Bottle Gardens (1965) | British Pathé

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Bottle gardens are glass bottles filled with exotic tropical plants growing naturally inside. It is quite similar to a terrarium, but more fit for a lovely decoration in your home.

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(FILM ID: 3189.02)

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A plantarium - specially heated case for exotic tropical plants is seen (looks like a fish tank really). Various shots of glass carboys - large round bottles. A horticulturist got the idea for bottle gardens when he bought a large stock of the carboys. We see him planting small plants inside the bottle with the help of a teaspoon tied to a stick. Narrator states: "Flat owners have really started the craze for bottle gardens. That is because, apart from an occasional watering, it can decorate a home for months without needing attention."

C/Us of plants inside the bottles. A ribbon is tied around the neck of one of the finished bottles and it is placed on a rack with lots of others. Narrator states that the bottle gardens may become a rarity as the carboys aren't made any more.

Shoppers in a Piccadilly store admire the bottle gardens.

Note: I remember my dad selling these at his nursery in the early 1970s! They were fab.

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