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.

5/01/2026

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Echium Flowers Teeming with Butterflies and Flower Bees

今日の動画：蝶や花蜂で賑わうエキウムの花

The Echium candicans is still in bloom. On fine days, a constant stream of insects comes to feed on its nectar. Among those visiting at this time were the Common Bluebottle, with its beautiful blue-green vertical stripes; the Nagasaki Swallowtail, Japan’s largest swallowtail; Xylocopa (large bumblebee); Bombus ignitus; and honeybees. Please take a look at the sight of all these insects flitting about.

エキウムカンディカンスが咲き続けています。お天気のより日にはたくさんの蜜を吸う昆虫たちが入れ替わり立ち代わりして訪れます。この時来ていたのは青緑色の縦筋が美しいアオスジアゲハ、日本で最も大きいアゲハのナガサキアゲハ、クマバチ、クロマルハナバチ、ミツバチなどです。たくさんの虫たちが飛び回る様子をご覧ください。