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.

7/19/2024

VARIEGATED ABELIA BESIDE THE SLEEPER STEPS (枕木の階段横の斑入りのアベリア)

In order to install handrails on one side of the sleeper steps in the main garden, the shrub roses that had been growing there were dug out and variegated abelia seedlings were planted in February this year.

That seedling has grown a lot and is now flowering. It's very pretty with yellowish variegation around the leaves, but it's dwarf and doesn't grow that big, plus it flowers all summer, so I think it's a very good plant for low hedges.

主庭の枕木の階段の片側に手すりを設置するために、そこに育てていたシュラブローズは掘り出して、斑入りのアベリアの苗を植えたのは今年の2月でした。

その苗がだいぶ育ってきて、今花を咲かせています。葉の周辺に黄色みを帯びた斑が入ってとても綺麗ですが、矮性でそれほど大きく育たず、それに加えて夏の間は花も咲くので、低い生け垣にとても適した植物だと思います。