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.

7/02/2021

GARDENING JOB IN THE POTAGER (ポタジェの庭仕事)

In the potager we harvested the potatoes in the frames. Due to lack of fertilizer, there were many small potatoes and the yield was small.

I tilled the land with homemade compost and planted water spinach seedlings that I grew from seed. Water spinach is a vegetable that can withstand the summer heat, and is a valuable leafy vegetable for the summer season when vegetables are scarce.

Long rains are predicted to start tomorrow.

ポタジェではフレームの中のジャガイモを収穫しました. 肥料不足で小さなジャガイモが多くて収量は少量でした.

自家製の堆肥を入れて耕して、種から育てた空心菜の苗を植え付けました. 空心菜は夏の暑さに強い野菜で、野菜が少ない夏の時期には貴重な葉もの野菜です.

明日から長雨の予報です.