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EBTS Learn To Clip Course at Waltham Place 2026

In September EBTS returned once again to Waltham Place, that brilliant and wild garden and biodynamic farm in Maidenhead, to teach a Learn to Clip course.   Students learn about the tools needed for topiary, and get to try out many different shears, secateurs and hand clippers provided by tool makers such as ARS and […]

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Box Moth Tracker gets a new look

Since 2015 EBTS UK has been collecting user generated sightings of Box Tree Moth, caterpillars and trap installations. All this data has now been added to the new map, helping train its algorithms to give better predictions in your area when combined with live weather data and new sightings. What’s more you can now also […]

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Professionals day of clipping at Ichi-Coo Park

0830 on the morning of Saturday 11 April saw me joining 14 professional clippers at Ichi-Coo Park near Charlwood, on the Surrey/Sussex border for a day of shaping hedges and topiary. What was unusual about the day was that we were all at the same garden at the same time rather than the usual situation […]

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Modern Topiary – a new book by EBTS member Darren Lerigo

Modern Topiary, Darren has tried to distil everything you need to make and maintain topiary – from classic pants like Boxwood and Yew, to the clipping of Hawthorn and Beech.In Part 1, the book explores the craft of topiary, the foundation techniques you need to clip well. In Part 2, the book looks at the […]

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Second Topiary Ambassador joins the team

EBTS UK is delighted to announce that Bunny Guinness has agreed to be a Topiary Ambassador. Bunny, daughter of one of European Boxwood & Topiary Society’s founder members, has worked alongside EBTS  UK on many projects including her latest article for the Telegraph published online 21st March and printed on 28th March which focuses how […]

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Jools Holland – First EBTS UK Topiary Ambassador

EBTS are pleased to announce, and give a huge welcome to, our first Topiary Ambassador, Jools Holland. Jools is a keen topiarist and both we and Jools are thrilled that he has become our first Topiary Ambassador. Jools has already thrown himself straight into this fun role and made a fantastic Instagram and Facebook post […]

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Entries open for the Henchman Topiary Awards 2026

Henchman, the UK’s leading garden ladder specialist, announced that entries are open for the 2026 Henchman Topiary Awards. Garden artists with sharp shaping skills are invited to submit their topiary masterpieces online by 12th April 2026 for the opportunity to showcase their craftsmanship and take home some fantastic prizes including the iconic Henchman Tripod Ladder, […]

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The European Boxwood and Topiary Society (EBTS) encourages, the appreciation, cultivation and knowledge of Boxwood and Topiary through garden visits and conferences, publications, scientific research, and European co-operation and exchange.

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