The Boxwood Bulletin A Quarterly Devoted to Man's Oldest Garden Ornamental

A view of the North Bed of the ABS Memorial Garden. which will be on display for the 40th Anniversary and 41st Annual Meeting of The American Boxwood Society. See story on page 39. (Photo: Decca Frackelton)

IN THIS ISSUE

ABS 40th Anniversary and 41st Annual Meeting Planned ...... 39 Expansion of ABS Memorial Garden. Sigrid Harriman ...... 40 European Boxwood and Topiary Society Autumn Event, Aubrey Zaffuto ...... 44 Correspondence ...... 50 Notices ...... 50

January 2001 Volume 40, Number 3 The American Boxwood Society

The American Boxwood Society is a not-for-profit organiza­ A vailable Publications: tion founded in 1961 and devoted to the appreciation, scien­ title understanding and propagation of the genus Buxus L. Back issues of The Bulletin (through Vol. 39) (each) $ 4 Boxwood Handbook: A Practical Guide (Revised)" $ 17 Boxwood Buyer's Guide (5th Edition) $ 8 Officers: International Registration List o/Cultivated Buxus L. $ 3 Index to The Boxwood Bulletin 1961-1986 $ IO PRESIDENT: Index to The Boxwood Bulletin 1986-1991 $ 4 Mr. Thomas Saunders Piney River, Va. Index to The Boxwood Bulletin 1991-1996 $ 3 VICE-PRESIDENTS: Mr. Charles Fooks Salisbury, Md. Publications may be ordered from Mrs. K. D. Ward, ABS Dr. Henry F. Frierson, Jr. Charlottesville, Va. Treasurer, Box 85, Boyce, V A 22620-0085. SECRETARY: "Price includes tax, postage and handling. Mrs. Sigrid Harriman Fredericksburg, Va. EXECUTIVE TREASURER: Contributions: Mrs. Katherine D. Ward Winchester, Va. Gifts to the Society are tax-deductible and may be undesig­ REGISTRAR: nated or applied to: Mr. Lynn R. Batdorf Washington, D.C. Boxwood Memorial Garden Fund DIRECfORS: Boxwood Manual Fund Mr. John W. Boyd III (2001) Roanoke Va. Boxwood Research Fund Mrs. Robert L. FrackeIton (2003) Fredericksburg, Va. Dr. Gary Richardson (2003) Annapolis, Md. Correspondence: Mr. Richard D. Mahone (2001) Williamsburg, Va. Mr. Ian Robertson (2002) Charlottesville, Va. For address changes, memberships, dues, contributions, or to Mr. Jim W. Saunders (2002) Piney River, Va. order back issues or publications, write: Mr. Clyde Weber (2002) Bentleyville, Pa. Treasurer, The American Boxwood Society Mr. Steve Zapton (200 I) Port Republic, Va. P.O. Box 85 , Boyce, Va. 22620-0085 EX-OFFICIO: Dr. Michael Bowers Boyce, Va. For general information about the Society, advice concerning BULLETIN EDITOR: boxwood problems or cultivar selection, write to The Ameri­ John S. McCarthy SI. Louis, Mo. can Boxwood Society at the same address. You are also welcome to write directly to the President: Mr. Thomas Saunders 2498 Tye Brook Hwy. Memberships: Piney River, Va. 22964 Memberships for the year May through April include $ I 6 for four quarterly issues of The Boxwood Bulletin: Call for Papers: Technical articles, news, history , lore, notes, and photographs Individual $25 Sustaining $75 concerning boxwood specimens, gardens or pl antings are Family $35 Life $500 Contributing $50 solicited for possible publication in The Boxwood Bulletin . Material should be submitted to: Non-member subscriptions for groups and institutions, such Chairman, Bulletin Committee as botanic gardens and libraries, are $25 by the calendar 1714 Greenway Drive year as established or current year for new subscriptions. Fredericksburg, Va. 22401-5209

The Boxwood Bulletin (ISSN 0006 8535) is published quarterly for $16.00 per year by The American Boxwood Society, Blandy Experimental Farm, Boyce, Va. 22620. Periodicals postage paid at Boyce, Va. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Boxwood Bulletin, P.O. Box 85, Boyce, Va. 22620. The Bulletin is printed by M-J Printers, Fredericksburg, Va. ABS 40th Anniversary and 41st Annual Meeting Planned May 17-19, 2001, at Blandy Experimental Farm Katherine Ward has sent prelimi­ Further details and registration Friday, May 18,2001 nary plans for our 40th Anniversary forms will be in the April issue of The 8:00 a.m. Registration (to pick up and 41 st Annual Meeting, which will Boxwood Bulletin. packets) - Coffee - Tour of ABS be held at our headquarters at Blandy Memorial Garden Experimental Farm in Clarke County, Thursday May 17, 2001 9:00 a.m. Welcome - Tom Saunders, Virginia, where the ABS began, and 1:00 p.m. Workshop at Blandy - ABS President where it maintains the ABS Boxwood propagation, pruning, spraying, 9: 10 a.m. - VPI&SU research Memorial Garden (see front cover). fertilizing and planting member 9:45 a.m. Catherine Campbell - "Color in Your Garden" 10: 15 a.m. - Break 10:30 a.m.- Paul Saunders -"National Boxwood Trials." Mr. Saunders will report on the results of the third year of cooperative testing of his National Boxwood Trials. He is expanding his testing to other arboretum sites in Ohio and in Alabama. There is also much interest in the testing in the Pacific Northwest. Twenty-three arbore­ tums have been given plants for testing. In addition, a number of Hedge o/B. sempervirens 'Inglis' along northern border o/the ABS Memorial nurseries and individuals are Garden, planted/all 2000. Five plants o/Hydrangea quercifolia are planted at participating in the project. the NW and SW corners. (Photo: Decca Frackelton) 11: 15 - ABS Business Meeting 12:00 - Lunch As reported in The Boxwood 3:00 p.m. - ABS Governing Board 1:00 p.m. - Dr. Egon Kohler - DNA Bulletin, the planting of two "honor" 7:30 p.m. - Wine and Cheese Recep­ 2:00 p.m. - Dr. Bonnie Appleton trees, boxwood parterres, a hedge of tion at Blandy 3:00 p.m. - Annual Boxwood Auction B. sempervirens 'Inglis' along the north border of the Garden with Among Friday's speakers will be groupings of Hydrangea quercifolia Dr. Egon Kohler and a speaker from Anyone having plants to (Oakleaf Hydrangea) at each end of the research project at VPI&SU on donate to the Auction, please the hedge and the beginning of Buxus to I) develop methods for contact John W. Boyd, III, Project K-Series with the plantings of spring propagation of boxwood, 2) 2612 Churchill Drive, II in the Center Bed and of 18 in determine the optimal fertility level Roanoke, V A 24012-2126, Expansion Bed # 7 have all taken for production of boxwood in con­ (540) 362-0064. He needs to place recently. Under the leadership tainers, and 3) determine whether have a plant list well in of Joan Butler, Chairman and with the pruning or the application of growth advance. able assistance of Sigrid Harriman regulators will promote multiple (see article) all these things have flushes of growth on boxwood. brought about a Garden of which the Dr. Kohler has done research and 6:00 p.m. - Dinner at Blandy ABS can be proud. plant collecting of Buxus species in Katherine Ward has headed the Cuba. The Braimbridges of London, Saturday, May 19, 2001 Annual Meeting Committee with England, and the ABS have contrib­ Tour of private garden. exciting plans of learning and uted to this work as well as to the Lunch - Episcopal Church in observing. DNA research on Buxus. Middleburg.

January 2001 39 Expansion of ABS Memorial Garden K-Series Boxwoods Now Included Sigrid Harriman

As reported in The Boxwood Arnold planted II K-Series boxwood planted 17 more boxwood in Expan­ Bulletin, Vo1.40, No.2, pp. 31-32, the (selected by Joan Butler) in the sion Bed #7. I also photographed, American Boxwood Society's Center bed. They are K-7, K-19, K- measured, and briefly described the Memorial Garden will be expanded to 29, K-32, K-70, K-89, K-106, K-114, following Ks: K-2, K-19, K-23 display more boxwood types housed K-119, K-144, and K-146. They through K-26, K-28 through K-29(1), until now in the State Arboretum's joined K-81 which was already in K-40, K-71 , K-74, K-86, K-91 (1), K- green and shade houses. After place (their photographs, before 91 (2), K-94, K-96, K-l 02 (see meetings in August 2000 with Blandy planting, were shown in the above photographs). Most have a strong director Michael Bowers and ABS mentioned article). Because none of central leader; some are more open in Memorial Garden chairman Joan the K-Series boxwood have ever been their branching habit than others. Butler, I prepared a proposal for described or cataloged systematically, Some have a bluish hue on sli ghtly expansion to the southwest and I prepared a manual 5x8" index file rounded leaves, others sport rather northwest of the existing Memorial for each K-Series boxwood. Each narrow ones. Some of the Ks have Garden. Seven expansion beds were index card bears a snapshot of the remnants of seedpods on their designed. Most of the beds will plant at that time (8/00 and 9/00). branches. Two of the Ks (K-24 and featu re landscape uses of boxwood Descriptions, such as size, natural K-86) are more substantial plants, types. Bed #7 will be the first official form, annual growth rate, leaf color, 54"x21" and 42"x24" in size, respec­ display of a number of K-Series shape, and surface, flowering habit, tively. Both have dense, upright boxwood. The expansion plan was hardiness, plant use, registration, growing habits (see photographs). distributed at the ABS Board of history, and known location, are used There is an area at Blandy called Pea Directors Fall 2000 meeting. Partici­ to capture, describe, and compare the Hill where at some time the first pants were also shown the general varieties. cuttings and/or seedlings of the si tes of the planned expansions. Following the initial description of original K-Series boxwood were As a first step, Blandy's Bob the first set of Ks, Blandy' s staff planted. In 1984 Scot and Joan Butler

East end of Center Bed. Three of eleven Ks that were Looking across Center Bed toward North Bed. 1nfore­ shown in pots in the October 2000 issue of The Bulletin. ground is K-146 and beyond the Stewartia, left to right are Left to right, K-19, K-7 and K-29-2. Large boxwood in K-114, K-106, K-89, K-70 and K-32, with 'Liberty' in the left foreground is 'Liberty' and at the other end, NE corner. These are six more of the eleven in pots shown 'Cliffside'. (Photo: Decca Frackelton) in the October 2000 Bulletin. (Photo: Decca Frackelton)

40 January 2001 The author recording data for K-86 in NW corner of Expansion Bed #7 looking east (K-24 is the larger plant). Expansion Bed #7. (Photo: Decca Frackelton) (Photos. except as noted: Sigrid Harriman. October 2000)

K-23. measured 24" high by 11" across. has strong K-25. measured 18" high by 10" across. has strong lateral leader. open growth. Leaf shape: wide. rounded. leader. open growth. Leaf shape: narrow. long. pointed.

January 2001 41 K-71, measured 25" high by II" across. Open growth, K-91-I, measured 26" high by 12" across. Open growth, multi-branched. Leaf shape: rounded tip. strong central leader. Leaf shape: narrow, rounded tip.

K-74, measured 24" high by 12" across. Single trunk, K-91(2}, measured 25" high by 17" across. Single trunk, strong central leader. Color: dark bluish green. Leaf open growth, good branching, strong stems. Leaf shape: shape: rounded tip. wide, rounded with slightly rounded tips.

42 January 2001 took inventory of these plants which record growth progress and other appearance and growth habit to others had grown to sizable specimens. The plant specific characteristics as they in the K-Series. Getting involved with Butlers were not able to ascertain all develop. the Ks feels like inheriting distant labels, but identified most of them. K- Mary A. Gamble's thorough relatives from the Balkans. They all 24 and K-86 in Bed #7 may be from article in the July 1994 issue of The seem to be so closely related that earlier cuttings taken by P. D. Boxwood Bulletin (Vo1.34, No.1, even they cannot tell whether they are (Swede) Larson from Pea Hill. pp.19-21) "Edgar Anderson Remem­ first, second, or third cousins. With­ Background research on the origin bered" is an excellent account of out knowledge of their language or (Blandy's accession date and number) Edgar Anderson's study, research, dialects we will never be able to tell of K-Series cuttings will be per­ and work with Balkan boxwoods. The which river bank or valley they came formed during the next few months article refers to a number of earlier from. Patience has to be our motto; together with a final list of Ks still articles in The Bulletin. All will serve we have to wait for more plant residing in the green and shade as background to an eventual history personalities to surface during the houses. We also plan to revisit the 28 of about 150 Balkan boxwood types. next several years to determine their K-Series boxwoods in the Memorial Some of those may not be worth potential for use as a landscape plant Garden after a year (next fall) to registering as they are too similar in or to remain a mere Balkan curiosity.

K-94. measured 24" high by 8" across. Strong central K-102. measured 18" high by 9" across. Single trunk. leader. upright growth. open tree-like growth. well-shaped. Leaf shape: pointed.

January 2001 43 European Boxwood and Topiary Society Autumn Event September 22-24, 2000 Aubrey Haviland Zaffuto

The European Boxwood and was a formal Saturday night banquet garden it takes four men two weeks Topiary Society (EBTS) launched its at Veronique's magnificent estate. to accomplish. It is always done once millennium autumn event in Belgium In general, the Belgians like their a year in mid-September. The effect on the weekend of September 22-24 boxwood clipped and formal. is truly magnificent. The next garden and I was lucky enough to join them. Boxwood was used to frame veg­ was designed by Wirtz and, of With temperatures in the 80s and etable gardens, flower gardens and course, included a truly stately line of bright sunny skies it was truly a lawns. It was sculpted into animal wavy boxwood. The garden also glorious trip. Their general secretary, forms , architectural shapes and huge included animal topiaries and a front Veronique Goblet D' Alviella, billowing waves. No boxwood was garden of clipped architectural­ personally designed the tour. Many of untended. shaped boxwood. The boxwood was our members will remember her from After joining the group in Brus­ placed in two sets of four tiered her visit to an ABS meeting a few sels, we were taken first to the home squares with domed centers. Each set years ago. Isabelle van Groeningen, a of the internationally-acclaimed was visually held together by a large native of Belgium now residing in the landscape architect Mr. Jacques urn. The domed centers had a gold U. K., conducted the tour. We visited Wirtz, north of Antwerp. His signa­ cast, in contrast to the solid green seven private gardens and dined in ture design feature is clipping mature squares, possibly created with B. three elegant, stately chateaus 'Suffruticosa' into waves to enhance sempervirens 'Latifolia Maculata'. surrounded by antiquity and magnifi­ their natural billowy form. This The effect was simple, beautiful and cent gardens. The highlight of the trip procedure is done by hand and in his peaceful.

Boxwood in a garden designed by Jacques Wirtz, showing his signature "wave" design. (Photos: Aubrey Zaffuto)

44 January 2001 Saturday morning we set off for Garden Power, the nursery of Marcel Comille, which specializes in old boxwood. Mr. Comille collects these huge specimens throughout the world, grows them for a few years and re­ sells. The boxwoods weigh between 1.5 and 3.5 tons. Since the equipment needed to lift these massive plants is by necessity huge, the box are planted for easy access along his mile long driveway. By the way, regardless of the size, they are all hand dug. Next we traveled to the Chateau d'Oostkerke near Damme owned by Baron and Barronne van der Elst for a tour of a large box-lined vegetable garden, with a tall dovecote as a centerpiece and an entry way with beautiful box-lined rose gardens. A gourmet luncheon was prepared and served by our host with herbs and Clipped squares of solid green boxwood, topped with domes having a gold small flowers as the centerpiece of cast. each table. On to the suburban home of Piet of boxwood plantings at the side and The last visit of the day was to Bekaert's in Saint Matens Latem. The in back of the home. Again we see the Veronique's elegant estate at Court home is partially surrounded by influence of Mr. Wirtz and his wave Saint Etienne before dark to see her water. Mr. Bekaert died recently, but box. I was most taken by the geomet­ beautiful butterfly parterre. Unfortu­ as a landscape architect, photographer ric use of boxwood, lavender and a nately Cylindrocladium, a pathogenic and artist his legacy will live in the tall hedge of copper beech to create a fungus, has infected the boxwood tiers of boxwood and yew and masses living expression of modem art. delineating her parterre. Veronique is

Garden Power, boxwood nursery of Marcel Comille, who specializes in mature boxwood.

January 2001 45 Boxwoodframes a vegetable garden at Chateau d'Oostkerke. never one to give up easily and we all wi sh her well in her pitched battle with this dreaded condition. She also maintains a collection of various cultivars available in Belgium. Then back to the hotel to dress for the Banquet. I spoke at length with Mark Braimbridge, Chairman of the EBTS, and he expressed concern about the confused state of boxwood nomenclature in Europe and the US. He sees a need for universal disci­ pline to clear up the confusion. The plethora of barely distinguishable cultivars is adding to the muddle. He wants closer coordination between EBTS, ABS and the international registrar to clear up these problems. Mark and his wife Elizabeth are also keen to support more work by Dr. Kohler on collecting and identifying more species of boxwood in order to At the home of the late Piet Bekaert, boxwood surround clumps of lavender study the genetic stock. Moreover, with a tall hedge of Copper beech in the background.

46 January 2001 Veronique Goblet D 'Alviella's butterfly parterre. Cylindrocladium, a pathogenic fungus, has infected boxwood delineating the beautiful butterfly parterre

Formal gardens at the Chateau de Flawinnes.

January 2001 47 A garden view at Chateau Hex. Perennial garden in squares, edged by boxwood at Chateau Hex.

Some of the boxwood plants at the nursery of Karel and Bernadette Goosens near Bruge. Mark felt it was important that the owned by Viscount and Viscountess could feed a village. ABS and the EBTS contribute to each de Spoelberch, a new garden within After lunch and a walk around the other's publications as a way to cross old walls. Then we were off to the garden, I left the tour for a trip to the fertilize efforts in boxwood on both magnificent Chateau Hex with long nursery of Karel and Bernadette sides of the Atlantic. vistas, elegant box lined perennial Goossens near Bruge, on the North Sunday, another glorious day, we garden and long majestic elegant Sea, with hundreds of thousands of traveled to Chateau de Flawinnes allees and a vegetable garden that the healthiest boxwood I have seen. I

48 January 2001 Group photo at the EBTS meeting in September 2000. could stick my entire arm in the center of the plants and there would be leaves all the way down. His soil is sandy, much like all of Belgium, with a low pH. He takes immaculate care of his boxwood and the soil is rich from years of farming pigs. Among his many cultivars was a special blue one, which I was able to take through customs for registering here in the US . Then, alas, I headed for Brussels and the flight home the next day.

In Memoriam

Aubrey Haviland ZatTuto

Member since 1996 ABS Director 2000 At the Goosens Nursery the good health of the plants is evident by the growth of leaves well into the center.

January. 2001 49 , CORRESPONDENCE

Paul Saunders' Booklet Sheridan hybrids 'Green Moun­ tain' , 'Green Velvet', 'Green Mr. Saunders sent us a copy of the Mound', and 'Green Gem'. booklet he prepared for his presenta­ tion on October I, 2000 to an enthusi­ astic group of boxwood lovers. This booklet "Best of the Best Boxwood Thomas M. Patrick, Jr. Cultivars. No. 2, September 2000 Attached is a picture of my Edition. A Guide to Cultivar Selection" "pendulant" boxwood in has excellent photos on the front and Greenville, S. C. It initially had back cover plus some inside, num­ an E shape, but the center leader bered for identification in the text. (portion) was accidentally cut In the preface Mr. Saunders gives two years ago. The plant is in a his perception of the project and his very poor site, but is 8' tall and thanks to Joan Butler and Aubrey about 6' wide. Age: about 35 Zaffuto, as well as others, for their years old. I picked it up as a help and enthusiasm. In addition he chance seedling, less than 5" tall gives a brief history of Saunders on the grounds of the UVa in Bros. Boxwood Nursery, beginning Charlottesville about 1964. with his first propagation of cuttings My plant roots readily and in 1947 as a young boy through the "layers" well for reproduction. stages in which his sons joined in the The drooping aspects should be family business. His maxims are: I) apparent. The leaves on the rear of the A pendulousform ofBuxus In Horticulture Variety is Everything limbs have a decided orange color in sempervirens from a chance s~edling - almost; 2) In Boxwood - Protection late fall and early winter. grown by Thomas Patrick, Jr., of is Everything - almost and 3) In Regards, Greenville, S. C. (Photo: Thomas Horticulture "Grower Friendly" and Tom Patrick Patrick) "Impulse Cosmetics" are Everything - almost. Headings include BOXWOOD NOTICES CULTIV ARS GROWN OR BEING TESTED BY SAUNDERS BROS.: UPRIGHT CULTIV ARS: 'Graham 2001 Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage Blandy', 'Fastigiata', 'Dee Runk', Call: 410-323-5983 'John Baldwin'; VERY DWARF TOUR SCHEDULE CULTIVARS: 'Morris Dwarf, Saturday & Sunday April 21-22 The Maryland House and Garden 'Morris Midget', 'Green Pillow', Lower Eastern Shore: Somerset, Pilgrimage is a nonprofit organization 'Grace Hendrick Phillips'; Wicomico, Worcester Counties whose primary purpose is to help SLIGHTLY DWARF TO MEDIUM For directions call: 410-651-4420 preserve and restore architecturally SIZE CULTIV ARS: 'Suffruticosa' and historically significant properties (English), 'Justin Brouwers', Buxus Saturday, April 28 in the State of Maryland. Proceeds sinica var. insularis 'Nana'; ME­ Charles County (Southern Md.) from the tours are awarded to each DIUM SIZE CULTIV ARS: 'Green Call: 301-934-4628 participating county's designated Beauty', 'Vardar Valley', 'Winter­ Saturday, May 5 projects. green', 'Elegantissima'; LARGE Routes are marked with Pilgrim­ Anne Arundel County (North) CULTIV ARS: B. sempervirens age arrows. Please wear flat-heeled Call: 410-757-6677 (common American), 'Inglis'; and shoes. Buses restricted in some OTHER CULTIV ARS: 'Jim's Tru Saturday, May 12 counties. Spreader', 'Glencoe', 'Jensen', Baltimore City (Homeland) Tickets for each day's tour are

50 January 2001 $20.00. All tickets are available at Tour Books with full information 1105-A Providence Road Pilgrimage Headquarters. Please will be available after March 15, Towson, Maryland 21286-1790 specify dates desired as separate tick­ 200 I. For a pre-tour copy: send your (410) 821-6933 ets are printed for each day. Tickets name, address and $3.00 to Pilgrim­ Fax (410) 821-7620 may also be purchased at first house age Headquarters. E-mail: [email protected] visited. Gift certificates for one day's Further information call or write: Web-site: www.mhgp.org house tour are available at $20.00 Maryland House and Garden from Pilgrimage Headquarters. Pilgrimage

Virginia's Garden Week April 21-28 Will Present All Chapters of American History

RICHMOND-Once again, Belle Air, Brandon, Flowerdew variety of five to six local houses and Historic Garden Week in Virginia Hundred and Westover, each fur­ gardens, most open to the public for will provide fascinating visits to some nished with museum-quality 18th the first time for Garden Week. of Virginia's finest houses, gardens century antiques and surrounded by A comprehensive 220-page and historic landmarks during the last old and lovely gardens. Tuckahoe guidebook, mailed in February, may full week of April. More than 250 Plantation, a boyhood home of be reserved by sending a $5 donation exceptional properties will be open Thomas Jefferson with exquisite payable to Historic Garden Week, 12 April 21-28, 2001, on three dozen gardens, will be open on Richmond E. Franklin St., Richmond, V A separate tours across the Common­ tour days. 23219. The book provides descrip­ wealth. Visitors to Richmond's events will tions of houses and gardens open, Virtually every period of Ameri­ view outstanding houses and gardens directions, ticket prices, and the can history will be represented, from April 24 in the Windsor Farms area; names and telephone numbers of the early 1600s to the early 21 st in the historic northside Ginter Park local tour organizers. Information century. Links to notable families district on April 25; and along scenic about overnight accommodations can include those of each of Virginia's River Road on April 26. be obtained by calling the Virginia eight presidents of the United States Charlottesville's events will Tourism Corporation 1-800- (foor of the first five were born in the feature the popular Friendly Gardens VISITV A for a free "Virginia Is For Old Dominion), as well as the Lees, tour April 22 and 23; a stroll through Lovers" travel guide and state the Carters and other well-known the University of Virginia's beautiful highway map, or by calling Virginia's Southern names. Among today's historic Pavilion Gardens, designed free reservation service for bed and Garden Week homeowners are artists, by Thomas Jefferson, on April 24; the breakfast lodgings, 1-800-934-9184. interior designers, master gardeners, Country Homes and Gardens tour Prices for tour tickets range from Internet entrepreneurs, raisers of April 23 and 24; the magnificent $10 to $25 per event. Tickets may be prize-winning horses and cattle, and Morven estate April 24 and 25; and purchased on the day of the tour at some of the state's most prominent special events at Monticello and other any of the properties open and at residents. landmarks. designated information centers. It is Along with an interesting variety not necessary to buy tickets in of houses, from colonial to contempo­ Virginia's 68th annual Historic advance, although bus groups may rary, Garden Week opens beautiful Garden Week is the oldest and largest wish to make earlier plans. Tours will gardens of all sizes and designs. statewide house and garden tour event be held on their scheduled days, rain These include formal 18th-century in the nation. Tours will be presented or shine. terraces, woodland retreats, water in every region of the state, from the Visitors typically drive to tour gardens, colorful suburban Chesapeake Bay to the Blue Ridge areas and then are greeted by hostess flowerbeds, and secluded city Mountains. guides at homes on tour. All houses "pocket" gardens. Sponsored by The Garden Club of will feature superb flower arrange­ A number of historic James River Virginia, Garden Week tours benefit ments created by Garden Club plantations will have special openings the restoration of important historic members and other arrangers, with during Garden Week. Among those grounds and gardens throughout the emphasis on colorful seasonal flowers not normally open to the public are state. Each tour offers an engaging and plants native to Virginia.

January 2001 51 Annual Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation

1. Filing Date: October 24,2000 2. Title of publication: The Boxwood Bulletin 3. Frequency of issue: Quarterly 4. Complete mailing address of office of publication: P.O. Box 85, Boyce, Va. 22620 5. Complete mailing address of the headquarters or general business offices of the publishers: The American Boxwood Society P.O. Bo~ 85, Boyce, Va. 22620 6. Names and addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: Publisher: The American Boxwood Society P.O. Box 85, Boyce, Va. 22620 Editor: John S. McCarthy 345 Gray Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 63119 Managing Editor: Mrs. Robert L. Frackelton 1714 Green way Ori ve Fredericksburg, Va. 22401 7. Owner: The American Boxwood Society P.O. Box 85, Boyce, Va. 22620 (Incorporated, non-stock, non-profit corporation) 8. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: None