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.

7/28/2018

PRUNING APPLE IN THE POTAGER IN PREPARATION FOR TYPHOON ATTACK (台風来襲に備えてリンゴの剪定)

The strong typhoon 'Jongdari' is coming from the east.

This is a quite rare course of typhoon (from east to west),

and this is, I think, the first typhoon that comes from the east in my life.

(https://twitter.com/NHKWORLD_News)

台風12号が東からやってきています.
これはきわめて希なコースで
たぶん私が生まれて初めて経験する台風だと思います

I pruned espalier apple in the potager today
because long shoots are liable to be broken by strong wind.