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.

1/29/2025

BORAGE IS GROWING AND BEGINNING TO BLOOM (ボリジが育って一斉に開花)

The borage, which germinates from spilt seeds every fall, has gradually grown over the winter and is now beginning to flower en masse. If they grow this fast, they will grow too big in the spring and the hollow trunk may break. I hope they stay about the same size as they are now.

毎年秋にこぼれ種から発芽するボリジが、冬になってだんだん育ってきて、今は一斉に花を咲かせ始めています。こんなに早く育ってしまうと、春には大きくなりすぎて、中空の幹が折れたりします。今ぐらいのサイズでいてくれると良いのですが。