今日の動画:タマスダレが今年も開花
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.
Rain lily is a bulb plant that blooms at the end of summer. It begins to flower at the beginning of September, when the heat eases a little each year. This year was the hottest summer on record, but even so, the mornings and evenings are slightly cooler and the rain lily tell us that autumn is on its way.
タマスダレは夏の終わりに咲く球根植物です。毎年暑さが少し和らぐ9月の初めごろから咲き始めます。今年は史上最高の暑い夏でしたが、それでも朝晩はわずかに涼しさが感じられ、秋の足音をタマスダレが伝えてくれます。
The rain lily, the flower that heralds the arrival of autumn, have started to bloom in our garden. Last weekend we had the first autumn air, with cool mornings and evenings and brisk heat during the day.
The rain lily is bulbous plant, and planted in pots, usually placed behind the fence, but at this time of year it takes centre stage in front of the fence. I put it next to the cuphea, which has been flowering since the summer.
The flowers open in the morning sun and close in the evening. The opening of the flowers is shown in the video below.
私たちの庭に秋の訪れを知らせる花、タマスダレが咲きだしました. 先週末は初めて秋の空気が流れ込み、朝晩涼しく、日中も爽やかな暑さでした.
タマスダレは球根植物で鉢植えにしていて、いつもはフェンスの裏側に置いていますが、この時期はフェンスの前で主役になります. 夏から咲いてきたクフェアの隣に置きました.
朝日をあびると花は開き、夕方には閉じます. 花が開く様子は動画でちょっと紹介しています.