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.

12/26/2020

WALKING ALONG THE LOCAL BEACH (近くの海岸を散歩)

Nigi-no-hama is a 6-kilometer-long arch-shaped sandy beach, and has been selected as one of the 100 best beaches for white sand and green pines in Japan. On the beautiful coastline, which is crowded with surfers throughout the four seasons, the scene of the Mongolian invasion in the NHK historical drama "Hojo Tokimune" was filmed. The beach is very close to our house, and one day of the last week I visited there and walk along the beach for a while because of beautiful weather except for the cold wind.

In the fall of 2012, the coastal forest of Nigi-no-hama was devastated by the pine dieback. All of the damaged trees were cut down, and the landscape was dramatically changed. Since then, seedlings have been planted and young trees are growing.

幣の浜は、6キロメートルの長さの弓張形の砂浜で、日本の白砂青松100選にも選ばれています。四季を通じて多くのサーファーでにぎわう美しい海岸線では、NHK大河ドラマ「北条時宗」の蒙古襲来シーンの撮影も行われました。海岸は我が家のすぐ近くにあり、先週のある日、冷たい風が吹く以外は天気が良かったので、しばらく海岸を歩いてみました。

2012 年秋のマツ枯れにより幣の浜の海岸林は壊滅的被害を受け，被害木がすべて伐採されて景観が劇変しました．その後、苗木の植え付けが行われて、幼木が育ってきています。

On the sandy beach, Artemisia capillaris was showing its beautiful silver leaves in the cold of winter.

砂浜にはカワラヨモギが冬の寒さの中で美しい銀葉を見せていました.

A fence made of thin logs has been set up on the beach to block the wind.　I pray that the beautiful white sand and green pines of the coast will be restored.

砂浜には風を遮るために、細い丸太で作った柵が設置されています。

白砂青松の美しい海岸が再生されることを祈ります。