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.

10/10/2026

WOULDN'T WANT ANY MONKEYS COMING INTO THE GARDEN (庭にサルは来てほしくないな)

I heard from my neighbour that a monkey had turned up, so I went to have a look. It came down from the persimmon tree onto the roof of the shed with a thud, then walked off, munching on something. I wondered if it might have eaten a persimmon, but they’re probably still too astringent. However, as I didn’t want it to come round too often once they’d ripened, I went ahead and picked all the persimmons—even the green ones. I decided to soak the ones that had started to turn colour in alcohol to remove the astringency.

お隣さんから猿が来てると聞き見にいくと、柿の木からシーシェッドの屋根にドンと音を立てて下りてきて、何かもぐもぐしながら歩いて行った。ひょっとして柿を食べたのかもと思ったがまだ多分渋いはず。でも甘くなって頻繁に来られるのも嫌だから、柿の実を全部青いのも含めて収穫してしまいました。少し色づいた柿はアルコール漬けにして渋を抜くことにしました。