Gardener's Guide to Box : The Crowood Press : 9780719840753 : 0719840759 : 02 Aug 2022 : As long as there have been gardens, box has played a part. In A Gardener's Guide to Box, experienced box specialist, Jenny Alban Davies, describes the use of box in a wide range of garden designs and situations. Along with useful information about the nurture of box plants as well as how to maintain clipped box in an optimal state from year to year, this book also explains the best way to grow healthy box, with the most up-to-date advice on its care. Topics include: designing with box in different styles and in small as well as large gardensdescriptions of twenty Boxes species and cultivars, with notes about their use in the gardenhow to keep box topiary planted in containers healthyadvice on controlling pests and diseases Whether you are planning to plant a knot garden, dealing with a recent attack of blight or caterpillar, growing a box hedge from cuttings or creating your own topiary shape fro