We had our first frost yesterday morning and I enjoyed a few moments in the garden inspecting the changes. It’s much later than usual.
In previous years our first frost has always been during the first week of October.
In the pond Iris pseudacorus has become brown and limp but there is beauty in the frosted leaves I think. There are plenty of fresh young wild flowers in the saturated meadow including buttercups, daisies and cow parsley.
In the Bluebell Wood the fallen leaves are outlined with a ring of frosty icing and the ivy – hardy Hedera helix is alive and vigorous despite the cold.
There were plant skeletons in the gravel Garden too. These were not frosted as they grow close to the house in a sheltered pocket.
Here are the spidery remains of Euphorbia characias, a single foxglove stalk with decaying seed pods, the scented remains of Lavender flower stalks and delicate looking heads of Bronze Fennel.
At last the rain has stopped so I’m gathering fallen leaves again!
Have you had frost in your garden yet? Gillian 🙂
I am linking up with Judith at Lavender Cottage Gardening today for Mosaic Monday.
Why not pop along to see what’s happening elsewhere in the world?
Lovely images, the frosty shots are just amazing. Well done! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Thanks very much Eileen.
Wow. Gorgeous photos!
Thanks very much Debra.
I’m so glad you saw the beauty in frosted leaves and took the time to photo them.
I made a point of taking some photos early on before everyone else was up and about!
There’s nothing prettier than the added lacy edges of leaves a frost creates. I love the structure of the fennel seed head, much like the Queen-Annes-Lace throughout my butterfly garden.
We had a frost back in November but are in an unusually mild spell right now when the ground should be frozen and covered with snow.
Fennel is gorgeous… I grow the Bronze one which I would describe as deep purple really.
No sadly not. Just rain rain and more rain. Brown mess everywhere :(love your pictures
Thanks Dorris. Sorry you have had so much rain!
These are gorgeous shots of your frost and declining garden…I love this time of the year as we notice those small details.
Thanks very much Donna. Seasonal changes are what I love most about gardening I think. And you are quite right, winter gives us the opportunity to spot lovely details.
Enjoyed your photos,thanks.
Thanks very much!
Your photos are so pretty, Gillian. Frost certainly highlights the beauty of the natural world. Our first frost was ages ago, although we’ve had very mild weather in December.
Thanks very much Eliza. It’s very mild here now too.