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.

9/14/2024

POTAGER IN MID-SEPTEMBER (九月中旬のポタジェ)

In September, mornings and evenings are sometimes a few degrees cooler than in mid-summer, but daytime highs are still around 35°C, almost the same as in mid-summer. Some plants did not survive the hot summer and have died, but the peppers in the potager are now brightly coloured and beautiful. Asparagus branches have been killed or broken by pests and typhoon-force winds, and there are fewer branches and leaves, but many new shoots are growing. I will use some of them for food and let the rest grow more branches and leaves to store nutrients.

九月に入って朝晩が２，３度温度が真夏より低い日もありますが、日中の最高気温は相変わらず35℃前後と真夏とほとんど変わりません。植物によっては暑い夏を乗り切れずに枯れてしまったものもありますが、ポタジェでは今、唐辛子が鮮やかに色づいて綺麗です。アスパラガスは害虫や台風の強風などで枝が枯れたり折れたりして、枝葉が少なくなっていますが、新芽がたくさん伸びてきています。一部は食用にして、あとは枝葉を増やして栄養を蓄えさせようと思います。