Autumn colours start to glow in Mid Sussex

AUTUMN colours are starting to glow in Mid Sussex.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Oct 2013, 16:43 BST
PICTURE BY JIM HOLDEN 07590 683036 For Kew at WakehurstPICTURE BY JIM HOLDEN 07590 683036 For Kew at Wakehurst
PICTURE BY JIM HOLDEN 07590 683036 For Kew at Wakehurst

This spectacular display of autumn colour pictured by Jim Holden at Wakehurst Place, near Ardingly follows this year’s hot summer - with North American birches and maples opening the show and Japanese maples resplendent in golds and reds.

Experts forecast that the combination of a long, dry summer, followed by cooler temperatures in September, means colours should be particularly intense this year.Displays can also be seen at other gardens,including Nymans and Sheffield Park.