Flowers For Export (1959)

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire & Wisley, Sussex. L/S of a great looking English landscape (could be a garden?) in springtime. Lovely field, a tree, river, little bridge... Cut to a heavily bloomed tree - looks like cherry blossom. M/S of the two men digging hole around a tree. They are horticulturists, says voiceover and they take care of plants. Several shots of people working on different plants, most of them in pots. This is nursery in Hertfordshire, which specialises in growing house plants. Several shots of plants on shelves, pots on the floor... Great high angle shot of the plants being placed into a tree trunk. C/U shot of a great unusual looking plant with red flowers. C/U shot of a little green plant in a pot. M/S of a woman wiping Croton’s leaves with solution containing some milk - it imparts a healthy gloss. C/U shot of woman’s hand wiping the leaf. Man wearing a suit is seen holding a pot with a plant, looking at it. He gives it to a younger man saying something. Younger man puts the po
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