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Kayleigh Dray

I'm a gardens editor, and these are the best trees to plant for autumn colour in a blaze of dazzling shades

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Trying to decide the best trees to plant for autumn colour? You're not alone; whether you call it Gilmore Girls time, or you're more of a 'Meg Ryan stomping through the leaves of Central Park with a pumpkin under her arm' kind of person, the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is well and truly upon us.

It's an exciting time, particularly in terms of autumn garden prep, as there are vegetables to harvest, bird feeders to set up, and spring bulbs to plant en masse, ready for the new year (personally, I find there's more to do in the garden over the autumn than all the other seasons put together).

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