[MikeHardman]

John - I have the impression M. alba does more of a cream thing, but that's largely based on a bonsai I used to grow in the UK. I have certainly seen some solid yellow-coloured M. trees round about Cyprus, but I have not stopped to identify the species.

Pistacia's are continuing to colour-up here. Photo 1.
And Platanus are adding to the palette down in the valley, contrasting with the rich green of the citrus groves. Photo 2.

[Alisdair]

Round us in Greece the white mulberry just looks drab and sere as leaf fall approaches - some of the people who grow it for shade give it its severe annual pruning just before autumn, but that's perhaps more for convenience than aesthetics.

[JTh]

It’s a long time since anybody commented on autumn colours,  we visited the Holomonda mountains yesterday; I have a couple of photos which show that the colours are changing here as well. Maybe not as spectacular as in more northern climates, but quite nice.

These are taken at around 1000 m above sea level, in the first one, mount Athos can be seen in the haze in the background.

[Alisdair]

Nice, Jorun! Down in the Peloponnese at that sort of height those colours don't usually come in until around the turn of the year.
Here's an alternative sort of autumn colour - part of our pumpkin and winter squash crop this year. We put them out like this for people to see as they pass down our lane, and on the last weekend in October with our neighbour (who also grows them) we have a roadside charity stall to sell some of them.
The second little group chatting together are Blue Hubbard, Green Hubbard and Red Hubbard:

[Alice]

For a moment, Alisdair, I thought your impressive stack of pumpkins was grown in the Peloponnese - until I saw the telltale sign of the wet paving...

[Alisdair]

Well spotted, Alice: at least it brings a welcome spot of mediterranean colour into our soggy autumn Sussex 

[JTh]

A nice display, Alisdair, I was surprised at first as well, understanding that this was in the Peloponnese.

[Umbrian]

Three subjects that give autumn colour and that I find very useful and rewarding in the garden are Hydrangea quercilfolia, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides and Viti vinifera "Purpurea". The Hydrangea appreciates  some summer shade to prevent the beautifully shaped leaves becoming prematurely withered and merely going brown. The Ceratostigma is undemanding and its bright blue flowers provide a splash of fresh colour later in the summer when other subjects are getting tired following up with some subtle autumn colour. The Vitis is rewarding from spring to autumn with the added bonus of plentiful, if small ,grapes. In early spring the beautifully shaped young leaves are downy in texture and a smokey grey/green in colour. These mature to a mid green and then colour magnificently in late summer/early autumn ranging from fiery red, through deep maroon and purple. Unfortunately I was too late to photograph mine this year but am posting 'photos of the other two.

[Umbrian]

Seems as if my 'photos did not attach themselves  - will have another try

[Hilary]

Near Iliokastro, Argolida, Greece
A vineyard
A freshly ploughed field

[hughjackman]

Could the lack of colour be due to the very short winter experienced around the Med? Autumn has hardly finished before signs of spring are eagerly appearing.

andy

[John J]

On the way back from the MGS AGM in Ischia we stopped off to visit a friend outside Rome and she took us to the garden of an Italian Architetto, Marco Mariani. This tree stood out from the rest with its brilliant autumn colours. For more about Marco see www.marcomarianiarchitetto.it.

[Hilary]

last weekend in Sparta I had the chance to see these two trees with their autumn colour

Broussonetia papyrifera and Koelreuteria paniculata

[Fermi]

This has been a good year for autumn colour. Here's some of the Chinese Pistachio in the garden
cheers
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[Fermi]

Washington Thorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum, in autumn colour - unfortunately no berries as the birds finish them off before they even turn red! 
cheers
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