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.

11/22/2024

MAKING DRIED PERSIMMON (干し柿づくり)

The season for making dried persimmons has come again this year. The persimmon tree, which grew naturally in our garden as a seedling, has about 20 fruits this year, which are now starting to change colour.

I peel them, string them up two at a time and hang them on a sunny window sill. They are a very beautiful orange colour. They are ready in about a month. They say that if you sometimes massage them, they will become soft.

今年も干し柿づくりの季節がやってきました。実生で自然に庭に育った柿の木に、今年も20個ほどの実がついて、今色づいてきています。

皮をむいて、2個ずつひもでつないで、日の当たる窓辺に吊り下げます。とても綺麗なオレンジ色です。一か月ほどで出来上がりです。時々もみほぐすと軟らかく仕上がるそうです。