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.

5/28/2018

SETTING SUPPORTS FOR DAHLIA (ダリアに支柱)

Dahlia is growing taller in a raised bed of the potager
and I've set supports for it last weekend.
There are three varieties of dahlia,
light purple, orange and yellow.

ダリアがポタジェのレイズドベッドで丈が高くなってきていて、
先週末に支柱を設置しました.
明るい紫色、橙色、そして黄色の3種類のダリアがあります.

Four two-meter long rebars were used for two varieties,
and put blue spheres on the top of them.
For another variety, an upper part of one rebar was bent circular.

うち、2種類には2メートルの鉄筋を4本使い、
とっぺんに青い球を載せました.
もう一つの品種には一本の鉄筋の上半分を円形に曲げて使いました.

The Met Office declared that the rainy season has started in Kyushu today.
We would have much rain for about six weeks.

今日、九州に梅雨入り宣言がありました
ひと月半ほど雨が続きます