今日の動画:雷雨で水やりから解放!
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.
There was a heavy thunderstorm yesterday evening, a blessing after two weeks without any rain at all and the soil had dried out after many hot days.
昨日の夕方、激しい雷雨がありました。2週間、まったく雨が降らずに、暑い日が続いて、土はからからに乾いていたので、恵みの雨になりました。
There was a thunderstorm this morning and it rained hard, soaking the garden. The Japan Meteorological Agency has declared the start of the rainy season in northern Kyushu. This is the first time since 1954 that the rainy season has started so early, which is really surprising. We were supposed to have an open garden today, but with weather like this, it would have been difficult to have an open garden even without the coronavirus pandemic.