Alocasia odora is an evergreen perennial herb of the Araceae family, with leaves that look like they could be used as an umbrella when lar...
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SNOWFLAKE FLOWERS IN SPRING GARDEN (春の庭のスノーフレーク)
Snowflake is one of the most typical spring-flowering bulb plants. Its very pretty little flowers are very popular. It is almost disease a...
YOUNG WILD CHERRY TREE IN BLOOM (山桜の若木が開花)
On the slope between the main garden and the potager there used to be a large wild cherry tree with white flowers. It used to bloom very b...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Cherry Blossom Lights Up at Night Again
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Plum flowers are blooming at the far left of the main garden. The pure white flowers and yellow-green leaves are very beautiful together. ...
TETE-A-TETE AND MUSCARI ARE BLOOMING (テータテートとムスカリが咲いています)
The tête-à-tête is a small yellow daffodil with very pretty flowers. I have been growing them in pots for a long time. It is one of the fl...
SUNRISE ON THE DUST AND SANDSTORM (黄砂の日の出)
Yellow dust has been flying in from mainland China since yesterday, making the sky a little yellow and hazy. The sunrise is not so dazzlin...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: THE POTAGER GARDEN ON 22 MARCH
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TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: THE BLUEBELL GARDEN ON 22 MARCH
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TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: THE MAIN GARDEN ON 22 MARCH
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HARDENBERGIA FLOWERS BROUGHT SPRING (ハーデンベルギアが春を連れてきた)
The Hardenbergia flowered about a month later than usual. We had different coloured varieties growing on either side of the arbour seat, b...
CAMELLIAS IN THE SIDE YARD GARDEN (横庭に咲く椿たち)
The camellia trees, which were hidden and difficult to see by the white wooden fence, can now be seen clearly with the removal of the fenc...
PANSIES TO BRIGHTEN UP THE GARDEN (パッと庭を明るくするパンジー)
For the past few years, pansies have been growing in large terracotta pots in front of the brick wall during this season. The brightly col...
DOUBLE AND SINGLE HELLEBORES (八重と一重のクリスマスローズ)
The winter has been colder than usual and the hellebores are in full bloom about three weeks later than usual. The potted double Christma...
SPRING HAS SPRUNG WITH NEW BUDS (新芽が芽吹く春の庭)
The cold winter, rare in recent years, is finally coming to an end. In the gardens, deciduous trees are beginning to bud. In the main gard...
SOWING ENDANGERED LILY SEEDS (絶滅の危機のカノコユリの種まき)
At the Annual General Meeting of the Reiwa Open Garden, a member gave us a pamphlet about the Kanoko-yuri (Lilium speciosum) and its seeds...
PALE PINK JAPANESE APRICOT (淡いピンクの梅の花)
In the bluebell garden, a little later than last month's white Japanese apricot (Kizanhaku), the pale pink Japanese apricot (Bungo Ume) ca...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Shining Sea of Early Spring
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NEW FAKE WINDOWS ON THE METAL STORAGE SHED (物置の新しいニセの窓)
Fake windows on the storage shed were made eight years ago . They were badly damaged and difficult to repair. So we decided to make new wi...
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Alocasia odora is an evergreen perennial herb of the Araceae family, with leaves that look like they could be used as an umbrella when lar...
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...
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Herbs such as rosemary, lavender and mint are growing thick in the barb beds. Cherry sage has red flowers and rose geraniums are beginning...
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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...
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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,...
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Acanthus mollis is a perennial herb known for its beautifully shaped foliage and distinctive flowers. The above-ground parts die back in s...
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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...
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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...
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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...
