裏庭の丸い芝生を中心に～
シーズンが短く厳しい環境のコロラドでは特に木々の成長が遅く、たとえば西海岸と比べると半分くらいの大きさ、そしてそこまで育つのにも倍の年月がかかります
Our round lawn in the back yard~
Because of our short growing season and harsh climate, out trees' growing rate is very slow.
It takes twice as long as... say, West Coast? And almost always much smaller.
芝生部分は緑のじゅうたんのつもりですよ （笑
芝は一番水分が必要なので最小限に
I thought I would place a green rug in my garden. tee-hee
The Lawn requires the most water, so I've made the lawn area as small as I could.
左側には犬の小路に通じる小さなゲートがあります
To the left, I have a small gate which leads you to a dog path.
カモミールの茂る犬の小路に今年初めてこんな寄せ植えをふたつ置いてみました
I have placed two containers here among the chamomiles this year.
つる物が伸びてくれずあまりインパクトが無かった・・
来年はここにもお野菜を植えようかな
The vine didn't grow according to my plan, and I don't see much impact...
I may plant more vegetables in these containers next year.
芝生の奥がポタジェ、もうすぐニンニク収穫です
紫蘇も大きくなってきましたよ、それから、エディブル・マリーゴールドも
Behind the lawn is my potager area. The garlic are almost ready for the harvest!
The perilla or shiso plants are growing well and so are the edible gem marigolds.
そして右側には池があります
毎年この池のポンプ隠しの石の裏でたくさんのトンボが脱皮します
今日きれいなアオイトトンボも見ました
To the right, we have a pond.
We have many dragonflies molt underneath the flagstone (which hides a pump) every year.
I saw a pretty blue one today.
そうそう、コロラドにはホタルがいません、ご存知でした？
そのお話は後日にでも・・
どうぞ楽しい週末を！
By the way, did you know that we don't have fireflies here in Colorado?
Another story another time...
Have a nice weekend!
追記：
うちの小さな、小さな丸い芝生
ETA;
Our small small round lawn.
