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.

6/19/2022

WALKING AMONGST THE WILDFLOWERS ON THE COAST (芥屋海岸の野生の草花を見つけながらの散歩)

Yesterday evening, after having dinner at a nearby sushi restaurant, we went for a walk on the beach to help digestion. It was close to sunset and the beach was deserted, with not a soul to be seen strolling along the shore. I heard the sound of a ship in the distance and turned around to see a smartly shaped red ship. It was the Queen Beetle, built for the route between Hakata and Busan ports. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has yet to visit Pusan once since its completion and is used for cruise tourism in the surrounding waters.

On the coast we found a variety of wildflowers that bloom in spring and early summer. Some of the flowers were new to me and I took a very interesting and leisurely stroll and the sun began to set.

昨日の夕方、近くのすし店で夕食を食べてから、腹ごなしに海岸に散歩に行きました. 日没に近い時刻で、海岸を散歩する人の影はなくひっそりしていました。海のかなたで船の音が聞こえて振り向くと、スマートな形の赤い船が見えました。博多港とプサン港をむすぶ航路のために建造されたクイーンビートル号です。新型コロナ禍のために、完成してからもまだ一度もプサンには行かず、近海のクルーズ観光に使われています。

海岸には春から初夏に咲くさまざまな野草の花を見つけました。初めて見る花もあって、とても興味深くゆっくり散策していたら、日が沈み始めました。