Branch lopping - 11 (枝落とし)

I did branch lopping this cycad last Sunday.
Here is the lopping last year.

Before lopping


After lopping
There were a World in the Cycad four years ago.

Branch Lopping - 10 (枝落とし)

This is Mayumi which I lopped last Sunday.

Before branch lopping


After branch lopping
It's fully unclothed also.

Branch Lopping - 9 (枝落とし Strip Naked 丸裸)

This is the sakaki plant which I lopped yesterday.
Here is the sakaki on this March.


Before branch lopping


After branch lopping
榊, Sakaki is Japanese name.

Branch Lopping - 7, - 8 (枝落とし)

These plants are before branch lopping.

Left plant is the Japanese pepper, right one is the Japanese beautyberry.


After branch lopping today


Getting ready for the winter!

Branch Lopping - 6 - (Edaotoshi 枝落とし)

I did branch lopping this orange osmanthus today.
Here is the story of th tree.


Before Lopping





After Lopping

#71 Chrysanthemum

This scene is the sane as last year.







But there were many Marigold at the area three years ago.

Branch Lopping - 5 (Edaotoshi 枝落とし）

I lopped this persimmon today.

This persimmon is before lopping.

These are cut branches.

And it's after lopping.
Here is last year lopping of the persimmon.

The first frost of the season on only my car's windshield

The frost swooped down only my car this morning.

And said to me "Good Morning".

I said "Good Morning".
There is no frost around the car.
Here is the first frost three years ago.
At that time, the frost covered large areas of our garden.

Trimming holly olive

I trimmed two holly olives yesterday.

Before trimming #1 holly olive



After trimming the #1





Before trimming #2 holly olive



After trimming the #2

The last harvest of vegetable in our garden.

The shishito is last harvest of vegetable in our garden this year.

The green pepper. Shishito entertained us with that every year.

The shishito grew at this area with the watermelon and cucumber.

Landscape Planning - 5

Four plants were added in here.

Landfill and Fagot

This is the dig pit which is landfilled by kitchen garbage, plant, weed, leaves and cut branches.


This is fagot which I lopped in our garden.

I can use them as stick for barbecue.

Here is a place for kitchen garbage place.


Now It has big space for kitchen garbage.

Branch Lopping - 4 (Edaotoshi 枝落とし)

The both tree are American Cherry.

Here is American Cherry-2 last year.

Here is American Cherry-1 last year.

Branch Lopping - 3 (Edaotoshi 枝落とし）

I lopped this Evergreen magnolia last Sunday.

Here is last year lopping of this plant.

Here is the plant two years ago.

Here is the plant four years ago.

Branch Lopping - 2 (Edaotoshi 枝落とし)

Here is lopped peach last year.

We expect beautiful flower and sweet fruit next year also.

Many insects expect that too.

Branch Lopping - 1 (Edaotoshi 枝落とし)

I lopped a Chinese trumpet creeper today.


The Chinese trumpet creeper was lopped last year also.

Here is the plant three years ago.

Dig a Pit

I dug this pit yesterday.

It took two months.

I will dump cut branches, dead leaves and kitchen garbage.

#70 Saffron Crocus (サフラン)

We could see then at here last year.

It's the same as last year.

#69 Cineraria (Unexpected Flower-2)

May be. the flower's name is Cineraria.

It's first time to see them in our garden.

We are forgeting something about the plant.