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.

9/29/2023

PLANTS WITH BRIGHT FOLIAGE COLOURS (鮮やかな葉色の植物たち)

There are some beautiful plants with bright foliage in the garden at the moment.

The first is the Japanese jasmine, which is a vine. The leaves on the newly growing branches are a beautiful pink. From a distance it looks like a flower has bloomed. The vine is spreading in a raised bed for peonies, and next to it, on top of a summer-pruned boxwood, it looks as if the boxwood is in flower.

The other is Coleus. It is a cold-sensitive annual. It is a typical summer garden plant with its bright red and yellow leaves. It actually flowers, but the small blue flowers are less conspicuous because of the prominent foliage colour. It is winterised by taking cuttings in autumn.

今、庭では鮮やかな葉が美しい植物が見頃です。

最初はハツユキカズラで、つる性の植物です. 新しく伸びた枝の葉が美しいピンク色をしています. 遠くから見ると、まるで花が咲いたようです. ピオニー用のレイズドベッドで広がっていて、その横にある夏に剪定したマメツゲの上にも、ツルが伸びてあたかもマメツゲに花が咲いているように見えます.

もう一つはコリウスです. 寒さに弱い一年草です. その葉が鮮やかな赤や黄色など夏の庭の代表的な植物です. 実は花が咲くのですが、青くて小さい花なので目立つ葉色のためにあまり目立ちません. 秋に挿し穂にして冬越しをしています.