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Brilliant autumn colour

Mild weather throughout September and October delayed the beautiful autumn colours we all look forward to this time of year, and although a week or so behind, the brilliant yellows, oranges and reds of deciduous trees, shrubs and perennials have finally arrived!

Here are just some of the spectacular plants putting on a show at the moment. 

 

Brilliant autumn colour

Brilliant autumn colour

Liriodendron tulipifera


Brilliant autumn colour

Brilliant autumn colour

Vitis vinifera 'Spetchley Red'


 

Brilliant autumn colour

Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'


Brilliant autumn colour

Brilliant autumn colour

Taxodium distichum


Brilliant autumn colour

Brilliant autumn colour

Pseudolarix amabilis (golden larch)


Brilliant autumn colour

Brilliant autumn colour

Euonymus europaeus

 

Brilliant autumn colour

Acer capillipes

 

Brilliant autumn colour

Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent'

 

 

Read on- Perennials for Great Autumn Colour


Brilliant autumn colour


Brilliant autumn colour

Comments (5)

Thank you for the wonderful photos, ideas and guidance on plants to choose for our gardens. It's absolutely invaluable.
Jane Martin | 20/11/2023
Thank you so much for bringing such breathtakingly beautiful pictures of Autumn 🍂 to us.
Jennifer Choudhury | 19/11/2023
Such a fantastic website and Thankyou for sharing and inspiring with such wise knowledge.
Heading over to NZ again in January and shall think of Beth and Christo when I glaze over taking in the beauty of lupins and dry river beds.
Caroline moore | 19/11/2023
Spectacular!
Esther Coles | 19/11/2023
How I enjoyl your prose descriptions and resumes and how I have enjoyed the photosof autumncolour. The long andrelatively warm autumn willmake thewinterseemshorter but wehave the dreaded Jan/Febtocomeandpleasekeeponwriting.Thank you.
Margaret Crabtree | 19/11/2023
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