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.

12/06/2020

POTTING UP SEEDLINGS OF ECHIUM CANDICANS (エキウムカンディカンスの実生苗の鉢上げ)

Echium candicans is a perennial plant with wonderful flower spikes. We grow it in the blue border beside the arbour seat for several years. It showed superb display last April and bore seedheads with numerous seeds.

エキウムカンディカンスは素晴らしい花穂をつける多年草です. ブルーのボーダー花壇の屋根付きベンチの横でここ数年育てています. 今年の四月には壮麗な姿を見せてくれ、そのあと花柄にたくさんの種をつけました.

In April

In May

Selfsown seedlings had started to grow in October, and I potted up some of them.

こぼれ種から十月に苗が育ってきて、いくつか鉢上げしました.

And more seedlings has appeared there again and I potted them up again.

そして更にまた苗が育ってきているので、鉢上げしました.

There are about twenty seedlings of Echium candicans in pots now. I’m planning to share the seedlings among gardening friends and visitors when we open our garden to the public.

これで苗がおよそ20個ほどになりました. ガーデニングの友人やオープンガーデンでいらっしゃる方たちにお分けしようと思っています.