今日の動画:庭の冬の夜明け
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.
Blueberry flowers have been blooming for the past week. Flower bees have gradually gathered. Borage are blooming everywhere in the garden, attracting the flower bees. They are busily flying from flower to flower, so it looks like there will be a lot of blueberry berries this year. Thanks to the flower bees!
ブルーベリーの花が先週から咲いています。次第に花蜂が集まってきました。ボリジが庭にはあちこちに咲いていて、花蜂を呼び集めてくれます。忙しく花から花へ飛び回っているので、今年もブルーベリーの実がたくさんつきそうです。花蜂たちに感謝です。
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| Flower bees visiting borage flowers ボリジの花にきた花蜂 |
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| A flower bee pollinates blueberry flowers ブルーベリーの授粉をする花蜂 |
Several blueberry bushes have many flower buds and some of them are flowering. If you look closely, you can see that the buds and flowers are very pretty. There have been a few bees, but no bumblebees in the garden yet, so we hope they will wait a little longer for the flowers to open, but it looks like the warm weather will continue and the flowers will be in full bloom earlier than usual. We hope that the pollinating bees will arrive soon.
数本のブルーベリーの木にたくさんの花芽がついて、一部は開花してきています. 近くでよくみると、蕾も花もとっても可愛らしい形をしています. すこしミツバチは来ていますが、まだハナバチたちが庭に来ていないので、もう少し開花は待ってほしいですが、暖かい日が続きそうで、例年より早く満開になりそうです. 受粉をしてくれるハナバチたちが早く来てくれるように願っています.
It was sunny all day today, with a high of 28°C (82°F) and sweaty daytime temperatures. I avoided working in the garden during the day and worked in the garden in the morning and evening. Early in the morning, before the sun has yet to shine in the main garden, the garden looks beautiful. Some flowers (such as water lilies) do not open until the sun rises, but it is a cool and pleasant time with temperatures less than 20°C.
今日は一日晴れて、最高気温が28℃まで上がり、昼間は汗ばむ陽気でした. 昼間の庭仕事は避けて、午前中と夕方に庭で作業をしました. 早朝、まだ主庭に日が射す前の時間、庭は美しい表情を見せます. 日が昇らないと開かない花(スイレンなど)もありますが、気温が20度以下で涼しくて気持ちのよい時間です.
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| The central flower bed 中央花壇 |
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| Rosa 'Excelsa', a late-flowering rose 遅咲きの薔薇、エクセルサ |
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| Blueberry |
December has brought us alternating sunny, warm days and dark, cold days. In the garden, the deciduous trees are turning red and yellow, the citrus fruits are changing colors, and the early winter flowers are in bloom.
12月に入って、晴れて暖かい日と暗くて寒い日が交互に現れています. 庭では落葉樹の紅葉がみられ、柑橘類の実が色づいてきて、初冬の花も咲いて、この季節らしい美しさを楽しめます.
| The main garden |
| Red leaves of Blueberry |
| Lemon |
| Japanese maple |
| Japanese maple and Mexican marigold |
| Japanese maple and camellia sasanqua |
| Cherry sage |
| Red and yellow stems of Dogwood |
| Yellow leaves of Wisteria |
Today I'd like to introduce you to the white flowers in our garden. Even now, in March, there are many varieties of white flowers in bloom. Some are annuals, some are perennials, some are trees.
今日は庭の白い花を紹介しましょう. 三月の今の時期でもおよそ十種類あまりの白い花が咲いています. 一年草もあれば多年草、花木もあります.
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| Passion flower トケイソウ |
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| Oxalis オキザリス |
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| Chrysanthemum ’north pole' (Leucanthemum paludosum) ノースポール |
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| Iberis 'Bridal bouquet' イベリス ブライダルブーケ |
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| Super Alyssum スーパーアリッサム |
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| Gymnaster savatieri ミヤコワスレ |
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| Calla カラー |
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| Lamprocapnos spectabilis ケマンソウ |
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| German camomille ジャーマンカモミール |
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| Snowflake スノーフレーク(オオマツユキソウ) |
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| Allium triquetrum ミツカドネギ |
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| Blueberry ブルーベリー |
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| Lobelia ロベリア |
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| Helleborus クリスマスローズ |
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| Viola ビオラ |
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| Jasmine ジャスミン |
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| Strawberry イチゴ |