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.

10/07/2026

GROUND CHERRY HAS STARTED BEARING FRUIT AGAIN (ホオズキトマトがまたなり出しました)

I’ve been growing ground cherries for several years now. They’re perennials; new shoots emerge in spring and the fruit sets in early summer. In the height of summer, the flowers stop blooming and the branches wither, but in autumn new shoots emerge again and they start to flower once more. And now, the fruit is just beginning to set. It takes a little while for the fruit to ripen, but I’ll be harvesting them little by little from autumn through to winter. They have a tartness and sweetness, with a slightly tropical flavour, and are absolutely delicious.

ホオズキトマトを育てて数年になります。多年草で、春に新芽が伸びてきて初夏に実がつきます。真夏は花も咲かなくなり、枝も衰えますが、秋にはまた新芽が伸びてきて花をつけ始めます。そして今、少し実が付き始めています。実が熟すのには少し時間がかかりますが、秋から冬にかけて少しずつ収穫していきます。酸味と甘み、そして少しトロピカルな風味があり、とてもおいしいです。