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.

4/09/2021

PLANTING DWARF TOMATO SEEDLINGS (矮性トマト苗の植付け)

Dwarf mini tomatoes are easy to grow as they do not get very tall. The variety is called ’Tumbling Tom Red'. They are sown at the end of January and grown in the heated nursery box before being planted in the field in April when the weather is warmer and there is no longer a risk of frost. This year we planted them in the top tier of the terraced beds. If they survive the summer well, they will produce lots of fruit again in the autumn. To support the branches we have made a shelf out of welded wire mesh.

矮性のミニトマトは背丈が高くならないので育てやすいトマトです. 品種はタンブリングトムレッドといいます. 毎年種をとって、1月末に種をまき、育苗箱で育てて、霜の心配がなくなって暖かくなった四月に畑に植え付けます. 今年も段々畑の一番上の段に植え付けました. うまく夏を越すと、秋にまたたくさん実をつけます. 枝を支えるために溶接金網で棚を作っています.