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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.
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.
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.
Box Moths reach Canada
The citizen science website iNaturalist.org posted that Karen Yukich sighted the box tree moth on 25th August 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
Is this how the Chiltern’s will look?
Jinny Blom, landscape designer & author has sent some disturbing images from her recent visit to the Aveyron area of the South of France. The pictures show bushes that last year were healthy and green, but have now been defoliated.
Vaux-le-Vicomte removing boxwood
Alexandre de Vogüé in an interview with Le Figaro has said that due to fungal disease & box tree caterpillars, the boxwood in the two southern flower beds will be removed.
Box & Stamps
In the last issue of EBTS France’s magazine, there was an article about Benoît Gervais, President & CEO of Editions Yvert & Tellier and longtime friend of Patrick Salembier, had wished to join the publication of the Manuel du Box written by Lynn R. Batdorf.