gardens.

JAPANESE FLOWERS issue title - SAXON TO NORMAN

Japanese Flowers Issue Title - Saxon To Norman (1937)

Ikebana, the traditional Japanese method of...

KEW GARDENS

Kew Gardens (1962)

An item looking at flowers from around the world growing in Kew Gardens.

TROPICAL GARDENS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Tropical Gardens Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1963)

Tropical plants bloom...

CARNATION FARM

Carnation Farm (1966)

Beautiful carnations are carefully nurtured at a farm in Worthing then picked and...

 

 

JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Japanese Flower Arrangements Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1967)

Ikebana, the...

FOOD SCULPTURE

Food Sculpture (1968)

Flowers and cockerels are carved from vegetables for a Japanese hors d'oeuvres...

ORCHIDS

Orchids (1948)

Orchids are artificially grown at greenhouses in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

A LAND FOR ROSES aka SOUTH AFRICA ROSES

A Land For Roses AKA South Africa Roses (1946)

Views of rose farm near Johannesburg.

BIRDS NEST BUILDING

Birds Nest Building (1930)

UFA nature documentary showing birds building nests.

TULIP TIME beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Tulip Time Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1964)

A look at the beautiful Keukenhof...

FLOWER SCULPTURE

Flower Sculpture (1969)

Feminist flower arranger Mrs Elizabeth Hayes demonstrates her flower sculpture...

FLOWERS aka CARNATIONS

Flowers AKA Carnations (1939)

A look at the world's largest nursery specialising in carnations, near...

EXOTIC GARDEN

Exotic Garden (1956)

Ernest Hepworth' s greenhouse and his wonderful collection of cacti.

AMATEUR ORCHID GROWER

Amateur Orchid Grower (1963)

Bill Gardner shows us his collection of rare orchids.

EYAM FLORAL TRIBUTE TO THE PLAGUE aka EYAM WELL-DRESSING

Eyam Floral Tribute To The Plague AKA Eyam Well-Dressing (1965)

Flower petals are used to make...

JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Japanese Flower Arrangements Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1966)

Lady Roberts,...

BUTTERFLY FARM

Butterfly Farm (1966)

Beautiful butterflies are reared at this butterfly farm in Kent.

HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

Horticultural Research (1967)

Plants put up with the tampering of students and professors of a...

FLOWER POWER

Flower Power (1968)

Tulip-covered floats are seen at Spalding's flower parade.

SALAD BEAUTY TREATMENT

Salad Beauty Treatment (1968)

Fruit, vegetables and herbs are used as cosmetics - some nice beauty tips...

WOMAN'S AIR ENDURANCE RECORD aka WOMENS AIR ENDURANCE RECORD

Woman's Air Endurance Record AKA Womens Air Endurance Record (1930)

French woman pilot Maryse...

SPRINGTIME

Springtime (1937)

A look at beautiful countryside and picturesque villages now that Spring has arrived and...

LEGACY OF RHODES

Legacy Of Rhodes (1940)

Nurses pick hydrangeas in garden of Cecil Rhodes old house for their patients....

GERMAN TITOV - SPEECH

German Titov - Speech (1961)

Famous Russian astronaut German Titov speaking.

 ROSE PLANTATIONS CULTIVATED FOR PERFUME

Rose Plantations Cultivated For Perfume (1957)

Roses are picked and used in the Crimea.

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM STUDIES BY SPECIAL EFFECTS CAMERA

Photographic Film Studies By Special Effects Camera (1965)

Special effects camera used to shoot...

SWEET BLOOMS Dublin issue

Sweet Blooms Dublin Issue (1942)

People wander around looking at flower displays at the Royal...

FLOWER TAXI aka FLORIST TAXI

Flower Taxi AKA Florist Taxi (1962)

An enterprising couple convert a vintage cab into a mobile florist...

GARDENER'S GLORY

Gardener's Glory (1965)

Lovely footage of hybrid flowers being grown and displayed at Chelsea Flower...

COCKINGTON VILLAGE

Cockington Village (1955)

A little film showing "the prettiest village in England". Village has great...

CHRYSANTHEMUM GROWER

Chrysanthemum Grower (1958)

An item about the cross pollination of chrysanthemums in order to create new...

ROOF FLOWER GARDEN

Roof Flower Garden (1958)

A story about the Spanish, Tudor and Old English gardens which grow on the...

MOROCCAN SNAKE CHARMER

Moroccan Snake Charmer (1960)

Snakes are dangled and bite snake charmer in the Sultan's Palace of...

LUPINS

Lupins (1960)

Lupins, lupins and more lupins, bobbing in the breeze and being tweaked in...

FLOWERS FROM THE SEA

Flowers From The Sea (1960)

Flowers made from shells by Marguerite May David-Baker in Bovey Tracey,...

TOPIARY NURSERY

Topiary Nursery (1960)

Much bush snipping and clipping at a Topiary Nursery in Crawley, West Sussex.

MEXICAN FLOATING GARDENS

Mexican Floating Gardens (1963)

A look at the sailing boats on the beautiful Xochimilco floating...

HOLLAND

Holland (1964)

A travelogue item follows a group of British farmers' wives on a tour of Holland.

TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Time Lapse Photography (1965)

High speed pictures of storm clouds and plants growing, also shows the...

KEW BLOSSOMS

Kew Blossoms (1967)

Flowers and Palm House window cleaning are seen at Kew Gardens.

GARDENING REVOLUTION

Gardening Revolution (1968)

We see a garden centre taking shape as it is built in the grounds of Syon...

ORCHID NURSERY

Orchid Nursery (1967)

Beautiful orchid blooms and a delicate operation of seed sewing are seen at...

THANKS ... MR CLERK OF THE WEATHER!

Thanks ... Mr Clerk Of The Weather! (1933)

Spring time weather brings people out into Hyde Park to...

THE FLOWER SEEKERS

The Flower Seekers (1934)

Men climb the Grossvenediger mountain in the Tyrol and pluck an Edelweiss at...

COPYING NATURE

Copying Nature (1935)

Mr W L Phillips makes artificial flowers out of bread!

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 107

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 107 (1940)

Japanese daffodil crops are picked and a new anti-accident...

COLLECTIVE FOLK

Collective Folk (1939)

Footage of a collective farm in the Crimea, the Ukraine in the Soviet Union.