Petit English Garden

THE FIRST FLOWERS OF WATERLILIES (睡蓮の一番花)

  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...

2025/05/30 07:30

WHITE ASTILBE WITH NASTURTIUM (ナスタチウムと白のアスチルベ)

  Nasturtiums and astilbe, growing in a small raised bed next to the terrace,  are in bloom. The nasturtiums have yellow and orange flowers,...

2025/05/29 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Deadheading Rosa Angela

  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

2025/05/28 07:30

ACANTHUS MOLLIS (アカンサスモリス)

  Acanthus mollis is a perennial herb known for its beautifully shaped foliage and distinctive flowers. The above-ground parts die back in s...

2025/05/27 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Birdsong Between the Rains and Then It Rains Again

  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

2025/05/25 07:30

PURE WHITE CALLA ON A MORNING AFTER RAIN (雨上がりの朝、純白のカラー）

  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...

2025/05/24 07:30

YESTERDAY-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW , BLOOMING IN TWO COLOURS (二色で咲くニオイバンマツリ)

  Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow is an aromatic flowering shrub. The flowering was a little late this year, but it started flowering at once a...

2025/05/23 07:30

PRETTY STRAWBERRY SAXIFRAGE FLOWRES (可憐なユキノシタの花)

  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 ...

2025/05/21 07:30

ROSES IN THE SIDE YARD GARDEN (横庭のバラたち)

  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...

2025/05/20 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Catmint Flowers in the Blue Border

  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

2025/05/19 07:30

ROSES IN THE RAIN (雨に濡れるバラたち)

  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...

2025/05/18 07:30

THE GARDEN AT DUSK (夕暮れの庭)

  The weather forecast is for cloudy and rainy weather for a while, so I filmed this dusk scene before the rain drooped the branches of the ...

2025/05/17 07:30

BEAUTIFUL REDDISH PURPLE COLOUR OF BABIANA (バビアナの美しい赤紫色)

  Babiana is a bulbous plant, which starts to flower in late April. It is a little cold hardy and its foliage can be damaged in cold winters...

2025/05/16 07:30

GARDENS IN THE MORNING SUN (朝日がさす庭)

  I woke up early in the morning and went out into the gardens. As it gradually gets brighter and the sun peeks out from the eastern sky and...

2025/05/15 07:30

COMPOST BIN IN THE ROSE SEASON (バラの季節のコンポスト容器)

  The roses start to bloom en masse and gradually more flowers fall. The scattered flowers are collected and placed in compost bins, a beaut...

2025/05/14 07:30

SWEET SCENTED HONEYSUCKLE (甘い香りのスイカズラ)

  Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is a sweet-smelling flowering vine. It is native to the mountains of Japan. It is attracted to th...

2025/05/13 07:30

THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR OPEN GARDEN 2025 (2025年オープンガーデンご来園に感謝)

  Thank you for coming to our open garden last weekend. We had a lot of old friends and colleagues, as well as gardening enthusiasts and nei...

2025/05/12 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: The First Day of Open Garden 2025

  今日の動画：2025年オープンガーデン1日目 すべて見せます 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 G...

2025/05/10 21:00

PREPARING FOR STORM THE DAY BEFORE OPEN GARDENS

  Strong wind and rain were forecast the day before the open garden, so measures were taken to prevent the plants from falling over in the p...

2025/05/09 07:30

BRICK WALL CLIMBING ROSES WAITING FOR THE SHOW TO START (出番を待つレンガ塀のつるバラ)

  It was raining on 6 May, a few days before the open garden. The roses on the brick wall are blooming and wet from the rain. There are also...

2025/05/08 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: 5 May, Gardens Before Sunrise

  今日の動画：オープンガーデン直前、日の出前の庭 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 R...

2025/05/06 07:30

ECHIUM CANDICANS ATTRACTS FLOWER BEES (エキウムに集まるハナバチたち)

  Echium candicans is a perennial herb native to the Madeira Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. In our garden, it grows large next to the upper ...

2025/05/05 07:30

CLEMATIS TAKASE IN THE SIDE YARD (横庭に咲くクレマチス高瀬）)

  Clematis ‘Takase’ has started to flower on the welded wire mesh installed on the side yard garden wall. Some clematis have died from expos...

2025/05/04 07:30

THE SEASON OF SWEET-SMELLING JASMINE (甘い香りのジャスミンの季節)

  Hagoromo jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) is an aromatic vine with white flowers from pink buds in early summer.  We have it growing in our g...

2025/05/03 07:30

TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Wild Radish Flower and Decommissioned Fishing Vessel

  今日の動画：ハマダイコンと廃船 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

2025/05/02 07:30

BEAUTIFUL PURPLE OF HYACINTH ORCHID (紫蘭の美しい紫)

  Shiran ('purple orchid' in Japanese) or hyacinth orchid is a type of orchid native to Japan, which is easy to grow and can be propagated b...

2025/05/01 07:30