公園はすっかり新緑の季節です。
The fresh leaves of deciduous trees in the park are at their most beautiful this time of the year.
The Japanese maple tree with red leaves against the background of green trees makes a nice contrast.
カップ状のを横から見るとカワイイ野ばらのよう。
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うちではブラックベリーのナバホが咲き始めました。年々株が太ってきて、今では根元近くの太さが私の手首くらいあります。もう立派な「木」のようです。ただし管理は２年草の扱いで、去年の夏に出てきた今ある地上部は、夏に収穫が終わり次第根元で切ってしまいます。その頃には既に来年用の太いシュートが出ているので、最も勢いのある２本だけ残して、後続のシュートはその都度除去しています。
My blackberry, Navaho from the US, has started to bloom. The plant's roots are now so established that the shoots that come out every summer are getting larger every year. So, I keep just 2 shoots for the following year, and remove any following shoots during the rest of the summer. By the time I harvest all the berries, new shoots for the next year will have come out and I cut down the old ones from last year, on which berries had been growing.
花びらは基本的に５枚のようですが、中には二重のような咲き方もあります。
Some of the flowers have many petals, instead of the usual 5.
花の色は普通は白ですが、咲き始めはピンクのもあります。
And, some of them are pink instead of white.
A cup shaped pink flower looks like a pretty wild rose.
第一花の後ろには蕾が控えています。
私の大、大好きなハンザも咲き始めました。ハンザは全部で３本ありますが、これは一番最後に取り寄せた株で、鉢植えで管理。他の２本はナバホの両側、下のほうで何とか生きています。
My favourite Hanza has started to flower. I love this variety best of all, even though I admit that there are countless rose varieties in this world with more beautiful looking flowers. I have two more of this Hanza, growing on either side of the Navaho blackberry.
ハンザの花の形は、幼いうちは同一の株でも不安定で季節や気温によってバラバラです。でも、どんなにブサイクな咲き方でも、この品種が最高。
This plant is still young, so the shape of the flower can vary depending on the time of the year or the temperature at the time of opening. Whatever shape it takes, I love this variety best.
Flower buds waiting for their turn behind the first flower.
