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.

9/01/2022

PURE WHITE ROSE MALLOW (純白の木槿の花)

This is the first time rose mallow (Hibiscus syriacus) has been featured on this blog.

A few years ago I found this small tree growing naturally between two camellia trees behind the white wooden fence. I thought it looked vaguely like a rose mallow tree, so I kept an eye on it without cutting it down. Then, around the year before last, it started to produce white flowers. They have five pure white petals and yellow stamens. The flowers are very neat and refreshing.

This year it has been flowering since July. The maximum height is said to be around 3 metres, so I'm thinking of keeping an eye on it and not pruning it.

ムクゲの紹介はこのブログでは初めてです.

数年前に白い木製フェンスの裏側にある2種類の椿の木の間に、自然に生えてきた小さな木をみつけました. 何となくムクゲの木に似ていると思って、切らずに見守っていました. すると一昨年ぐらいから白い花をつけ始めました. 純白の5枚の花びらに、黄色いしべがあります. とても清楚なすがすがしい花姿です.

今年は7月ごろからずっと花をつけています. 最大の高さは3メートルほどらしいので、このまま剪定せずに様子を見ようかと思っています.