Open Letter to the Director General of the National Trust
EBTS UK writes an Open Letter to the Director General of the National Trust objecting to their policy of removal of boxwood plants rather than working to support plants affected by blight.
National Collection Status returns to Langley
On 21st November Mike Buffin, Chairman Plant Heritage, confirmed that the Plant Conservation Committee had awarded ‘Full Collection’ status to the Langley collection.
Christmas Authors Evening
Our very own Caroline Foley, Editor of Topiarius and author of ‘Topiary Knots & Parterres’ was out signing copies of the book in the Kings Road yesterday evening.
Have you bought your traps in?
If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to clean up your box moth pheromone traps & store them for the winter.
The RHS and Plant Societies – Sharing Expertise
On a chilling and damp morning, Chris Poole and I, Liz Smith in through the RHS Wisley gates to attend the Plant Societies, sharing our Expertise Workshop.
East Anglia Reveals Garden Gems
The five Gardens in East Anglia selected by our tour organisers Di & Neil Cave were spread across Norfolk, Suffolk & North Essex and ranged from a large domestic garden to the grounds of a stately home.
Regrowth in the South of France
With so many stories of box moth and it’s caterpillars causing havoc with peoples gardens it’s good to get updates that show things can and do get better surprisingly quickly.
Significant Increases in Box Moths & Caterpillars
A number of people have emailed EBTS UK with their experiences of this years box moth invasion and how they have dealt with it.
How to empty a pheromone trap
Following requests on how to empty a pheromone trap EBTS UK has made a short video that shows what to do when there are still some live moths in the trap – hopefully their end is swift and painless as it can be under the circumstances.
Don’t dig up your box just because of caterpillars
Ignore those that say the only way to resolve the Box Moth/Caterpillar problem is to dig up your plants. Just look at what happens if you spray and feed your plants – much cheaper and easier than digging up and replacing.
Le Manuel Du Buis – New – The Boxwood Manual in French (4th Edition)
Now available to buy online – EBTS France has translated Lynn R Batdorf’s new 4th edition of ‘The Boxwood Manual’, making it the first reference book on boxwood in French.
Charlotte Molesworth on More4
Why not sit down with a nice cup of tea this evening and enjoy seeing EBTS member Charlotte Molesworth show Dee Hart Dyke (Miranda Hart’s mum) her garden and how to clip.
West London Box Tree Caterpillar Invasion – Updated 11/8/17
On returning home from a week away, the EBTS UK Chairman found unwanted guests chomping through his box hedging in both the front and back gardens.
EBTS members restored garden gets Royal visit
In July of 2017 Plas Cadnant was visited by HRH Prince of Wales. HRH was taken on a private tour of the gardens where he met many of those involved in restoring the gardens, before and after the flood.
Box Tree Moth Pheromone Trap Setup
There are a number of different types of pheromone traps on the market, but they all work in roughly the same way.
Good & Not So Good
It was booked to be another day of weeding, but when we arrived we were a little worried with some of what we saw.
‘Topiary, Knots & Parterres’ – Great Reviews
Since it’s launch on the 8th June, Caroline Foley’s brilliant book ‘Topiary, Knots & Parterres’, printed by Pimpernel Press in association with EBTS UK, has been available from all good book shops and the reviews are now coming in.
Léonce Deprez 1927-2017
EBTS France is sad to announce the death of Léonce Deprez, former deputy mayor of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage and Honorary Member of EBTS.
Wonderful day out in Hampshire
Dispite a road closure & thanks to our sat-nav’s, we all assemble at our first garden at Farleigh House where Andrew Wooley, the Head Gardener, took us on a brilliant tour.
Topbuxus HealthMix Spraying
Work Team: Andrew & LenaOn site today and carried out spraying Topbuxus HealthMix.Conditions looking improved, especially now there has been some rain! Next Time: Lots more weeding!
Weeding & Feeding
Work Team: Andrew, Lena & Chris The hot weather of the last week or so was breaking and there was the possibility of rain later in the day. So the plan on this visit was to weed and get the second application of Topbuxus Grow applied with the hope that the rain would water it […]
Proposal presented to Plant Heritage
The proposal to apply for National Collection status was presented by Rosie Yeoman on our behalf to the Plant Conservation Committee (PCC) of Plant Heritage and met with overwhelming support. There was plenty of excitement about your work and the timescale for you getting this to the full application stage. Rosie Yeomans, National Collections Coordinator […]
2017 Gardens in Dorset
With the forecast for torrential rain and winds of 40mph, the day didn’t sound too promising on the weather front.
Time to get those clippers out!
It’s that time of year for you to get your clippers out and start tidying up those unruly box balls and spirals.