Email from Yokohama
October 2008
by Alex Endo

Hi friends,

There are several eucalypt trees in my garden. However, as my garden is very small, I have to cut off eucalyptus branches frequently. I cut some eucalyptus “sideroxylon” the other day.

I reuse these branches in my gardening. I have paved Australian bricks in the terrace. I arranged the branches of the eucalyptus as a point of the accent. The grain of the eucalyptus harmonizes with Australian brick very beautifully.  

When the autumn equinox passed, it became suddenly cool in Japan. The bottle brush, Grevillea "moonlight", Grevillea "Robyn Gordon" are in blossom in my garden at this time. I cut the flowers and arranged them in the vase, and I appreciate these Australian flowers in my living room. These flowers are still very new in Japan.

See you Next month,

Alex

Readers may be interested to know that Alex was recently interviewed about Australian plants on Japanese radio. During the interview he played Waltzing Matilda on his violin.