honey suckle

honey suckle

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.



9/23/2014

CHESTNUT

There are many chestnut trees in our neighborhood, and September is a harvest season of it.  I take a walk every weekday morning with Marple before going to work, and we found a first chestnut on the road on 30 August.


Chestnuts had been becoming bigger on 30 August

The first chestnut on 30 August

Since that, we have been checking the chestnut trees along the walking course.  Half a dozen of chestnuts we found on some days, and nothing on the other days.  It's a fun to take a walk in this season.  Many neighbors are taking a walk, and they must be looking for the chestnut, too.




And, on 18 September, we found as many chestnuts as Marple's hands could hold!  Total of this season until this time was over 500 gram.



Marple peeled off the shell and boiled and sweetened with their skin  (astringent coat) still attached.  （渋皮煮） It tastes really delicious.





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  1. Frugally challenged23/9/14 15:55

    The ones which fall off the trees here are very small - the UK imports its chestnuts. I like them roasted. Boiled they also enliven a dish of Brussels sprouts.

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