Re: Autumn color in a Medit. climate

  Janet Smithen wrote:
 
>>After having raved on like this, it occurs to me that perhaps it's not
>>suitable or beautiful to try to promote alot of intense "continental
>>autumn color" in a Mediterranean climate. 
  
And Sean wrote: 

>What people seem to miss here is the massive amounts of autumn color
>found in other parts of the world.  It just isn't going to be here -
>get over it!  ;-)  


Come on, I almost don't know what you are referring about! Here we never get
anything like the colors in the eastern parts of the States. I've seen some
photos; but even in the cold, Northern, continental climate regions of Italy
they don't get colors like THAT. And, I would never think of introducing
them in my gardens, even if I could,  can you imagine a japanese maple
glowing with red foliage among phlomis and santolinas? (not that I don't
like red and grey, but the texture and shape of the leaves just don't match).
What I humbly meant was something more tailored to our needs, something that
would cast the occasional  Autumn accent among the general lush look of the
garden.
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