EBTS UK

Professionals day of clipping at Ichi-Coo Park

EBTS WebAdmin — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:51:24 +0000

0830 on the morning of Saturday 11 April saw me joining 14 professional clippers at Ichi-Coo Park near Charlwood, on the Surrey/Sussex border for a day of shaping hedges and topiary. What was unusual about the day was that we were all at the same garden at the same time rather than the usual situation […]

Modern Topiary – a new book by EBTS member Darren Lerigo

EBTS WebAdmin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:07:15 +0000

Modern Topiary, Darren has tried to distil everything you need to make and maintain topiary - from classic pants like Boxwood and Yew, to the clipping of Hawthorn and Beech.In Part 1, the book explores the craft of topiary, the foundation techniques you need to clip well. In Part 2, the book looks at the […]

Second Topiary Ambassador joins the team

EBTS WebAdmin — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:18:29 +0000

EBTS UK is delighted to announce that Bunny Guinness has agreed to be a Topiary Ambassador. Bunny, daughter of one of European Boxwood & Topiary Society's founder members, has worked alongside EBTS UK on many projects including her latest article for the Telegraph published online 21st March and printed on 28th March which focuses how […]

Jools Holland – First EBTS UK Topiary Ambassador

EBTS WebAdmin — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:59:40 +0000

EBTS are pleased to announce, and give a huge welcome to, our first Topiary Ambassador, Jools Holland. Jools is a keen topiarist and both we and Jools are thrilled that he has become our first Topiary Ambassador. Jools has already thrown himself straight into this fun role and made a fantastic Instagram and Facebook post […]

Entries open for the Henchman Topiary Awards 2026

EBTS WebAdmin — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:06:44 +0000

Henchman, the UK’s leading garden ladder specialist, announced that entries are open for the 2026 Henchman Topiary Awards. Garden artists with sharp shaping skills are invited to submit their topiary masterpieces online by 12th April 2026 for the opportunity to showcase their craftsmanship and take home some fantastic prizes including the iconic Henchman Tripod Ladder, […]

Helping restore Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue

EBTS WebAdmin — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:24:25 +0000

EBTS UK provided a day of clipping and two training courses to help the new caretakers of the Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue bring this 'yew-nique' place back to its full glory.

Gardens of Northamptonshire Visit

EBTS WebAdmin — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:19:25 +0000

Thirty seven members joined this two-day visit to Northamptonshire on June 25th and 26th 2025. We visited a a total of four gardens: Cottesbrooke Hall, Thorpe Malsor Hall, Kelmarsh Hall and Coton Manor.

Diseases and pests

Chris Poole — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:30:49 +0000

Buxus is prone to a certain number of diseases and pests. These diseases can be virulent and every effort should be made to use disease free box in the creation of new gardens and topiary.

Floriston Hall and Tinkers Green Farm

EBTS WebAdmin — Wed, 28 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000

At the end of May we were the guests of Dominic and Amanda Vail at Floriston Hall and Denny Swete at Tinkers Green Farm in Suffolk.

New TOPIARIUS for 2025

Elizabeth Hilliard — Sat, 24 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

TOPIARIUS is the annual journal of the European Boxwood and Topiary Society (EBTS). The fabulous new edition for 2025 is now available, to members of EBTS. Our magazine is not a club newsletter, however. TOPIARIUS is a top quality, full-colour bilingual (English and French) international gardening magazine dedicated to excellent writing and professional quality photography […]