今日の動画:バスタブの池に水足し
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.
Recently, the cicadas have been singing louder in the mornings. When I go out into the garden, I can hear the cicadas singing and singing in chorus on many trees in the neighbourhood.
このところ、朝からセミの鳴き声が大きくなってきました. 庭に出るとご近所のあちこちの木々でセミが鳴いて、合唱しています.
In the garden, summer flowers are blooming everywhere. The blue-purple duranta is one of them, with many flowers on its drooping branches.
庭では夏の花があちこちで咲いています. 青紫のデュランタもその一つで、枝垂れる枝にたくさんの花が咲いています.