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.
BEAUTIFUL FOLIAGE ON AN AUTUMN MORNING (秋の朝のシェードガーデンの緑)
The shade garden on the north-east side of the Garden room gets no sun except morning sun, and with a plum tree in the centre, it is the perfect place for plants that don't like direct sunlight .
The area tends to be dark, so I have planted spotted varieties such as Solomon’s seal, Liriope muscari, hosta, spider plant and acanthus to add brightness.
At this time of year, most of the leaves of the hostas are still on the ground and the acanthus is still leafing out and looking beautiful after its summer dormancy. The spotted acanthus in the urn-shaped pots have not yet awoken from dormancy and only the creeping wire vine is growing.
The giant elephant-eared Alocasia odora leaves are a beautiful green presence that has suffered little damage from strong typhoon winds.
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