Petit English Garden

TERRACED HERB BEDS NOW (ハーブの段々畑の今)

  The terraced herb beds in the main garden is now bustling with activity. In the foreground are mint and rose geraniums, and the rose geran...

2024/04/30 07:30

PEONY AND ALLIUM (シャクヤクとアリウム)

  In the peony  bed in the main garden, the pink harbaceous peonies have started to flower after the yellow tree peony. There is only one da...

2024/04/29 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Clematis 'Takase'

  今日の動画：クレマチス 高瀬 ブログランキングへクリック Click to English Garden Blog Ranking にほんブログ村 Another English Garden Ranking

2024/04/28 07:30

CLEMATIS 'SHI-SHIN-DEN' (クレマチス紫宸殿)

  Clematis ’Shi-shin-Den' delights us with its large, beautiful blue-purple flowers every year around the end of April. The flowers are redd...

2024/04/27 07:30

YELLOW TREE PEONY 'HIGH NOON' (黄色い牡丹、ハイヌーン)

  The yellow tree peony High Noon has started to bloom in the peony and peony beds. The flowers are wonderfully gorgeous and have a distinct...

2024/04/26 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Aromatic Rose Showtime To Start Soon

  今日の動画：芳香のバラのショータイムまもなく開演 ブログランキングへクリック Click to English Garden Blog Ranking にほんブログ村 Another English Garden Ranking

2024/04/25 08:24

HYACINTH ORCHID (紫蘭)

  This is a flowering hyacinth orchid that grows in the shade of the central flower bed. It is an easy-to-grow type of orchid and has a beau...

2024/04/24 07:30

ARCH AND FENCE OF JASMINE (アーチとフェンスのジャスミン)

  There is a fence of Jasminum polyanthum behind a small fountain directly at the upper entrance to the garden. The beautiful flowers bloom ...

2024/04/23 07:30

APPLE BLOSSOMS IN OUR GARDENS (庭のリンゴの花たち)

  Fruit trees have been flowering in our gardens since March, and now the apple blossoms are finally in bloom. The apple in the main garden ...

2024/04/22 07:30

HARVESTING SPRING SPEARS OF ASPARAGUS (アスパラ収穫)

  Asparagus is a perennial vegetable, which grows many shoots each spring which are then harvested. Some of the shoots are left to grow  to ...

2024/04/21 07:30

PRIDE OF MADEIRA HAS STARTED TO FLOWER (マデイラの誇りが咲き始めました)

  Echium candicans is a perennial plant native to the Madeira Islands (Eastern Atlantic, off the coast of Morocco), a very wonderful plant w...

2024/04/20 07:30

BLUEBELLS ARE IN FULL BLOOM WITH WHITE BELLS (ブルーベルがホワイトベルと一緒に満開)

  English bluebells are beautiful bulbous plants that bloom in the spring woods of England. We grow them in our garden in the hope of seeing...

2024/04/19 07:30

HARVESTING SPRING CABBAGE (春キャベツの収穫)

  The spring cabbage planted in December has grown a lot, so we harvested one and tried it. Thanks to the fine netting, there are no insect ...

2024/04/18 07:30

CUTE FLOWERS OF MUBE (STAUNTONIA HEXAPHYLLA) ARE FULL BLOOMING (ムベの可愛らしい花が満開)

  Mube (Stauntonia hexaphylla) flowers are in full bloom in the reinforcing rod arch between the main garden and the bluebell garden. The ar...

2024/04/17 07:30

SHADE GARDEN IN MID-APRIL (四月中旬のシェードガーデン)

  The shade garden next to the garden room receives very little daylight, except in the mornings and evenings, as the garden room blocks the...

2024/04/16 07:30

LOOKING AROUND OUR GARDENS IN MID-APRIL: AZALEAS AND BLUEBELLS (四月中旬の庭の見回り、ツツジとブルーベル)

  Today we will show you the route through the western end of the main garden, behind the brick wall and through to the bluebell garden. 今日は...

2024/04/15 07:30

DARK PURPLE AKEBIA FLOWERS (アケビの濃い紫色の花)

  Last year, we built a fence for the clematis and the akebia using welded wire mesh along the walls of the house. The clematis bloomed beau...

2024/04/14 07:30

FIRST PICKINGS OF SWISS CHARD THIS SEASON (今年最初のスイスチャードの収穫)

  The Swiss chard growing with the cabbage in the pentagonal raised beds in the potager has grown and started to be picked. We immediately h...

2024/04/13 07:30

WHITE FLOWERS IN OUR GARDENS (庭で咲いている白い花たち)

  March to May is the best time of year for gardens. It is exciting to be out in the garden. Today I would like to show you some of the whit...

2024/04/12 07:30

OPEN GARDEN in 2024 （令和6年オープンガーデン）

  This year's Open Garden of our Petit English Garden will be held on the 11th and 12th of May.  The garden is open from 10am to 4pm.  The e...

2024/04/11 07:30

BLUEBERRY HAS STARTED TO FLOWER (ブルーベリーが開花)

  In the garden, fruit trees are flowering one after another, starting with plum blossoms in March. Blueberries have also started to flower....

2024/04/10 07:30

REMOVAL OF CENTRAL FLOWERBED IN PROGRESS: RELOCATION OF OBELISK (中央花壇撤去作業は進行中：オベリスクの移設)

  The removal of the central flower bed is progressing slowly. The obelisk has now been relocated. This obelisk is made of aluminium and has...

2024/04/08 07:30

PRUNING BOXWOOD HEDGES IN SPRING (セイヨウツゲの生垣の春剪定)

  Many new shoots have grown on boxwood in the Potager. Some of them are starting to harbour pests (boxwood moth larvae), so we have pruned ...

2024/04/06 07:30

ROCKET-SHAPED PERENNIAL BUDBURST (ロケット形の多年草の芽吹き)

  In March, rocket-shaped shoots grow gnarled out of the soil. Those who have never seen them before are a little surprised at their odd sha...

2024/04/04 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: April Rain to Nurture Plants and Trees

  今日の動画：草木を育てる四月の雨 ブログランキングへクリック Click to English Garden Blog Ranking にほんブログ村 Another English Garden Ranking

2024/04/03 17:14

CHINESE QUINCE HAS STARTED TO FLOWER (カリンが開花)

  The quince is a fruit tree that produces many lovely dark pink flowers around the time of cherry blossom. The contrast between the vibrant...

2024/04/02 07:30