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1961 G ~------~~4~ ~~~ a Quarterly of the American Boxwood Society ~ ~ Devoted to Our Oldest Garden Ornamental ~BULLETIN ~ 1961 g ~----------------------------~~4~ ~~~ A quarterly of the American Boxwood Society ~ ~ devoted to our oldest garden ornamental Vol. 47 NO.1 July 2007 These Buxus sempervirens 'Su./fruticosa' (English Boxwood) are at Woodlawn Bed & Breakfast in Ridge, Maryland, an 18th-century manor with 180 acres next to the Potomac River and near the historic St. Mary's City in southern Maryland. BARBARA WOODEL PHOTO The American Boxwood Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1961 and devoted to the appreciation, scientifi c understanding and propagation of Buxus. Visit our website at: www.boxwoodsociety.org OFFICERS: MEMBERSHIP: President: Annual membership from May through April includes Dr. H enry F. Frierson, J r. C harl ottesvi ll e, VA four iss ues of T he Boxwood Bulletin: First Vice-President: Individual . .. .... $35 Sustaining ....... $ 100 Mr. W. Edward Goode, Jr. Sabot, VA Family . .. .. ..... $50 Life ...... ..... $500 Second Vice-President: Contributing . .... $75 Mr. Kenneth Lee H ahn Califo n, NJ Secretary/Treasurer: CONTRIBUTIONS: Mrs. Laurie Jamerson Madison H eights, VA Monetary gifts to the Society are tax deductible and may International Registrar: be applied to: Mr. Lynn R. Batdorf Washington, D C General Operations Publications Fund M emorial Garden Fund Research Programs DIRECTORS: M r. Joh n W. Boyd III (20 10) Roanoke, VA HOW TO CONTACT US: Mrs. Joan Butler (Life) Winchester, VA For ordering publica tions, membership, address change, Mr. Walter S. Carell , Jr. (2010) Millington, NJ co ntributions, questions, o r submitting an article, pl ease Mrs. Andrea Filippone (2 008) Pottersv ill e, NJ write to: Mr. C harl es Fooks (20 I 0) Salisbury, MD American Boxwood Society Mr. C lifford L. Hoffman (2009) Flemington, NJ PO. Box 85 Mr. Dean Norron (2009 Mt. Vernon, VA Boyce, VA 22620-0085 Mrs. Karen Rexrode (2008) Aldie, VA Mr. J. Bennett Saunders (2009) Piney Ri ve r, VA Mr. George Schumacher (2008) Turlock, VA In 71tis JSSU£: Wing Haven Gardens and PUBLICATIONS: Bird Sanctuary . ................. 3 Boxwood: An Illustrated Encyclopedia US$ 125 Boxwood - A Good 01' Bush Boxwood Handbook (3rd Edition) $ 27 with Pretensions . ... ....... ..... 5 Boxwood Buyer's Guide {5th Edition} $ 10 Int'l Registration List of Cultivated Buxus $ 5 COLUMNS: Back iss ues of The Boxwood Bulletin (each) $ 10 The Question Box . ................ 7 The Boxwood Bulletin index 1961-1986 $ 10 Boxwood Bookcase ................ 9 The Boxwood Bulletin Index 1986-1991 $ 5 News ... .................. ..... 10 The Boxwood Bulletin Index 1991-1996 $ 5 Boxwood Artifact. ................ 11 Historical Boxwood Postcards. 11 Handling, first class postage and appli cable taxes are in­ cluded in the price for domestic o rders. Postage for inter­ Be part of The Boxwood Bulletin! Submit an article, pho­ national orders is actual cost (www.ups.com) plus tograph, question, idea or report of your own experience! US$3.00. The Boxwood BulLetin (ISSN 0006 8535) is published quarrerly by the American Boxwood Society, PO. Box 85, Boyce, VA 22620. POSTMASTER: Se nd address changes to the Ameri can Boxwood Society, PO. Box 85, Boyce, VA 22620. Page 2 The Boxwood Bulletin - July 2007 Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary by j effrey Drum () ", ing H ave n has been a special part of C harl otte, sun at the time of pl anting than now, these boxwood seem \ W No rth Carolina sin ce its crea tion by Eli zabeth ro thrive with o nl y a little pruning from time ro time. Be­ and Edwin Clarkson in 1927. T hus, it is cel ebrating its cause the pl ants are healthy, o nl y minimal fertiliza ti on is 80th birthday this yea r. The ga rdens, enclosed on all sides do ne. by brick wall s, encompass almost three acres in the heart In the W hite Gard en are mo re Buxus semp ervirens. of C harl o tte and include lovely vistas, fo rmal garden Unfo rtunately these pl ants suffer fro m Phytophthora. T his roo ms, and woodland areas. Thro ughout, the emphas is is soil bo rne disease is the most seri ous problem in our entire on plantings for birds and other wildlife - providing cover, garden. As a bird sa nctuary it is important that we remain nes ting sites, food, and water. Pl aques and statuary, inte­ chemical-free, an essential part of the garden management grated into the garden walls and paths, reflect the spirit as a habitat, o r sanctuary, for wildlife. and beauty of Wing Have n and its creators. T he H erb Garden was pl anted in the 1930 's with 500 Boxwood are also an impo rtant part of Wing H aven rooted cuttings of Ko rean boxwood (Buxus sinica va r. in­ Gardens. A recent inve ntory documents 1,672 boxwood suLaris) . T he plants were purchased for 6 cents each and growing in this three-acre garden! fo rm four beds laid out in a very formal style. T here is a Our oldes t boxwood, four large Buxus semp ervirens, circle of Korean boxwood in the center enclosing a sun­ are nearl y 80 years old. Although they were near 7 1/ 2 feet dial, a wedding gift in 1927. These boxwood are trimmed tall and 9 feet wide five yea rs ago, a major pruning is com­ to maintain their shape and size twice a year and are eas ily pleted each year in order to reduce their size and get them maintained at a height of 15 inches tall. Ameri can box­ back into the proper scal e. The boxwood have res ponded wood (Buxus sempervirens) were planted on each of the well to this pruning. There is abundant new growth on four sides of the H erb Garden - the plants fl ank three the inside, permitting further reduction of the shrubs each gates and a sitting area. T hey had outgrown their space year! They have been res tored to a height of 6 feet by 7 and were cut back dras ti cally. Looking back, the bes t feet wide and look great, with full , vigo rous growth. In the Upper Garden there are long formal hedges of Buxus semp er­ virens'Suffruticosa'. These boxwood are 2 feet tall , being pruned one or two times per year ro hold this very formal shape. These boxwood make for a lovely vi ew and carry the eye all the way across ro the back wall of the garden. In the Woods G arden the sa me boxwood (Buxus semp ervirens 'Suffruticosa') is grown, but these are round and form very natu­ ral, cloud-like billows. They were pl anted 70 years or mo re ago. Although there was probabl y more The Boxwood Bulletin - July 2007 Page 3 I beautiful style. T hey are I about 9- 1/2 feet tall and co ntinue to grow, but pruned regul arl y to keep them narrow. : T he Oval Pool area \ -- features a large refl ecting pool that is surrounded by Buxus sempervirens. : ",, - (.:)1 T hese boxwood give a ~ r· ~.., ni ce dark gree n color to the ga rden throughout the year. T he pool and surrounding shrubs are the focus from the din­ ing room window of the C larkson H ome, and 'i this is often the very first glimpse of the garden that the public sees upon arriving at W ing H aven. (Visitors are invited to tour the house before en­ tering the garden. ) T he choice for this space would have been the English Box­ mass plantings of boxwood are repeated ove r and ove r wood (Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'), or so me other throughout the garden. dwarf form that would not have overgrown its bounds Wing H aven would not be a premier garden without and in the process damaged some of the neighboring the boxwood. These plants anchor the entire garden Buxus microphylla. through all the seasons. T hey encourage a visitor to go Just outside the Herb Garden, in a more naturalistic from toom to room within the garden and keep the visitor setting, are some old pyramidal boxwood (Buxus semper­ connected with the exquisite vistas - each accented with virens) which are left unclipped, for the most part. T hese the boxwood. T hroughout the gard en, many of the sa me are very healthy specimens at 16 feet tall and 8 1/2 feet wide. plants are used in different ways and to give the visitor a T hey were originally planted in the sun; shade eventuall y different feel and effect. T he boxwood make a visit to took the area. H owever, a few years ago, an ice sro rm W ing H aven a memorable event at any time of the year. damaged the shade- producing trees and the boxwood are H av ing been around boxwood most of my life, I have now once again growing in the sun. T hey are doing fine! a great admiration for them , but I don't consider myself T he vista that carries the eye fro m the fro nt of the a boxwood expert - instinctively knowing there's always a Lower Gard en to the back wall is a planting of Buxus sem­ little more than can be learned. I have enj oyed reading pervirens 'Suffruticosa'. Unlike the clipped hedges in the about them in the Boxwood Handbook and the Trial Re­ Upper Garden, these are allowed to grow in their natura l ports. If you have so me comments regarding the culture of shape. T hese boxwood suffe red a severe pruning 12 years boxwood, I would appreciate you sharing them with me.
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