The bluebell leaves have started to wither a little. As the seed heads have turned brown and the seeds have ripened and begun to fall out, I gathered the seed heads and collected the seeds. When I turned them upside down, the seeds fell out, so I gathered them up.
ブルーベルの葉は少し枯れ始めました。種子頭が茶色になって、種が成熟してこぼれ始めたので、種子頭を集めて種を採りました。逆さにすると種がこぼれ落ちるので、それを集めました。
Some of the fruits of the Japanese apricot in the bluebell garden have started to turn colour and fall, so I decided to pick them. Those within reach are easy to pick, but for the ones a little higher up, I pull the branches down to get them. I left the ones that were too high and difficult to reach, and didn’t pick them. The bluebells beneath the tree are starting to wither a little. The seed heads had dried out and the seeds had formed, so I collected those as well. Up above, the blue hydrangeas are in full bloom and look absolutely beautiful.
ブルーベルの庭にある梅の木の一部の実が少し色づいて落下し始めたので収穫することにしました。手の届くところは簡単に取れますが、少し高い所は枝を引っ張り下ろして実を取ります。高くて取るのがむずかしい場所はそのままにして収穫しませんでした。梅の木の下のブルーベルは葉が少し枯れ始めています。シードヘッドが枯れて種ができていたので種も取りました。上のほうでは青いアジサイが満開でとても綺麗です。
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| I’m going to make apricot syrup by soaking the plums in crystal sugar 氷砂糖に漬けて梅シロップを作ります |
Chameleon plant flowers are currently in bloom in the Bluebell Garden. With their four pure white petals and bright yellow stamens, they look absolutely lovely against the backdrop of the beautiful foliage. A few double-flowered chameleon plants, where the stamens have formed into petals, are also in bloom. Once these flowers start to bloom, the rainy season will soon be upon us.
ブルーベルの庭では今ドクダミの花が咲いています。4枚の真っ白な花びらと鮮やかな黄色の雄しべが、美しい葉色を背景にとても綺麗です。雄しべが花びらになった八重咲きのドクダミも少し咲いています。この花が咲きだすと間もなく梅雨入りです。
The season when English bluebells bloom in the Bluebell Garden has arrived once again. The garden is filled with beautiful blue flowers. Although they are at their best for just a week or so, the English bluebell is undoubtedly the star of the Bluebell Garden.
ブルーベルの庭にまたイングリッシュブルーベルが咲く季節がやってきました。美しいブルーの花がたくさん咲いています。見ごろはわずか一週間ほどですが、ブルーベルの庭の主役はやっぱりこのイングリッシュブルーベルです。
The spring rains have been persistent, and the garden is thoroughly soaked. The trees and plants are sprouting, and various flowers are beginning to bloom, marking the true arrival of spring.
春の雨が続いて庭はすっかり濡れています。木々や草花が芽吹いていろいろな花が咲き始め、春本番となっています。
In the Main Garden, the fence beside the fountain is covered with red jasmine buds, and a few flowers have begun to open.
メインガーデンでは噴水の横のフェンスにジャスミンの赤い蕾がたくさんついて、少し花も咲き始めています。
Allium triquetrum has begun to bloom in the bluebell garden. They have bell-shaped white flowers with thin green stripes. The English bluebells will also start to bloom in mid-April, creating a beautiful display of bluebells and whitebells.
ブルーベルの庭でミツカドネギが咲き始めました。釣鐘型の白い花で細い緑の線が入っています。イングリッシュブルーベルも四月中旬には咲き始めて、ブルーベルとホワイトベルの競演がみられます。
The wild cherry blossoms are gradually coming into bloom, and spring is now in full swing. Acacia baileyana was covered in yellowish buds during the cold season, and though we had been eagerly awaiting its bloom, it has finally begun to flower, turning the garden a vivid yellow. There are still plenty of buds left, so full bloom is likely a little way off, but the bluebell garden has suddenly brightened up. It shines all the more brilliantly as it catches the morning sun rising from the summit of Itoshima Fuji (Kaya Mountain).
山桜が少しずつ咲き進み、いよいよ春もたけなわになってきました。ミモザ（ギンヨウアカシア）は寒い時期に黄色味を帯びた花のつぼみがたくさんついて、開花は今か今かと待っていましたが、ついに咲き出して鮮やかな黄色に染まっています。まだ蕾がたくさんあり、満開はもう少し後のようですが、ブルーベルの庭がパッと明るくなっています。ちょうど糸島富士（可也山）の頂上から出る朝日をあびて一層輝きます。
