Flames and fireworks — Hawthorn and Ivy
The garden is slowing down, and the colours of autumn are now a dazzling spectacle. The inspirational duo for me today is the hawthorn and ivy — both sharing a hedgerow like the perfect pair. While the hawthorn is retreating, its leaves turning blush red and russet orange, the ivy seems just beginning — autumn’s handover from fire to evergreen. The hawthorn’s leaves look like small flames surrounding an explosion of fireworks that are the ivy’s flower. It’s this bold, rich, grounding mass of colour of the hawthorn, contrasting vividly with the ivy’s pale golden, creamy yellow buds, that steal the show for me. And it’s only then do I notice the bees foraging on the nectar-laden October harvest.
Colour palette
Blushing red, fiery orange, amber
Glossy dark green, deep forest green, occasional emerald highlights
Golden yellows, muted ochres, soft browns, beige and cream
Shapes
Flames and fireworks!
Garden Regeneration 
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