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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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...
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,...
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
Acanthus mollis is a perennial herb known for its beautifully shaped foliage and distinctive flowers. The above-ground parts die back in s...
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
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
TODAY'S VIDEO CLIP: Wild Radish Flower and Decommissioned Fishing Vessel
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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...
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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...
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
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...
