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These delicate trees are showing off their wonderful array of vivid colours. I'm a huge Acer fan and tried to introduce a whole glade of them into my garden.

When I planted a tiny pathetic offering in front of my kitchen window a few years ago...little did I know this little blighter would be the one to grow into a ten foot monster! Suffice it to say my kitchen is permanently in the dark and my wife has banned me from planting trees anywhere in the garden!

If you have any photos of examples of well meaning efforts from the male species...that don't always work out as planned...please make me feel better. cummings@bbc.co.uk