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.

7/04/2024

VINES DECORATING GARDEN ROOM WALLS (ガーデンルームの壁を飾るつる性植物)

Two types of vine plants are trained to the walls on either side of the large window of the garden room. On the right-hand side of the window is passion flower and on the left is potato vine.

The Japanese name 'tokeiso' (Clock flower) comes from the fact that it has pistils that look like the three hands of a clock. The flowers of the passion flower wilt within a day, so it is not common for many flowers to bloom at the same time.

Potato vine has flowers that resemble aubergine flowers. They are blue at the start of flowering, gradually changing to white. I like it because of its cool colour and it blooms well during the summer months.

ガーデンルームの大きな窓の両側の壁には2種類のつる植物を誘引しています。向かって右側にはトケイソウ、左にはツルハナナスです。

トケイソウには時計の三本の針のように見えるめしべがあり、日本ではトケイソウと呼ばれています。トケイソウの花は一日で萎んでしまうので、同時にたくさん花が咲くことはあまりありません。

ツルハナナスはナスの花に似た花を咲かせます。咲き始めは青く、次第に白に変化します。涼し気な色で夏の間よく咲くので気に入っています。