Pandorea is an evergreen vine, a spotted variety with pink flowers, planted two years ago at the edge of a brick wall. It flowered a littl...
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AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED (嵐が過ぎ去ったあと)
台風10号が襲来 After Typhoon No. 10 (Shanshan) passed, some of the branches of the chaste trees have fallen over in the main garden. Some branch...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Sunset Rainbow (Typhoon was coming yesterday evening)
今日の動画:夕焼けの虹(台風が近づく昨夕)
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Preparing for Strong Typhoon Winds in the Garden
今日の動画:庭での台風の風対策 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 にほんブログ村 Potager Garden Ranking
MID-SUMMER PRUNING WORK (真夏の剪定作業)
In summer, there is pruning work to be done on fruit and flowering trees. This time we pruned pears. This is the pruning of new branches t...
RED ROSE SURVIVING IN EXTREME HEAT AND DROUGHT (猛暑と干ばつを生き抜く赤いバラ)
We grow climbing rose 'Cocktail' on both sides of the front of the Potager's She Shed (Maiden's Room). The branches that used to be traine...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: First Rain in Four Weeks
今日の動画:4週間ぶりの雨 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
TALL SUNFLOWER IN THE POTAGER (ノッポのひまわり)
A boy who lives next door gave me some sunflower seeds. So I sowed the seeds in a raised bed where I planted ginger. I chose one of the se...
ROSE-KILLING PESTS FEED ON ASPARAGUS (バラを枯らす害虫がアスパラガスを食害)
Some of the asparagus branches are dying and when I look at the ground edge of the branches, something is wrong. There is something like f...
In the main garden, we grow plants that look cool in summer with bright blue-coloured flowers, such as chaste tree and potato vine, but th...
PRUNING BEAR TOPIARY (クマのトピアリーの剪定)
The bear topiary I started making last autumn has been pruned back to shape as it has grown so many new shoots that its shape is becoming ...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Garden in Mid-August
今日の動画:お盆前の庭 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 にほんブログ村 Potager Garden Ranking
GARDENING JOB IN SUMMER FOR BLUEBELL (ブルーベルのための夏の庭仕事)
In the bluebell garden, the whitebells (Allium triquetrum) are in full bloom at the beginning of April, followed by the bluebells in full ...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Huis Ten Bosch in Mid-Summer
今日の動画:真夏のハウステンボス 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
WHITE LANTANA IN MID-SUMMER (真夏の白のランタナ)
The white lantana at the entrance to the Bluebell garden has been flowering all summer. It has been really hot, around 35°C all the time, ...
ANOTHER CULTIVAR OF CHASTE TREE HAS STARTED TO BLOOM (もう一つのセイヨウニンジンボク開花)
There are two varieties of the chaste tree in the garden. The variety where the central flower bed was located flowered the other day, and...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Marple's Gardening Job in Mid-Summer Potager Garden
今日の動画:マープルの真夏のポタジェの庭仕事 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 にほんブログ村 Potager Garden Ra...
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Pandorea is an evergreen vine, a spotted variety with pink flowers, planted two years ago at the edge of a brick wall. It flowered a littl...
The trailing abutilon is an evergreen shrub with a succession of red flowers on long, slender branches, giving the appearance of many hang...
今日の動画:ジャガイモの収穫 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 にほんブログ村 Potager Garden Ranking
Herbs such as rosemary, lavender and mint are growing thick in the barb beds. Cherry sage has red flowers and rose geraniums are beginning...
今日の動画:青の花壇のハナバチと野鳥のさえずり 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
As the rainy season approaches, the hydrangeas are beginning to bloom. At the upper entrance to the garden, a mixture of pale blues and p...
今日の動画:オフィスの一輪挿し 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
The rose season has flown by and the rainy season will soon be upon us. The garden is overflowing with lush greenery. The catmint flowers ...
Onions planted last autumn were harvested. They were bigger than expected. We also harvested beetroot and Swiss chard, which we had plante...
The small pond next to the blueberries was created using my late mother's nursing bathtub, which could be moved on castors. The first flow...
Nasturtiums and astilbe, growing in a small raised bed next to the terrace, are in bloom. The nasturtiums have yellow and orange flowers,...
今日の動画:バラのアンジェラの花がら摘み 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
Acanthus mollis is a perennial herb known for its beautifully shaped foliage and distinctive flowers. The above-ground parts die back in s...
今日の動画:雨の合間にウグイスのさえずり 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
It had rained a lot the day before and finally stopped in the morning. When I went out into the garden, the garden was soaking wet and the...
Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow is an aromatic flowering shrub. The flowering was a little late this year, but it started flowering at once a...
The Strawberry saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera) is now in bloom just in front of the gate at the bottom of the garden (in the colours of ...
The climbing roses in the side yard garden have flowered a little late and are now in full bloom. The pink rose is Mary Delaney and the ye...
今日の動画;青の花壇のキャットミントの花 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
It has rained and the garden is soaking wet. The roses are wet and heavy, drooping and looking down. Angela's petals are scattered all ove...
Alstroemeria psittacina, or New Zealand Christmas bell is a perennial herb native to South America, which blooms at this time of year with...
The dahlias have mainly been grown in the pentagonal raised bed in the potager, but the number of dahlias, of which there were three or fo...
In May, the sun shines in the main garden around 6am. Shortly before that time, the plants are moist and beautiful. See photos and videos ...
The potager is the first place in the garden where the morning sun shines. The garden is at its most beautiful around sunrise. Please have...
A strong wind blew and the roses on the brick wall were shaking a lot. Because they were only at the beginning of flowering, there were not ...
It rained from dawn to early morning on 6 May and the roses in the garden were soaking wet. The branches drooped under the weight of the rai...
Japanese star jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum) is an evergreen vine with white flowers in early summer. The five petals are attached in...
Acanthus is native to the Mediterranean and its beautiful leaf shape has become a motif in various art forms, but its flowers are also spe...
The bluebell garden turned blue with bluebell flowers in mid-April, but the leaves will soon wither away. Instead, the chameleon plant, wh...
At the end of May, the foxgloves are almost finished flowering and many seeds are maturing. The roses are also almost finished. The flax f...
Passion flower will be pleasing to the eye with new flowers every day from now on during the summer months. Each flower blooms for one day...
Artichoke flower buds have emerged again this year in corners of the garden. Behind the arbour sheet above the bluebell garden, there are ...
Following the beautifully blooming brick wall vine roses a step ahead, many of the shrub roses on the sleeper steps (Scarborough Fair, Leo...
The herb beds are lively in May. The pink flowers of rose geraniums are in profusion, accented by the bright red flowers of cherry sage an...
The pink rose on the brick wall is Gertrude Jekyll, which blooms a little earlier than the other roses. This year it had lots of buds and ...
Potatoes have started to flower in a raised bed with the standard rose in the potager. They are long, slender and overgrown, probably beca...
Last night, rain with strong winds scattered many petals of Angela, the pink rose on the arch. The pink petals on the ground look very bea...
The roses on the sleeper steps and at the white fence are just starting to come into their own. The branches of the roses that were in ful...
今日の動画:オープンガーデン二日目は雨で閉園 - 雨音だけの静かな庭 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 にほんブログ村 Potag...
Today was the first day of the open garden. The weather was pleasant, sunny and cloudy with light winds. This year we were able to welcome...