Petit English Garden of 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 small but glorious gardens by ourselves.

庭の紹介

　夫婦で庭づくりを福岡の郊外で2003年に始めました.　赤土むきだしの斜面にまず階段や園路をつくって芝をはり、果樹やバラ、ハーブなどを植えました.

　2010年にイギリスの有名なガーデンの、シシングハースト、モティスフォントアビー、ヒドコートマナーなどを回り、その素晴らしさに圧倒され、それから自分たちで小さくても素晴らしい庭をめざして庭づくりをつづけています.

7/26/2014

MY FAVORITE LANDSCAPES

Every weekday morning we take a walk in the neighbourhood, walking up to the hilltop. Pictures below are my favorite views we can see while walking.

The south view from the path to the hilltop. A small peninsula and oyster farm rafts in the bay can be seen. Many temporary oyster restaurants open at the fishing port in the wintertime, and so many people visit every year.

The east landscape from the hilltop. Mt. Itoshima Fuji and a inlet. This mountain is only 365m high, but because of its beautiful shape, it is one of the small Mt. Fujis found throughout Japan.

The high temperatures of the days of this week is over 33 degrees Celsius, and the lowest are over 25. Boiling hot days continues to the beginning of September, I'm afraid.