1. Taunton Deane has over 250 hectares (618 acres) of parks and green spaces. These areas range from small, grassed open spaces in residential areas to large parks and playing fields.

2. Taunton Deane Borough Council nursery located behind Vivary Park in Taunton has over 2,000 square metres of covered growing space. Nearly 400,000 bedding plants are grown at the Nursery each year from which up to 12,000 hanging baskets and window boxes are produced.

3. In 2006 the Parks operational team has 65 full time and 15-20 seasonal staff. They deal with all on-site issues, grounds and buildings maintenance and the day to day tasks of running the parks.

4. Each year around 48,000 spring and summer bedding plants are used to create the colourful floral bedding displays.

5. As part of the "Dig for Victory" campaign during the Second World War, Victoria Park was dug up for vegetable growing and used as allotments. It wasn't' until 1953 that this area was returned to parkland.

6. When trees were planted around the boundaries of St Augustine's of Canterbury School, Taunton, it was intentional to plant one of each indigenous tree, and that is what you see today.