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.

6/21/2025

GERANIUM IN THE MORNING SUN (朝日さすゲラニウムの花)

It is the longest day of the year, but it is also the rainy season, with many cloudy and rainy days and few days when the morning sun shines in the garden. The potted geranium is placed under the arch of the 'Angela' climbing rose, as it droops when exposed to the rain. Around 7am, the morning sun shines in the garden for the first time in a long time, brightly illuminating the geranium flowers. The potato vine on the garden room wall has just started to flower and is also beginning to shine in the morning sun. This is the main garden in the morning, reminiscent of midsummer in between the rainy season.

一年で一番日が長い季節ですが、梅雨の時期でもあり曇りや雨の日が多く、庭に朝日が差す日は少ないです。鉢植えのゲラニウムは雨に当たると枝垂れてしまうので、ツルバラのアンジェラのアーチの下に置いています。朝7時ごろ、久しぶりに朝日が庭にさして、ゲラニウムの花を明るく照らしています。ガーデンルームの壁のツルハナナスはやっと花が咲き始めたばかりですが、やはり朝日が当たって輝き始めています。梅雨の合間の真夏を思わせる朝の主庭です。