ATV Today: 16.07.1979: Birmingham City Parks and Gardens Department

Summary

Birmingham City Parks and Gardens Department - Judie Kellie report on the upkeep of the biggest garden in Europe which covers 100 square miles of the city and suburbs.

Year:

1979

Duration:

0:06:35

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Shots of the grass in a park being cut with a tractor mower and ride-on mower in Cannon Hill Park. In a greenhouse at the council nurseries Judie Kellie talks to Stan Pitman about the work of his department which includes looking after one million trees, special floral decorations for Town Hall functions, exterior floral displays, cultivation of plants in greenhouses and nurseries for all the department's needs. Discussing the success of the department which employs 2,000 people and won three Gold Medals at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. Shots of seedlings and plant cultivation in the council nurseries. Shot of gardeners at work on a traffic island and traffic on a tree lined avenue. Also shot of a bowling green being mowed and a training session for tree surgeons.


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