~BULLETIN ~ J96J ~ ~-------------A--q-u-a-rt-e-rl-y-o-f-t-h-e -A-m-e-r-ic-a-n-B-o-X-W-O-O-d--50-c-i -et-y--~~~ ~~~ devoted to our oldest garden ornamental Vol. 49 NO·4 April 2010 Jfisloric garden Week ~pr1f17~25, 2010 The gardens ofthe Mount Sharon estate, gracing the cover ofthe Historic Garden Week in Virginia guidebook this year, are among the most beautifollandscapes on the East Coast. Mount Sharon will be a highlight ofthe tour in Orange County on April1? The American Boxwood Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1961 and devoted to the appreciation, scientific understanding and propagation of Buxus. Vi sit our website at: www.boxwoodsociety.org OFFICERS: MEMBERSHIP: President: Annual membership from May through April includes M r. W. Edward Goode, J r. Sabot, VA four issues of The Boxwood Bulletin. Dues paid after Jan. 1 First Vice-President: to Ap ril 30 are applied to the upcoming May membership. Mr. Kenneth Lee Hahn Califo n, J Dues paid after May 1 receive partial year with no credit. Second Vice-President: Members outside the U.S. add US$ 15 to any membership Mr. John W. Boyd III Roanoke, VA category. Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs. Laurie Jamerso n Madison Heights, VA Individual . ..... ... $35 Sustaining . ...... $ 100 International Registrar: Family . ............ $50 Life . $ I. 000 Mr. Lynn R. Batdorf Washington, DC Contributing . ...... $75 DIRECTORS: CONTRIBUTIONS: Mrs. Joan Butler (Life) Winchester, VA Monetary gifts to the Society are tax deductible and may be Mr. Walter S. Carell , Jr. (20 10) Millington, NJ M r. Jan S. Carter (20 I I) Eldersburg, MD applied to: Mrs. Andrea Filippone (20 11 ) Pottersv ill e, NJ General Operations Publications Fund M r. C harles Fooks (20 I 0) Salisbury, MD Memorial Gard en Fund Resea rch Programs Dr. Henry F. Fri erson, J r. (20 I 0) C harlottesvill e, VA M r. C lifford L. Hoffm an (20 12) Flemington, NJ HOW TO CONTACT US: M r. Dean Norton (201 2) Mt. Vernon, VA M r. J. Bennett Sa unders (20 12) Piney River, VA Fo r ordering publicatio ns, membership, address change, co n­ Mr. George Schumacher (20 II ) Turlock, CA tributions, ques ti ons, or submitting an article, pl ease write to: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: American Boxwood Society P.O. Box 85 Jeff Miller C hristiansburg, VA Boyce, VA 22620-0085 EX-OFFICIO: David Carr, Director, State Arboretum of VA Boyce, VA In '[his Jssue: PUBLICATIONS: Non-member Member Historic Garden week in Virginia . ....... 47 Boxwood: An Illustrated Encyclopedia US$ 140 $ 125 Edward Scissorhands at the Boxwood Handbook (3 rd Editio n) $ 35 $ 27 Lincoln Memorial ................... 49 Boxwood: Choosing the Best $ 25 50th Boxwood Symposium . ............. 52 Boxwood Buyer 's Guide (5 th Edition) $ 10 Int'! 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Page 46 The Boxwood Bulletin - April 2010 THE AMERICAN BOXWOOD SOCIETY PLEASE RENEW YOUR AMERICAN BOXWOOD SOCIETY (ASS) MEMBERSHIP Spring is in the air and it is time to think about boxwood again. Please renew your ABS membership this month. If you are a life member, please disregard this request but notice our improvements. ASS membership provides you with the following benefits: -Quarterly Bulletins with very useful information on boxwood -Regional activities such as local flower shows or lectures -Annual meetingl Symposium which proves to be very educational & fun -Website with valuable information and links to other boxwood groups around the world New this year -We will be working to improve our Website -For members we will be emailing you seasonal E-News letters with boxwood tips: pruning, when and what to watch for with pests/diseases, how to deal with them, selecting plants for different conditions, boxwood trivia, container/topiary tips, seasonal decorating tips, etc. We continue to make major strides each year as an organization. Our website is running very smoothly and we will continue to improve and add more features which can be accessed only by members. For this feature we will require your telephone number and email address. We would like to impress upon you, that if you renew within the next two months you will not miss a single issue of The Boxwood Bulletin IT IS STILL QUARTERL Y You can renew your membership on line with a credit card plus you can order books and ask questions. Please encourage any of your friends that you think would be interested in ASS to look at our website and become a member. Go to www.boxwoodsocietv.org. Best wishes for beautiful and bountiful boxwood in 2010-2011! a~~o._---J Andrea Filippone ASS Membership Chair www.boxwoodsociety.org Stare Arborerum of Virginia • P. o. Box 85 • Boyce, Virginia 22620 • www.boxwoodsociery.org www.boxwoodsockty.org Membership Renewal Please print out and mail to American Boxwood Society P.O. Box 85 Boyce, Va. 22620-0085 Name: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Address: --------------------------------------------------------------- Ci~: _______________________________________________________ State: Zip Code: e-mail: ---------------------------------------------------------------- Home Phone: Office Phone: Occupation: * no lM",b~TShip inforlrUllion will b~ distribllUd, il is only for ABS 1lS~. Membership Levels: Membenhlp In the Individual.. ........ ....... $35 American Boxwood Society Family ...................... $50 nalll annually May I Contributing ......... $75 through April 30 Sustaining... ............ $100 Life.... .... ............... $1,000 Non-member subscriptions for groups and institutions, such as botanic gardens and horticulturallibrarUs, are $35 by the calendar year as established or current year for ntw subscriptions. Please make checks payable to the American Boxwood Society Mail to: American Boxwood Society, P.O. Box 85, Boyce, Va. 22620-0085 Or visit our Website www.boxwoodsocietv.org and pay online with your credit card. Thank you istoric Garden week in Virginia 77th Season Opens April 17-25, 2010 By Suzanne Munson Executive Director, Historic Garden week O nce again, members of Garden Club of Virginia will open some of the state's most beautiful private gar­ dens and homes during Historic Gar­ den Week, April 17-25, to benefit historic preservation. Celebrating 77 years of operation this year, Historic Garden Week in Vir­ ginia is the oldest and largest statewide program of its kind in the nation. Tours have been held annually since 1929, ex­ cept for a period during World War II, and have raised more than $15 million over the decades. Proceeds benefit the restoration of important historic gar­ dens and landscapes throughout the Commonwealth. The gardens ofMount Sharon Please visit the Tour Highlights pages of www.VAGardenweek.org for alize magically through openings in Byrd Leavell for 40 years and reflects a preview of some of the outstanding a 450-foot tunnel of 100-year-old their love of boxwood. The owners properties featured this year, especially American boxwood. Some of these have propagated and placed several the "Glorious Gardens" and "Garden­ spaces take inspiration from signa­ thousand English box bushes in vari­ ers' Gardens" sections. Details about ture gardens in the United States ous garden areas. The main garden each tour are attached to the Schedule and Europe. The overall effect is a was started in 2000 and contains 700 page by event name. The same infor­ sophisticated blend of historic Vir­ English boxwood. The nursery, where mation is provided in the 200-page ginia with European overtones. box plants are propagated, is nearby. Garden Week guidebook, available Pavilions, fountains, pergolas and Along the driveway are newly planted with a $6 donation to Historic Gar­ statuary, like fine furniture, taste­ boxwood rope gardens that have been den Week, 12 East Franklin Sr., Rich­ fully punctuate the "rooms." The filled with deer-resistant plants. One mond, VA 23219. gardens periodically reveal 60-mile section is a bountiful herb garden en­ One of the most magnificent gar­ vistas of the surrounding Piedmont joyed by the owners. Scattered dens on the East Coast, Mount countryside from the second highest around the gardens is a hardy prim­ Sharon in Orange County, will be elevation in Orange County. rose that has been propagated from a open for public visiting on April 17. Although numerous landscapes single plant. Owners Mary Lou and Charles Seil­ featured this year include old and These are just two of the many heimer collaborated with Virginia lovely boxwood plantings, one landscape treats in store for Garden landscape architect Charles J. Stick in property of special note is Nicola, a Week guests this year. Please take a few a five-year project to produce ten highlight of the Friendly Country minutes to read the guidebook and unique but integrated gardens, occu­ Homes and Gardens tour in Albe­ browse through our website as you pying ten acres on a hilltop with won­ marle County, April 18 and 19. make your travel plans, for a thor­ derful views of mountains and valleys Nicola is a working cattle farm that oughly enjoyable springtime outing in on all sides. Individual spaces materi- has been the home of Mary and Virginia's beautiful countryside.