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.

10/14/2022

SALVIA GUARANITICA IN THE BLUE BORDER (青のボーダー花壇のメドーセージ)

Anise-scented sage (Salvia guaranitica) is a perennial with its beautiful blue flowers and bright green leaves. It is a vigorous plant that can grow up to 3 metres in search of light. It spreads easily by underground stems and in this blue flower bed it sometimes overgrows and covers the leaves of the agapanthus, so the stems are sometimes pulled out. A species of hawk moth was flitting from flower to flower on this day in search of nectar on these beautiful flowers. It did not perch on the flower but hovered and sucked the nectar.

メドーセージ（サルビアガラニチカ）はその美しいブルーの花と明るい緑色の葉が特徴の多年草です. 明かるい所を求めて３メートルぐらいに伸びることもあり、なかなか元気旺盛な植物です. 地下茎で広がりやすく、この青の花壇では茂りすぎてアガパンサスの葉を覆うこともあって、時々茎を抜いています. 美しい花に蜜を求めて、この日はスズメガの一種が花から花へと飛び回っていました.花に止まらずにホバリングしながら蜜を吸っていました.