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.

11/08/2024

PURPLE FLOWERS AND FRUITS OF VINES IN AUTUMN (秋のつる植物の紫の花と実)

Several varieties of clematis and two varieties of akebia are growing on a sunny wall with welded wire mesh providing scaffolding for the vines.

The clematis is the only Takase in flower at the moment. They are beautiful purple flowers.

The akebi flowers in April, and the fruits usually start to change colour from the end of September to the beginning of October, but this year, due to the record heat and length of the summer, the fruits are finally starting to change colour now. The beautiful purple fruits are a cultivar called ‘Purple Crystal’. There is also a native variety, which produces reddish, sweet potato-coloured fruits. The latter is grown from seeds collected in the mountains.

日当たりのよい壁際に溶接金網でつる性植物の足場を提供して、クレマチスを数種類、ミツバアケビを2品種育てています。

クレマチスは今、高瀬だけが咲いています。紫色の美しい花です。

アケビは4月に花を咲かせて、例年は9月末から10月初めに実が色づいてきますが、今年は記録的な夏の暑さと長さのせいか、やっと今実が色づいてきました。紫色の美しい実は「紫水晶」という栽培品種です。それと、赤みが強くてサツマイモのような色の実をつける原種のミツバアケビがあります。後者は山で採取した種から育てたものです。