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.

8/10/2018

COTTON FLOWERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR GARDEN (我が家の庭で初めて咲く綿花)

My wife saw seeds of cotton for the first time this season,
and three plants have grown from the seeds.
They've been flowering since last week.

The petals of the cotton flower are a light creamy white when the flower first opens, and the petals darken, usually to a dark pink at the end of the first day.
Once a flower closes in the evening, it never open again.

家内が今年初めて綿花の種を蒔きました.
そして3株が種から育ち、先週から咲き続けています.

花びらは咲き始めは薄いクリーム色ですが、
夕方にしぼむ頃にはピンク色に.
そしてしぼんだらもう二度と開きません（一日花）.

In the morning. . . .