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.

9/07/2021

SHRUB ROSES PRUNED AND PREPARED FOR AUTUMN FLOWERING (剪定されて秋の開花へ向かうシュラブローズたち)

The shrub roses were pruned a couple of weeks ago and the new shoots and young leaves are starting to spread.

The autumn roses will be in bloom by the beginning of October. Every year there are pests that eat the young leaves and buds of the roses, and they tend to spoil the autumn roses, so we will have to be even more careful than usual to make sure that the roses bloom beautifully.

シュラブローズの剪定を2週間ほど前に行い、新芽が出て若葉が拡がり始めています.

たぶん、十月の始めには秋バラが咲いてくれると思います. バラの若葉や蕾を食べる害虫が毎年来て、せっかくの秋バラを台無しにしがちなので、いつもにも増して害虫に注意してきれいな花を咲かせたいと思います.