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Victorian garden edging tiles.
Among the many materials used to edge walks, parterres, and planting beds in England in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the most popular was dwarf, or edging, box (Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa). This dense, slow-growing, evergreen shrub was easy to propagate; it thrived in a variety of growing conditions; and it resisted insects and diseases. Often referred to as Dutch or English box, this popular edging plant was clipped in April and July to maintain the desired height of five to six inches. As late as 1834, John Claudius Loudon's Encyclopoedia of Gardeninq noted that dwarf box was superior to every other edging.
While dwarf box remained in common ...
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...you're visiting on Doors Open Day - Saturday, September 9 - don't overlook the Elizabethan Knot Garden, planted up with dwarf box and herbs and now looking superb. Impressive: A view from the balcony of Bristol Savages' stunning Wigwam meeting house...
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- Magazine article from: Country Living WEISHAN, MICHAEL March 1, 2000 700+ words
...plantings themselves, create the patterns, although they are often bordered by a single type of low-growing shrub such as dwarf box, santolina, or lavender. The edging material is generally wood, brick, cobble, or some other type of stone. The space...
Source: HighBeam Research, Victorian garden edging tiles.