EBTS UK

EBTS UK visits BELGIUM

EBTS WebAdmin — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:00:40 +0000

September 17-21 2026 By Charlotte Maclean and Elizabeth HilliardIn our anniversary year of 2026, and to celebrate 30 years of the European Boxwood and Topiary Society, EBTS UK enjoyed a fantastic tour of two areas of Belgium, Flanders in the north, which is Flemish speaking, and Wallonia in the south where the main language is […]

Learn To Clip & Topiary Design by EBTS at Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue 2026

EBTS WebAdmin — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:35 +0000

In September Chris Poole and Darren Lerigo of EBTS returned to Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue to deliver another beginners Learn To Clip course, as well as, for the first time, an Advanced Learn To Clip course. We have now taught well over 1000 people the clipping technique and the foundations of good pruning practise […]

EBTS Learn To Clip Course at Waltham Place 2026

EBTS WebAdmin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:00:45 +0000

In September EBTS returned once again to Waltham Place, that brilliant and wild garden and biodynamic farm in Maidenhead, to teach a Learn to Clip course. Students learn about the tools needed for topiary, and get to try out many different shears, secateurs and hand clippers provided by tool makers such as ARS and […]

Box Moth Tracker gets a new look

EBTS WebAdmin — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:59:53 +0000

Since 2015 EBTS UK has been collecting user generated sightings of Box Tree Moth, caterpillars and trap installations. All this data has now been added to the new map, helping train its algorithms to give better predictions in your area when combined with live weather data and new sightings. What's more you can now also […]

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.