In some ways autumn is even more scenic than summer as the shades of green turn to fiery red, orange and yellow ahead of "the fall" as the Americans aptly call it.
 A good example of what I mean is this Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) climbing the side of a Victorian house in Hertfordshire. Virginia Sprinter might be a better name. The author of this diary can confirm how fast it grows because every December he cuts it back to ground level at this very house! The photo above shows a year's growth.
 Another fiery customer is Stag's Horn Sumach (Rhus typhina) which blazes away in the back garden here in London...