親は紅白の咲き分けでも、子は濃い赤の枝垂れ桃

　植物には突然変異があることを実感してます。あるいは分離の法則でしょうか。この蕾を持った小さい枝垂れ桃の親は源平枝垂れです。つまり親は紅白で咲きます。しかし、この子供に白い花はなく、濃い赤のみの咲く枝垂れ桃で生まれました。

　こんな植物でも自身ではどうにもならない運命があります。枝垂れ具合もよく、貴重なので大切に育てます。昨年も少し咲きましたが、真っ赤なので遠くからも皆さんによく見えるでしょう。実は少し傾いてるので、ご覧の通り、紐で引っ張ってます。お近くの方は見にいらしてください。お茶をお入れいたします。駐車場完備。

　この場所は以前に鳩舎があった所ですから、同じ生物同士で突然変異が起こるのでしょう。レース鳩も時に親とは異なる羽色やレース成績を上げる突然変異や隔世遺伝による子供が生まれます。

 I realize that plants have mutation. Or is it the law of separation? The parent of this small weeping peach was a Genpei bicolored weeping peach. In other words, parent blooms in red and white. However, this child had no white flowers and was born of a weeping peach with only dark red flowers.

 Even such a plant is destined to be helpless by herself. The weeping shape is fantastic, so it is precious, therefore I will carefully raise it. It bloomed a little last year, but it's bright red, so it can be seen well from a distance. Actually, it's tilted a little, as you see, so I'm pulling it with a string. If you are near, please visit me. I will make tea for you with playing piano. Equipped with parking lot.

 Since this place used to be a pigeon loft, mutations may occur between the same living things. Racing pigeon also sometimes was born by mutation and atavism such as different feather colors and race results than her parents.

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球根植物が持つ永遠の生命力に感銘

【拡大してご覧ください。】

　さて、この３つの芽は何でしょう。昨年、開花したこの植物は遠方から見て、花が大きく黄色くて凄く目立ち驚きましたが、今春、ご覧の通り、茶色の皮をかぶった芽が３つ出ました。このように芽が出てくると植物には永遠性あることが感じられます。

　人間も生まれ変わるかの如く、新鮮な気持ちで春を迎え、１年を計画し、過せたら素晴らしいと思います。日に日に背が伸びて、まるで、この世を珍しそうに見てる感じです。果たして１日に何㎝伸びるでしょう。この植物はユリです。

 Now, tell me about these three buds? This plant which bloomed last year, was very noticeable because the flowers were large and yellow when we viewed from a distance, but as you can see, three brown-skinned buds appeared this spring as well. When the buds come out like this, we heel that the plant has eternity.

 If human beings were reborn, it would be great to plan a year and spend in the spring with a fresh feeling. As she grow taller day by day, she seems to look rarely at the world. How many centimeters will it grow in a day? This plant is a lily.

今日から３月、植物はいよいよ開花の準備に

　この植物は何でしょう。実はこれは花の蕾でなく、これから先ず枝ができ、その後に丸い蕾が出て来ます。花は直径１０㎝ほどの大輪で、色彩は多様です。私の庭では紅白の絞り、ピンク、紫、黄色の４種が咲きます。

　実は、昨年この植物の根元に子供が生れたので昨年の秋に親から分離し独立させました。果たして上手く育つでしょうか。毎朝、私はたっぷり水を与えてます。ところで、世の中には豪華という言葉があります。この花は誠に豪華で人間の目を惹きつけます。答えは牡丹です。

　今日から３月です。植物の活動に負けず、私も目標に沿って地道に読書を続けたい。今日は新たに出版された日英対照の「天声人語」を本屋で購入します。

 Please tell me the name of this plant. Actually, this is not a flower bud, but a branch will be formed first, and then a round bud will come out. This flowers are large about 10 cm in diameter, and there are a variety of colors. In my garden, they will bloom four kinds, such as dappled red and white, pink, purple and yellow.

 Acturely their children were born at the root of the plants last year, so I separated it from the parents and made it independent last autumn. Will it grow up well? Every morning I give plenty of well water. By the way, there is a word "luxury" in the world. This flower is truly gorgeous and eye-catching. The plant is peony.

 It's March from today. I will keep reading in line with my purpose without losing the activity of plants. Today, I will buy the newly published "Tensei Jingo" in Japanese and English version at the bookstore.

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植物の育て方に共通する人間の教育

　７～８年前に前橋花木センターで手に入れたご覧の「源平しだれ桃」は、購入時の樹形のまま大きく成長し、毎春４月に紅白の花を開花させてます。これは植木職人が幼木のとき、観賞に値するように紐でしばり型を造りました。

　私はこの花桃を見て、植物の育て方は人間の教育に似てると感じてます。若木のときに余分な芽を摘み、良い方向に幹や枝を導けば、植物は見事な樹形に成長します。同様に、人間の場合も幼児期から青年期まで良い教育を授かれば、生涯に亘り、心身共に輝く人物に成長するでしょう。

　現在、私は種から生えた数本の幼木を、見よう見まねで幹をくねらせ育ててます。近未来は個性ある姿の花桃がたくさん開花すると予想してます。お近くの方は見にいらしてください。

 The "Bicolored weeping peach" that I bought at Maebashi Flower Center 7 or 8 years ago, has grown large with the same shape as at the time of purchase. The red and white flowers bloom every spring in April. A professional gardener made it worthy of appreciative shape with tying by strings when it was a seedling.

 Looking at this flower peach, I feel that the way of growing plants is similar to human's education. If we pick extra buds when it is a young tree and guide the stems and branches in the right direction, the plant will be raised a wonderful shape. Similarly, if humans have a good education from early childhood to adolescence, he or she will grow into a brilliant figure in both physically and mentally throughout the life.

 Currently, I grow a few seedlings with twisting the trunk by imitating what the gardener did. I anticipate that many unique of flower peaches will bloom at my garden in the near future. If you are near, please visit me to appreciate them.

【写真は昨春、咲き始めの頃の源平しだれです。】

葉が紅葉しつつある中で狂い咲き・・これは目立つ

　庭の樹木は常緑樹を除いて、殆どが紅葉を過ぎ、落葉中であるのに、この雪柳は寒い中で紅葉しつつ狂い咲きしています。本来は５月に咲く筈なのにどうしたのでしょう。半年早く咲いてます。この雪柳は今は亡き父が半世紀以上前に植えました。

　コロナ禍で困窮してる人間世界を励ましてるのでしょうか。それとも前途に埒が明かない私に「もっと積極的に前進せよ。」と檄を飛ばしているのでしょうか。さて、今宵は焼き鳥を焼いて一杯を飲んで、私も雪柳に負けず、たまには狂い咲きしてみたい。

 Most of the trees in the garden, except for evergreens, have passed the autumn leaves and are deciduous, but this spirea is blooming unseasonably while its leaves are still autumnal tint in the cold. What happened when it was supposed to bloom in May? It blooms half a year early or late. This spirea was planted by my late father more than half a century ago.

 Is it encouraging the human being who is suffering from Covid19 misfortune? Or is it haranguing to me who has no idea about future, saying "Go ahead more aggressively." By the way, tonight I will bake chicken kebabs and drink whiskey of course thinking of you, then I want to bloom crazy the same as spirea.

初めて挿し木を試みる・・・果たして成長するか

　半世紀前に亡父が植えたツツジは今でも毎年５月に濃いピンクで咲いてます。植物とは言え、主亡き後も毎年、咲き続けるとは誠に不思議なことです。

　先日、私がそのツツジを剪定したら切り取った枝がたくさん出たので挿し木を試みてます。葉をかなり取り除きました。果たして根が出て成長するでしょうか楽しみです。

　植物には花を愛でるものと樹形を楽しむものがあります。ツツジは前者です。もし、挿し木の良さを習得できれば植物の種類を簡単に増やせるでしょう。温かな所で、適度に湿り気を与え大切に見守ります。人間とは、こんなことでも成長の楽しみがあります。

 Half a century ago, an azalea planted by my late father still blooms in deep pink every May. It is truly strange that it continues to bloom every year even after the death of her master.

 The other day, when I pruned the azalea, so there were a lot of cut branches, so I'm trying cutting. I removed a lot of leaves of it. I'm looking forward to growing the roots.

 Some plants are loved flowers and some enjoy tree shape. The azalea is the former. If I learn the goodness of cutting, I can easily increase the variety of plants in the garden. I will give a moderate amount of moisture and watch carefully in a warm place. Human being is looking forward to growing up even in this idea.

春～夏～秋に咲き続けるハイビスカス

　サルスベリは百日紅とも書き、確かに７月中旬から先日まで１００日咲き続け、長い期間と思いました。ところが、驚くことに一度枯れ始めたハイビスカスが５月に咲き始めて今日まで未だ咲いています。実に１８０日間も咲き続けています。

　春に化成肥料を施したら小さい木でしたが、ぐんぐん成長し、樹高も１ｍほどになりました。肥料がこの樹木に合っていたようです。しかも、２本もあります。今度は萎れさせないように温かな場所で冬を過ごさせます。

 Crape myrtle is also written as 100-day red in Chinese character, and it surely continued to bloom for 100 days from mid-July till recent day and I thought it was a long period. However, surprisingly, the hibiscus in the photo that had begun to die once, began to bloom in May and is still in bloom today. It has been blooming for 180 days.

 It was a small tree, and I had applied chemical fertilizer in the spring, so that it has grown steadily and the height of the tree has reached about 1 m. It seems that the fertilizer was suitable for this plant. Moreover, there are also two hibiscus. This time, it spends the winter in a warm place so as not to wither.

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今でも咲いてるハイビスカスとサルスベリ

　次第に本格的な秋になり、庭には落ち葉が増えてきました。ところが、ハイビスカスは勢いがよく、葉が大分黄色くなってるのにも関わらず、今朝も咲いてます。結局、半年間も咲いてます。このような植物は珍しいです。

　一方、百日紅は今日まで８０日間咲いてます。果たして文字通り１００日咲くでしょうか。このような永く咲く植物に肖り、私もこれから人生に咲かせたいものです。しかし、まだ、蕾にもなってない私です。

 It was gradually becoming a real autumn, and the number of fallen leaves was increasing in the garden. However, the hibiscus has a lot of momentum, and even though the leaves are mostly yellow, she is still in bloom this morning. After all, it has been blooming for half a year. Such plants are rare.

 On the other hand, the crape myrtle is in bloom for 80 days so far. Will it literally bloom for 100 days? I wish I had her longevity and would like to bloom a big flower named life. However, I haven't a bud yet.

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欅の巨樹から生命力を教わる

　ご覧の欅は倉賀野緑地の中央にあるもので、誠に大きく見事な風貌です。幹を触ると私はつい「てっぽう」をしてしまいます。これほど葉が多いと、我々の生命維持に欠くべからざる酸素をどれ程多く生産してるか計りしれません。

　ここは芝生が広がり、いつもきれいになってます。高崎市の公園緑地課が管理してます。小さな子供を思い切り運動させたいですが、実際には犬を連れた方々の交流の場になってます。この木が作る日陰もすごく広く、涼しいです。

 This zelcova tree you see is in the center of the Kuragano green park, and it looks really large and has a marvelous appearance. When I touch the trunk, I just push up named Teppo. With so many leaves, it is difficult to measure how much oxygen produces that is indispensable to sustain our lives.

 The lawn spreads out here and is always beautiful. It is managed by the Park and Greenery Division of Takasaki City. We would like to exercise our small children to the fullest, but actually it is a place for people's interact with their dogs. The shade made by this tree is also very wide and cool.

今夏は誠に樹勢のよいハイビスカス

　今夏はハイビスカスが次から次へと蕾を持ち、直径１０㎝ほどの大きな花が咲き続けてます。実は、今春、高さ２５㎝ほどの小さなハイビスカスに化成肥料を与えたところ、見る見るうちに成長を続け、今では１ｍ程の高さになってます。

　しかも、当初１本かと思っていたら、２本あり根分けしたら２本ともよく成長しました。肥料とはその植物に合うものと合わないものがあるようです。今の勢いでは秋になっても咲き続ける気配です。近くの方は見にいらしてください。お茶をお入れいたします。

 As you see, the hibiscus has buds one after another this summer, and a large flower with a diameter of about 10 cm continues to bloom. In fact, this spring, a synthesized fertilizer was applied to a small hibiscus with a height of about 25 cm, it continued to grow rapidly, and it is around 1 m now.

 Moreover, I thought it was one stump at the beginning, there were two, so I rooted out, both grew well. There seems that fertilizer fits a plant or not. With the current momentum, it seems to continue to bloom even in autumn. If you are near, please visit me and appreciate it. I will make tea for you.