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.
It's late autumn and some of the deciduous trees in the garden are losing their leaves or changing colour, and the flowers and plants are dwindling. Despite this, some roses are still in flower.
In the main garden, the lemons and oranges are beginning to change colour. The tender flowers such as coleus are almost finished. The Lantana montevidensis will continue to produce purple flowers for some time to come. Chaste tree is still blooming, which mainly flowers in summer, but they will soon be pruned and will go dormant for the winter.
In the potager the glory bush is in full bloom. Leaves of potato are getting bigger, but if the weather gets colder soon the potatoes may not get any bigger. The leaves of the asparagus are changing colour a little. The standard rose 'Mary Rose' bears the last flowers this season. A seedling of Echium vulgare is growing at the base of the rose.
In the bluebell garden, the cherry trees are turning red and beginning to fall. There is nothing growing, where the bluebells bloom in spring, at the moment. The flowers of toad lily is still in bloom. We have harvested 'Karin' quince fruits to make a honey-soaked drink, which is good for throat.
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