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BULB PLANTING IN ROOF GUTTERING aka BULB GROWING IN GUTTER SPOUT

Bulb Planting In Roof Guttering AKA Bulb Growing In Gutter Spout (1937)

A woman planting...

FEROCIOUS PLANTS

Ferocious Plants (1937)

Fly-catching plants seen in close up.

TREE IN CHIMNEY

Tree In Chimney (1936)

A man has planted a small apple tree in his chimney to decorate his house.

FLOWERS IN DUSTBIN

Flowers In Dustbin (1936)

A woman uses a dustbin as an attractive way to show off her garden flowers.

CAN YOU CHOOSE FLOWERS ?

Can You Choose Flowers ? (1944)

Item showing how to tell if flowers are fresh or not in a florist.

TOPIARY

Topiary (1954)

Men and women trim topiary bushes at a nursery in Richmond.

BOTTLE GARDENS

Bottle Gardens (1965)

Great ornamental bottles filled with plants.

 

 

BEEHIVES IN ADELAIDE HOUSE

Beehives In Adelaide House (1937)

A roof garden and beehive thrive in the centre of London on Adelaide...

ALICE IN FUNLAND

Alice In Funland (1946)

Little girl enjoying various rides at a show set up in Royal Horticultural Hall,...

LOOFAHS

Loofahs (1950)

Footage of the growing of Loofah fruit in Honiton, Devon.

TROPICAL GARDENS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

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

Tropical plants bloom...

JUST - VIOLETS

Just - Violets (1935)

Violets are planted, picked and packed in the picturesque village of Henfield, West...

SPEEDING UP CROPS

Speeding Up Crops (1936)

A new growing process for cow fodder involves feeding the seeds on boron and...

BIRD CHAMPIONS' SHOW aka 5,000 BIRDS SING AT LONDON SHOW

Bird Champions' Show AKA 5,000 Birds Sing At London Show (1949)

Thousands of Cage Birds are...

FIRES FOR FROST

Fires For Frost (1936)

Farmers heat the orchard with burning oil.

CUCUMBERS issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Cucumbers Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

A look at how cucumbers grow in greenhouses.

TREES

Trees (1940)

A look at some of the trees in Kew Gardens, and how to identify leaf types. London.

BAMBOO

Bamboo (1942)

The bamboo harvest is gathered near Helston, Cornwall.

JAMJAR HOUSE aka JAM JAR HOUSE

Jamjar House AKA Jam Jar House (1942)

Mr Clamp has made his greenhouse out of old jam jars. Yorkshire.

ORCHIDS

Orchids (1948)

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

BANANAS

Bananas (1949)

Mr Cook grows his own bananas in a greenhouse. Hextable, Kent.

THE ASH GROVE

The Ash Grove (1946)

Walking sticks made of ash trees.

TOMATO PICKING issue title PUT IT THERE

Tomato Picking Issue Title Put It There (1940)

Women and men pick and pack tomatoes at a...

EXOTIC GARDEN

Exotic Garden (1956)

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

TREE CLIMBING EQUIPMENT aka TREE BIKE

Tree Climbing Equipment AKA Tree Bike (1961)

A man climbs up a tree using the 'tree bike' to collect...

HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

Horticultural Research (1967)

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

SPEEDING UP NATURE

Speeding Up Nature (1935)

Great time lapse footage of the Bottle Brush Tree growing and Water Lilies...

GAS FOR PESTS

Gas For Pests (1932)

Crops are sprayed to kill a plague of butterflies on a field in Krasnovar in Russia.

ORCHIDS FOR MY LADY

Orchids For My Lady (1936)

Lovely orchids are nurtured at a nursery in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

THE HARVEST OF FLOWERS

The Harvest Of Flowers (1936)

Lavender blooms are picked and distilled to make lavender water. Italy.

TIME LAPSES

Time Lapses (1938)

Good footage of a flower blooming with the use of a time lapse camera.

SWEET BLOOMS Dublin issue

Sweet Blooms Dublin Issue (1942)

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

WOMEN TOP PERSONALITY PARADE

Women Top Personality Parade (1949)

Craft exhibits at Middlesex County Show in the Horticultural Hall,...

PRICKLY PEAR

Prickly Pear (1933)

Prickly pears or cactus plants seen growing in Australia.

HANDLE WITH CARE!

Handle With Care! (1933)

Men pick prickly pears on a Venezuelan cactus plantation.

MARVELS IN MINIATURE

Marvels In Miniature (1951)

Model Engineering exhibition at New Horticultural Hall, London.

CHERRY BLOSSOM

Cherry Blossom (1937)

A look at the lovely cherry blossom trees at Palmerston North, New Zealand.

TULIPS

Tulips (1937)

Ladies rake the ground and pick off leaves and seed sacks in the tulip fields of Spalding in...

WATER HYACINTH issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Water Hyacinth Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Water hyacinths block River Brisbane and...

GRAPE VINES

Grape Vines (1937)

Grapes are successfully grown in a vinery in Bermondsey, Greater London.

FORESTRY SCHOOL issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

Forestry School Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of forestry students at work in the...

SEED TESTING aka TESTING SEEDS

Seed Testing AKA Testing Seeds (1939)

Quality of seeds tested at station in Cambridge.

PLANTER

Planter (1939)

A machine makes holes in the ground and sows plants as it moves along.

SPALDING issue title - GROWING UP

Spalding Issue Title - Growing Up (1940)

Tulips and daffodils are grown, picked and packed in...

NETTLES

Nettles (1942)

Nettles and other plants are picked for use in medicines. Northumberland.

SHOW FOR THE BOYS

Show For The Boys (1956)

Schoolboys' Exhibition at Horticultural Hall, London.

EVERYONE BY HOVERCRAFT

Everyone By Hovercraft (1964)

Inventor Christopher Cockerell shows off more new designs for hovercraft.

TREE INJECTION

Tree Injection (1948)

Scientists inject nutrients into bark of fruit trees.

ORCHARD SPRAYING

Orchard Spraying (1949)

Girls spray orchard in Hereford, Herefordshire.

GARDEN WITHOUT SOIL

Garden Without Soil (1950)

Footage of carnations being grown at plant nursery in East Preston.