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.

10/29/2024

CHASTE TREE BLOOMS CONTINUOUSLY IN LATE OCTOBER (10月下旬に咲き続けるセイヨウニンジンボク)

The chaste tree is a flowering tree with blue or blue-purple flowers, which grows side shoots and flowers in the following months from July to around November each year. It can be pruned short in winter to keep its height low. Its beautifully coloured flowers can still be seen in the garden, swaying in the wind.

セイヨウニンジンボクは青あるいは青紫の花をつける花木で、毎年7月から11月ごろまで次月に脇芽が伸びて花をつけます。冬に短く剪定することで樹高を低く保つことができます。今も庭ではその美しい色の花が風に揺れる様子をみることができます。