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.

8/31/2018

AUTUMN IS STEADILY COMING - LILY TURF HAS STARTED TO FLOWER (秋は着実にやってきている - ヤブラン咲き始め)

Very hot and dry weather is continuing, however, some signs of autumn can be found here and there in our garden.

Under a prune tree, blue lily turf (Liriope muscari) bears blue flower spikes
a little earlier than usual.
Taking a closer look, some of bluish purple flowers have opened.

とても暑くて雨の降らない気候が続いていますが、
秋の兆しも庭のあちこちで見られます.
プルーンの木の下にはヤブランが青い花穂を例年より少し早くつけています.
よーく見てみるとすでに開いた花もあります.

Beside Jerusalem artichoke, flower buds of red Lycoris radiata look
as if they would bloom in a moment.

キクイモの隣では赤い彼岸花の蕾が今にも開きそうに見えます.

The Met Office says there will be a considerable rain tomorrow,
and much cooler air will come from the north after that.

気象庁は明日結構な雨量が期待され、
そのあと北から涼しい空気がくるだろうと言っています.