今日の動画:キャットミントに舞う白い蝶たち
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.
The flowers of the Echium candicans growing here and there in our gardens started to bloom about a week ago. Numerous small blue-purple flowers in spindle-shaped spikes bloom for two or three weeks, and the spikes grow in size accordingly.
庭のあちこちで育てているエキウムカンディカンスの花は一週間ほど前から咲き始めました. 紡錘形の花穂に無数の青紫の小花が咲いて、2、3週間咲き続けて、花穂もそれに伴って大きくなります.
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| About a week ago 約1週間前 |
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| It is unusual to have two flower spikes on one branch. 一つの枝に2本の花穂がつくのは珍しいです |
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| Xylocopa appendiculata クマバチ |
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| Bombus ignitus クロマルハナバチ |
The Potager's espalier apple trees have two varieties, planted alternately. The early-flowering 'Alps Otome' has finished flowering, but the late-flowering 'Fuji' is now in bloom.
The apple variety with heart- or lollipop-shaped branches is Fuji, and these are flowering.
Bumblebees come here to pollinate the flowers.
ポタジェのエスパリエ仕立てのリンゴの木には2品種あって、交互に植えています. 早咲きの「アルプス乙女」の花は終わりましたが、遅咲きの「フジ」が今咲いています.
枝をハート形やロリポップ仕立てにしているリンゴの品種はフジで、それらの仕立ての枝に花が咲いています.
ここにもハナバチが来て受粉をしてくれています.
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| The Potager's espalier apple trees ポタジェのエスパリエ仕立てのリンゴ |
Bluebells are now in bloom in the bluebell garden. Bluebell flowers are bell-shaped, with the buds pointing upwards and then downwards as the flowers open.
The characteristic white stamens of English bluebells are clearly visible when pointing slightly upwards.
The weather has been warm and mild, and bees have been visiting here too. They are busily flitting from flower to flower, proboscis outstretched, sucking nectar. Their legs are covered with pollen and appear yellow and swollen.
ブルーベルの庭では今、ブルーベルが咲き進んでいます. ブルーベルの花は釣鐘型ですが、蕾は上を向いていて、花が開くにつれて下を向いていきます.
イングリッシュブルーベルの特徴である白い雄しべが少し上を向いているときはよく見えます.
暖かくて穏やかな天気で、ミツバチたちがここにもやってきています. 口吻を伸ばしたまま、忙しく花から花へ飛び回って蜜を吸っています. 脚には花粉がついて、黄色く膨れて見えます.
The agapanthus in the blue border is now in full bloom.
Agapanthus is a bulbous, evergreen plant that produces light blue flowers in our garden in June.
Bombus ardens (little yellow bumblebee) and Macroglossum pyrrhosticta (hawk moth) were sucking nectar of agapanthus flowers.
After the agapanthus blooms, it's the turn of the chaste tree to bloom in July.
青の花壇のアガパンサスが満開になってきました.
アガパンサスは球根性の常緑の植物で、私たちの庭では六月に水色の花を咲かせます.
コマルハナバチとスズメガ (ホシホウジャク)が花の蜜を吸っていました.
アガパンサスが満開になると、つぎは七月に咲くセイヨウニンジンボクの番です.
ブルーの花壇のアガパンサス
Peonies are grown in a special flower bed. Some peonies are grown in pots.
シャクヤクは専用の花壇で育てています. 鉢で育てているシャクヤクもあります.
'Bowl of Beauty' is a variety that I saw in a garden in England and fell in love with at first sight. It is a very beautiful peony with lovely cup blooms, wonderful pink petals and pale yellow stamens.
ボウルオブビューティーはイギリスの庭でみて一目で好きになった品種です. カップ咲の姿が可愛らしく、素晴らしいピンクの花びらと淡い黄色のしべがとても美しいシャクヤクです.
The garden is full of all kinds of flowers, and the bumblebees' wings are buzzing all the time. Their particular favorites are Echium candicans and borage, and whenever I see them, they are always there.
庭はいろんな花が咲いていて、ハナバチたちの羽音がずっと響いています. 彼らの特にお気に入りはエキウムカンディカンスとボリジで、いつみても彼らが必ずいます.
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| It has a lovely orange butt. オレンジ色のお尻が可愛いです. |
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| It's flying facing us, so you can see its face clearly. こっちを向いて飛んでいるので、顔がはっきり見えます. |
エキウムの花を飛び回るハナバチ