Petit English Garden by MARPLE & POIROT

My wife and I started gardening in Fukuoka (Japan) in 2003. There was nothing but muddy clayey sloping land. At the beginning we made several structure such as steps and paths, and planted turf, fruit trees, roses, herbs etc. In 2010, we visited several famous English gardens, including Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Mottisfont Abbey Garden and Hidcote Manor Garden. We were shocked by the glory of those gardens. Since then, we have been trying to make little but glorious gardens by ourselves.

22.9.19

HUGE TYPHOON IS PASSING BY (台風が通過中)

The typhoon No.17 ( 'Tapah' ) is now passing by,
and trees are severely swayed with awful sounds and we are scared.
We are unlikely to sleep well tonight.

6 PM

Jerusalem artichoke is enduring the gale.

エルサレムアーティチョークは暴風に耐えています.

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21.9.19

PREPARING FOR THE COMING TYPHOON (接近中の台風への準備)

The17th typhoon of this year 'Tapah' is coming from the south.
We prepared for the huge typhoon.
Jerusalem artichoke has started to flower at the height of more than 10 feet.
The flowers look like sunflower, and Jerusalem artichoke is also called sunchoke.

We bound its stems to bamboo canes to prevent them
from breaking off by a gale of typhoon.

17号台風が南から接近しています.
この大型台風の対策をしました.
キクイモ（エルサレムアーティチョーク）が3メートル以上の高さで咲き始めています.
その花はヒマワリ（サンフラワー）にも似ていて、サンチョークとも呼ばれます.
その茎を竹竿に縛って、台風の強風で折れないようにしました.

A black butterfly on the flower
黒いアゲハチョウ

Jerusalem artichoke and cotton (left)

At the fishing port in our neighbourhood,
fishing boats were evaculated from the sea to the ground by a crane.

近くの漁港では漁船を海から陸上へクレーンを使って避難していました.

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18.9.19

TODAY'S SHOT: Three Kinds of Apples in Our Garden

今日の一枚：庭の三種類のリンゴ

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16.9.19

WHITE AND ORANGE FLOWERS (白とオレンジの花)

It is still very hot in daytime, and flowers of summer are in bloom in the garden.
In the central flower bed, white lantana and gaura look stunning.

日中間まだ暑くて、夏の花が咲いています
中央花壇では白いランタナとガウラがとってもきれいです

Orange flowers are also in bloom, such as trumpet vine, Rosa Parisienne,
and Rosa Pat Austin.
Black butterflies always fly around the flowers to suck nectar.