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.

7/19/2025

WISTERIA FLOWERS IN SUMMER (夏に咲くフジの花)

I stopped growing roses on the brick wall and instead trained wisteria to grow there. It bloomed beautifully in the spring of the year before last, but due to the vigorous growth of the wisteria, pruning at high altitudes was very difficult, so I re-trained it to grow on the wall behind the brick wall. However, the growth of the vines that I re-trained last year and this year was insufficient, so no flowers bloomed.

レンガ塀の上のバラをやめてフジを誘引し、一昨年の春に綺麗に咲いてくれましたが、フジの旺盛な成長力で高所での選定作業が大変なので、レンガ塀の裏の壁面に誘引をやりなおしました。昨年も今年も誘引し直したツルの成長が不十分で花は咲きませんでした。