Philip Guston’s take on topiary
Visitors to the magnificent exhibition of the work of Philip Guston may be surprised to spot the artist’s unique take on topiary forms
Celebrating 20 years of EBTS France
EBTS UK joins EBTS France at their 20th Anniversary Celebrations in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
Cemetery tests blight tolerant Buxus
The ABMC tests blight resistant Buxus at its cemetery at Omaha Beach
Gardens of West Dorset
The first garden visited was Mapperton House, near Beaminster, the ancestral home of the Earls of Sandwich. According to a vote by ‘Country Life’ it is ‘the nation’s finest manor house’. The Earl and Countess’ son, Luke, and his wife, Julie, the Viscount and Viscountess of Hinchingbroke, live there and manage the estate. It has also […]
New addition to NewGen boxwood from Saunders Brothers
NewGen Liberty Belle™ is the newest addition to the NewGen® family as selected by breeder Robert Head in Seneca, SC. It topped the Saunders Genetics boxwood blight trials for three years running with its superior resistance to boxwood blight, good resistance to boxwood leaf miner, and beauty in the landscape. It is a petite boxwood […]
What Does AI Think Modern Topiary Is?
There’s been lots of coverage in the news and on social media about AI and how it can write material for magazines, newspapers and of course the web. So we thought we’d asked ChatGPT, one of the AI programs that’s available to use, the question – “What Is Modern Topiary?”
Hidden Gems in East Sussex
This was a new experiment for a day of garden visits in which members bring their own picnic lunch to enjoy whilst visiting two very special private gardens. The day was been organised by Charlotte Maclean, Deputy Chairman of EBTS UK, who kindly invited everyone to her garden for a lunch break and photographs were […]
A good topiary listen
If you’ve got 35 minutes spare take a listen to Sally Flatman talking to Diana Boston & Chris Crowder about their lives with topiary
Cumbrian Delights
Mid-May saw EBTS UK members from across the UK & USA getting together in the delights of the Cumbrian countryside for the AGM weekend of garden visits and talks
Topiary Tribute to the King
I thought you might enjoy the attached topiary tribute to the King on his coronation. Our hedge had been looking forward to the event for just over forty years. I think it may be quite unique and, from the King’s perspective, being ‘You in Yew’ makes that exceptionally rare figure of speech… ‘the topiary pun’.David, […]
Creativity and Historicity in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire
Review of the day out written by Neil Cave with photographs by Chris Redston
Celebrate World Topiary Day & Cumbrian gardens with EBTS UK
Join us in May for a long weekend of Cumbrian garden visits and celebrate World Topiary Day at its home Levens Hall.
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
This park in Columbus, Ohio, that has existed since the late 1980’s has around 50 topiaries. Created by sculptor James Mason, who died in 2022 and his then wife Elaine, they created 54 people, 8 boats and a bunch of animals next to a new pond made in the park. They were recreating the painting […]
UK Professional’s BTM Mating Disruption
New mating disruption product Box T Pro Press demonstrated at Chiswick House & Gardens
Topiary at Sandringham
A new climate friendly topiary garden is being created in the east of England.
The amazing topiary of Friar Park
EBTS France has a scoop in its latest magazine, an interview and lots of pictures of Friar Park
Former glory for Victorian maze
Visitors who flock to Glendurgan Gardens, one of Cornwall’s famous subtropical gardens can now enjoy the bonus of the newly-restored Victorian maze.
A Gardener’s Guide to Box
Excellent new book by EBTS UK member Jenny Alban Davies reviewed by Lynn R Batdorf
Teaching Friends at Bridge End Gardens
A Grade 2* garden in Saffron Walden was the location of a recent Learn to Clip course
Scorched earth revelations
The appearance of a 17th century layout of the Great Parterre of Chatsworth House, Devonshire, was photographed by a passing drone.
Box T Pro Press – professional help fighting BTM
New to the UK, a product is now available to help professionals deal with the box tree moth