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.

10/24/2024

QUINCE FRUITS GROW IN CLUSTERS (鈴なりのカリンの実)

The quince is a fruit tree that produces a hard fruit the size of a hand fist, the fruits of which are not eaten raw. The fruits are usually soaked in sugar or honey to extract the extract, and the syrup is then diluted with hot water and drunk. It is a delicious winter drink and throat remedy.

It has a good crop and a poor crop each year, but this year was a good year and there were many fruits. Even in a good harvest year, the fruits often fall off in a storm when a strong typhoon hits, so this is the first time we have so many fruits at this time of the year.

カリンは手拳大の硬い実をつける果樹で、その実は生では食べられません。通常、砂糖や蜂蜜に漬けてエキスを抽出して、そのシロップをお湯で薄めて飲みます。冬の美味しい飲み物、そして喉のお薬です。

一年毎に豊作と不作を繰り返しますが、今年は豊作の年で、沢山の実が付きました。豊作の年でも強い台風に襲われると暴風で実が落ちてしまうことも多くて、この時期にこんなにたくさんの実がついているのは初めてです。