Stunning photos show one of Britain's finest private arboretums exploding with spectacular autumn color following a hot, dry summer.
Gardeners at Hergest Croft Gardens in Kington, Herefordshire, say they are enjoying the most dazzling autumn display in recent memory.
They revealed that flowers which usually bloom in May are still coming out, thanks to the warmest summer on record for the UK.
The 70-acre gardens are known as one of the most important horticultural sites in the country and one of the largest privately owned arboretums in the UK.
Head gardener Steve Lloyd said: "I've been here 45 years and we have rhododendrons coming out in October when they usually flower in May.
