Box in a Box – Target Achieved!
EBTS UK has raised the £1,500 needed to fund 5 archive boxes for Buxus in the RHS Herbarium.
AgriGrub Frass Trial
EBTS UK is facilitating a trial of Black Soldier Fly frass and you can be involve.
Benefits of Mulching Boxwood
Mulching is a commonly used to suppress weeds, reduce evaporation and encourage soil ecology. Are there additional benefits for boxwood?
BBC South Today Caterpillar Coverage
Bruce Ginsberg talks to BBC South Today about the importance of box and the issue of box tree moths
Learn to Clip using the right kit
The first of a series of courses with practical hands on experience from top experts.
EBTS Sponsors RHS Research
EBTS UK is helping to sponsor a summer student placing working at RHS Wisley with the entomolgy team.
Mediterranean Magic in Mallorca
Mallorca in May was spectacular – see some pictures from the exclusive EBTS / Boxwood Tours visit.
Restoring the Parterre de Broderie
Fredericksburg Castle Gardnes – Parterre de Broderie Photo: Freepenguin – Wikpedia Fredericksburg Castle Gardens, Denmark During the last 5-7 years the plants in the parterre have succumbed to nematodes, which are tiny, but in this case very harmful worms that feed off the roots of the plants. The Agency for Culture and Palaces has over […]
The Royal Castle in Warsaw
The latest news from Monika Drąg, Landscape architect, specialist in History of Gardening and Paweł Gutt, Polish members of EBTS UK.
EBTS on BBC Gardeners’ World
Filmed at Ham House the feature is about box tree moth & caterpillar and what to do to keep your plants healthy.
Paper Published – Box Tree Moth – An overview of its spread
A collaboration between EBTS, the RHS & the County Moth Recorders.
The Apprehensive Gardener – book launch
The Apprehensive Gardener by Griselda Kerr was launched recently at Daunt Books, Holland Park.
R U Creative & Want 2 B on TV?
Shiver TV are offering ‘an exciting competition’ to design and build giant plant sculptures in a competition that will be set across the UK and Eire.
NewGen™ Boxwood coming to the USA in 2020
In the USA, Saunders Brothers, like many other growers of boxwood, have been working to create a new breed of plant that is resistant to blight.
Wonderful Wiltshire
Our visit to Wiltshire, arranged by Lady Nutting, may have been a little damp, but the gardens were wonderful.
The Airedale Project
Lynda Hinton combines her love of her Airedale terrier with a new topiary challenge.
RHS Testing of Nematodes for BASF
Read a summary of Dr Stephanie Bird’s testing of BASF’s Nemasys Fruit & Veg Protection on Box Tree Caterpillars – Congratulations to Justin who won a full treatment (6 packs) courtesy of BASF.
The Importance of Ornamental Horticulture by Baroness Fookes
EBTS member Janet Fookes reflects on her committee’s recent report and recommendations.
Early uses of boxwood
Sally Hayward has been carrying out research into the 1597 edition of the English botanist John Gerard’s Herbal, an original copy of which is held at Canterbury Cathedral.
Box Tree Caterpillars don’t just eat Buxus!
It’s been reported in the Netherlands based green horticulture website De Hovenier that box tree caterpillars are able to survive by only eating other shrubs than buxus.
Scientific Symposium Summary
Around 130 people attended the event held at the University of Tours. During the two full days of presentations there were over 30 different speakers from France, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Hungry & Switzerland.
£1,500 needed for ‘Box in a Box’
EBTS UK is aiming to raise £1,500 to donate to the RHS for the purchase the 5 archive boxes that will be needed to store their current and future collection of Buxus samples.
New Topiary Wallpaper
EBTS members might be interested in a new ‘Topiary’ wallpaper produced in three colourways by the esteemed and historic company Cole & Son.
EBTS goes to Ireland
In late September, EBTS UK went on an exclusive four day trip, arranged by Boxwood Tours, to see gardens in Dublin & the Wicklow Mountains.