A Rothschild Renaissance reviewed by Elizabeth Braimbridge
This sumptuously illustrated book about the treasures of the Waddesdon Bequest is a breathtaking treasure in itself. The bequest is housed in the British Museum and the book marks its move to a specially created new gallery.
Beautiful Bath
Iford Manor has a house and garden to die for. If ever there was a house and garden that was in a perfect setting, surely this must be it. The both are settled comfortably into the side of a valley that looks down over the gently curving River Frome.
New Chairman announced
During the celebrations of 20th years of EBTS, Mark Hopkins announced that Chris Poole would become Chairman of EBTS UK subject to ratification at the next AGM.
EBTS 20th Anniversary Party
In 1996 the inaugural meeting of EBTS was held at Dorney Court near Windsor, 20 years on it was time to celebrated the societies achievements. There was a full day of talks, music, good food and most of all great company of founding friends to new members.
The Old Rectory – Take Two
In April EBTS visited some great gardens in Surrey – unfortunately the weather wasn’t brilliant, in fact it was very wet at times. So by special request Topiarius Editor, Caroline Foley and I went to visit Trudie Proctor at The Old Rectory for a second look at the garden.
Tour of the Cotswolds
We all meet up at Rockcliffe Gardens, where Emma Keswick the owner and designer of the garden showed us round. It is a stunning garden even in the rather damp weather that greeted us at the start of the visit.
Tale of a blighted hedge – 6 months on
Chris Poole clips the new Ilex Crenata hedge that he plant back at the end of December and reflects on the differences with box.
Setting Up A Box Moth Pheromone Trap
With the increase in problems caused by Box Moths & their caterpillars here is some hopefully helpful information on how to setup a pheromone trap. The traps catch the adult male moths and give a visible indication of that they are in and around your garden.
AGM @ The Royal Acadamy
This year the AGM took a different form from the usual two day event with garden visits. It was held in The Academicians Room at The Royal Academy in London
Box Tree Moths ‘plague’ – What to do – (Updated 26/04/18)
EBTS member Simon Rose has been in touch to say anyone in West London with box in their garden should be on the look out for box moth.
Great gardens even in April showers
Time for the first EBTS UK garden visits of the year and the good old British weather brought us heavy April Showers! Still this didn’t stop us enjoying three gardens in Surrey.
Busy Planting Box in the Chilterns
The Chiltern Society eNews reports that at the end of March 42 volunteers planted around 2000 small trees made up mainly of box but also holly, juniper, whitebeam and field maple. The work is part of a long term project ‘to increase the continuity of Box woodland in the area close to Ellesborough Warren the largest box woodland in England at 12HA’.
2016 Chairman’s Newsletter
EBTS was founded in September 1996, twenty years ago. We will be celebrating this important milestone by hosting an event on Saturday October 1st at Earlstone Manor, near Newbury in Berkshire.
Two EBTS members featured in ‘Gardens Illustrated’
In the March 2016 issue of ‘Gardens Illustrated’ magazine there not one but two EBTS UK members featured.
The Empress and the Gardner
The exhibition featured in the 2014 edition of Topiarius is taking place at Hampton Court between 28th April & 4th September this year. This is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘ Capability’ Brown.
Plas Cadnant floods
In September 2013 EBTS visited, as part of it’s North Wales trip, Plas Cadnet the garden of EBTS member Anthony Tavernor. Sadly in late December the garden was hit by a deluge of rain water
A new British Museum gallery for the Waddesdon Bequest funded by the Rothschild Foundation – UPDATED 13/01/16
EBTS UK recently received the follow in an email from Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Europe and of the Waddesdon Bequest, The British Museum which will be of interest to anyone who knows about the Waddesdon Bequest.
Taxus for Topiary
Architectural & Landscape Historian Dr John Glenn, takes a scholarly look at references in English literature through the centuries, to the use of Taxus for topiary.
Rosemary Verey – The Making of a Library and a ‘Literary’ Garden by Charles Verey
In July 1977, The Garden, the Journal of the R.H.S., featured an article by Anne Scott-James, A bibliophile’s garden. It describes the garden made by my mother, Rosemary Verey, at Barnsley House
Flora de la República de Cuba: Buxaceae by Egon Köhler
The newly revised Flora of Cuba contains an important and long-awaited section on Buxus. This section, written by the distinguished German expert Egon Köhler, has now been published as an elegant and impressive separate volume
EBTS goes to Tuscany
The late-summer trip was carefully designed to include some of the most beautiful gardens in Florence, all incorporating fine examples of box and topiary. As part of the trip EBTS also visited Romiti & Giusti near Lucca, a specialist nursery exporting topiary sculptures all over the world: here you could order any topiary form, from teacup to tennis player.
Five methods of Defence – An EBTS Round Up
The following comments are from scientists, nurserymen and private growers. There are many differences in opinion even amongst the leading experts. Everyone has a story to tell, perhaps a treatment to recommend…
Norfolk Gardens and Design Landscape review by Marian Boswall
One might question the hubris of describing one’s own work as a ‘sort of Pevsner for gardens’. Pevsner made it perverse to enter any county without the relevant Buildings of England volume on the passenger seat, next to the Ordnance Survey – a killer app which guided one through each architectural notable.
EBTS UK book on the History of Topiary, Knots and Parterres to be published next year
EBTS UK is helping to fund the production of a book on ‘The History of Topiary, Knots and Parterres’ and it’s being written by our very own Topiarius magazine editor Caroline Foley.