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.

3/08/2023

KUMQUAT FRUITS HAVE COLOURED (キンカンの実が色づいて収穫)

The kumquat is a citrus fruit that produces a fruit about 2 or 3 cm in diameter. They turn orange in late winter and are ready to eat. We grow seedless kumquat varieties and can eat the whole fruit, skin and all, and they are so tasty that we can hardly wait for the fruit to ripen each year. Unfortunately, the fruit are a little scarce as they are in the shade of the plum trees and do not get much sun.

金柑は２、３センチほどの大きさの実をつける柑橘類です. 冬の終わりごろにオレンジ色に色づいて食べごろになります. 私たちが育てているのは種なしの品種で、皮ごと全部食べることができて、しかもとても美味しいので、実が熟するのが毎年待ち遠しいです. スモモの木の陰になって日当たりがちょっと悪いので、実の数は少ないのが残念です.