FOR THE CORONATION

Evening Post, Issue 87, 9 October 1936, Page 16

FOR THE CORONATION

BEAUTIFYING ENGLAND

A meeting of the Coronation Planting Committee was held at the Garden Club, Chesterfield Gardens, recently, with Sir Lionel Earle, in the absence of Lord Lothian, in the chair, says "The Timesl" The chairman' explained that the chief functionl of the committee would be to prepare a list of suggestions which would stimulate towns and villages to adopt schemes which would not only commemorate the Coronation but would permanently beautify the United Kingdom.

In a report presented to the meeting the executive committee suggested that, in addition to,co-ordinating the activities of other organisations, the committee should undertake' some special piece of work as a token of the entire scheme, such.as an alpine garden in one of London's parks; • a model playground, the planting of a Coronation- Avenue, a model garden theatre, or the planning of an Empire Park.

Among other suggestions made were the following:—That particular, atten tion be given to the brightening of towns in manufacturing districts with flowers, flowering shrubs, and, trees; that local authorities might be asked to lay out, if possible, a model-allot-ment garden area and take steps to secure the improvement of allotment area; that bodies connected with housing estates Tb'e invited to fix windowboxes for tenants who woud underr take to look after them; that local educational authorities be asked to convert paths of the ground around elementary schools into gardens; that a competition be held between the villages of England for the greatest transformation towards beauty effected by May of next year; that the railway companies should be invited to develop the planting of railway stations and railway embankments; and that the making of Coronation avenues leading into country towns and villages should be undertaken by competent authorities.

It was also suggested that the committee should seek permission to collect acorns from the Royal parks for planting throughout the country.

A complete record will be prepared by the committee, in book form, for the acceptance of the King of all planting and other permanent amenity schemes undertaken throughout the country.