European Gardening: Autumn colours, 1 by philomel

philomel wrote:
Here on the chalk of Kent we don't always have very brilliant autumn colours - I understand they tend to be better on acid soils.
This year though they're wonderful. This patch of Viburnum, Betula, Cornus etc is on a site where I've been monitoring dormice. I've also noticed the new plantings along the verges are glowing this year. A bit of thought and some native sp plantings by the landscapers are really beginning to pay off!

How are the colours your way?