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.

8/12/2023

PRUNING JAPANESE BOXWOOD (マメツゲの剪定)

I pruned the Japanese boxwood for the first time this season.

It was too hot to work in the garden for long hours in a row, so I took breaks in the morning and evening and managed to finish about one third of the work. The rest will be done tomorrow.

今シーズン初めてのマメツゲの剪定をしました.

とても暑くて、続けて長時間の庭仕事はできないので、朝と夕方に休み休みしながらやって、何とか全体の1/3ほど終わりました. あとはまた明日です.