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.

7/19/2022

ROSES IN MID-JULY (七月中旬のバラたち)

Yesterday was cloudy with occasional rain. I went down into the garden to photograph the roses that were in bloom. There were 13 different roses in flower. The flowers are not perfect due to heat, pests and diseases, but they are blooming very hard. Later that night it rained heavily and I felt sorry for the roses.

昨日は曇りで時々雨がふりました. 庭に降りて今咲いているバラたちを撮影して回りました. 13種類のバラが咲いていました. 暑さや害虫、病気などで花たちは完ぺきではありませんが、一所懸命に咲いていました. この後、夜に強い雨が降って、バラたちが可哀想でした.

Roses on the central sleeper steps 中央の枕木階段のバラたち