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.



10/15/2017

JAPANESE ANEMONE (シュウメイギク)



About ten years ago my wife's friend gave us Japanese anemone,
and we planted at the border in front of the plum tree.
My wife went to the nursing home where my mother lived every day,
and took care of eating.
She met a women who came the nursing home every day,
and they become friend.
My mother died several years later.
The women grew a lot of Japanese anemone in her garden,
and she gave some to my wife.
My wife says these beautiful flowers reminds her the days
when they often met at the nursing home.
And I miss my mother, hearing this story.




およそ10年前、家内の友人からシュウメイギクをもらい
スモモの前の花壇に植えました.
家内は私の母がいる介護施設に毎日でかけて食事の介助をしていました.
そこで毎日やはり来ていた女性に会い、友達になりました.
母は数年後に亡くなりました.
その女性は庭にシュウメイギクをたくさん育てていて
家内に少し分けてくれました.
家内はこの美しい花を見ると介護施設でよく顔を合わせていた
その女性を思い出すそうです.
そして私はこの話を聞いて母が恋しくなりました.

2 comments:

  1. Anemone are such beautiful flowers, we have some in the garden too. It is a lovely reminder of your wife's friendship although tinged with sadness for you.

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    1. Thank you for your comment, Dee.
      Flowers are often connected with memories, I think.

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