今日の動画:ミスマープルがポタジェの見回り
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 small but glorious gardens by ourselves.
I walked around our early spring garden looking for blue and purple flowers, and found more than ten different types, which I would like to share with you. This is a dazzling time of year when plants begin to grow and flower en masse.
早春の庭を歩いて青や紫の花をさがしてみました。10種類以上の花が見つかりましたので紹介します。この季節は植物が一斉に成長して花を咲かせ始める眩しい季節です。
Echium vulgare in Main garden |
Violet in Bluebell garden |
Borage in Main garden |
Muscari in Bluebell garden |
Flax in Potager garden |
Corn flower in Potager garden |
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Most of the winter garden work has been done, but the ginger lilies had not yet been pruned. I cut them off at the edge of the ground and put them in the compost bin, but the big ones are too big to put in there as they are, so I have to cut them into small pieces. A small number can be cut with pruning shears, but as there were 50 or so, I decided to use a straw cutter to cut them.
In the bluebell garden with the compost bin, the bluebells are budding and growing leaves. They will flower in about a month.
冬の庭仕事もだいぶん片付きましたが、ジンジャーリリーの剪定がまだでした。地際で切ってコンポスト容器に入れましたが、大きなものはそのままでは入れるのが無理なので細かく切って入れます。わずかの本数なら剪定鋏で切りますが、50本ほどあったので押切を使って切ることにしました。
コンポスト容器のあるブルーベルの庭では、ブルーベルが芽吹いて葉を伸ばしてきています。あと一か月ほどで開花します。
Trailing abutilon is a perennial herb native to Brazil and is evergreen in our region. It is still flowering a lot in early spring. The red lantern-like flowers look very pretty in a row. You can see red lanterns almost all year round.
ウキツリボクはブラジル原産の多年草で、当地では常緑です。早春の今もたくさんの花をつけています。赤いランタンのような花が連なってとても可愛らしく見えます。ほぼ一年中赤いランタンを見ることができます。
Tete-a-tete is a lovely miniature daffodil that blooms in early spring. It is mainly grown in pots in our garden, but also blooms a bit in the shade garden. Spring is finally approaching. The exciting season is here!
テータテートは早春に咲く可愛らしいミニスイセンです。庭では主に鉢に育てていますが、シェードガーデンでもちょっと咲いています。いよいよ春本番が近いですね。ワクワクする季節が到来です!
今日の動画:早春の主庭とブルーベルの庭
- Months and days pass steadily -
In March, we still have cold days like midwinter, but the season is steadily welcoming spring. Vegetables and flower plants are growing and starting to flower a little in the potager. Here is a video showing how it is going.
三月に入ってもまだ真冬のような寒い日がありますが、季節は着実に春を迎えています。ポタジェでも野菜や草花が育ち花を少し咲きだしています。その様子を動画でも紹介します。