Garden Bloggers Foliage Day for January passed me by as we didn’t have internet access for 5 days. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or what, but we had a power cut the night before and found we couldn’t use our lap tops the next day. It was finally sorted yesterday, so I will now try to get up to date once more.
The ground is still absolutely sodden with all our rain, so I wasn’t able to go round the garden looking for interesting foliage, however we had a frost, so frosty leaves will have to do instead!
Frosty oak leaf.
Frosty ivy.
Darmera peltata.
Part Horse Chestnut leaf.
Cherry leaf with sharp teeth!
Another Cherry leaf.
Frosty conker.
My mosaic bird bath that I made at a Women’s Institute meeting. I must boil a kettle and thaw it out.
Not my usual offering Christina for GBFD, sorry about that, hopefully I will be back to normal for next month’s.
This is only the second frosty night that we have had, we really do need more to kill all the nasties off that might be lurking in the garden and to make trees and shrubs to flower properly later on this year, but I know I must be careful what I wish for!
Hi Pauline, There truly is beauty in everything if we’re looking for it and your pictures are proof. Who would think that a dried up cherry leaf could be so eye catching! Seems the whole world is having strange weather patterns. We finally got a snow storm. It really brightens the landscape. Especially when the sun shines on it.
Thank you Sally, I agree, there is beauty all round us, it is up to us to find it! Such lovely patterns are formed when everything is frosty and details are highlighted.
We have been watching the snow in America on our news, hope you stayed safe and warm.
I do love frosty leaf photos – it shows them off at their best I think.
What is the name of the lovely snowdrops in your header photo? I am trying to learn more about them.
The snowdrop in the header photo is Lapwing, it has increased really well and I think has lovely markings on its inner petals, I thoroughly recommend it!
I love the effect frost has on the leaves, but dare I say that we need more!
Your frosty is just as beautiful as when alive so I think you’ve provided an interesting variation for GBFD. I hope you didn’t loose any data when you lost power; we do depend on our technology so much now.
We’re not aware that we have lost any data Christina, I’m just so glad to be able to be in touch with everyone again!
We now have more rain forecast for the rest of the week, so more mud and sogginess! All the snow from America is on its way and will reach us tomorrow, but as rain not as snow!
Yes Pauline, please be careful what you wish for! Although it does seem we’re back to the wet and windy holding pattern, making the garden even soggier.
America’s snow reaches us tomorrow as yet more rain, when will it dry up?!
How right you are in being careful. After worrying that winter might not arrive at all, now we must worry that it won’t be too harsh or out stay its welcome. I love your frosty photos. What a wonder you captured with the cherry leaf!
I hope you weren’t caught up in the snowstorm that brought New York to a standstill Marian, do stay safe and warm!
I always seem to notice the “teeth” on the cherry in the autumn when I’m going round the garden photographing autumn tints, but I never seem to notice them at other times!
I think that we’ve only had four or five frosts so far this autumn/winter Pauline which is not good news for certain crops. I’m amazed that you still have conkers lying around – here the squirrels snaffled them up some time ago. Fabulous photos. I would like to see a defrosted version of your mosaic bird bath please 🙂
We have loads of conkers still around Anna, they are all now sprouting, so if I don’t want to live in a Horse Chestnut forest, I’ll have to move them! We haven’t seen as many squirrels about lately, just the odd one or two in the garden, they used to be here all the time.
I will take a photo of the bird bath for you as soon as it gets lighter!
we limped thru that – lost the internet. Our provider had a power failure and the modem needed re-establishing. And it sadly took us two days to work out what we had to do.
Next time … we won’t be so confuddled.
It is a pain when it happens Diana, you don’t realise how much you come to rely on it!
Ah yes….one must take care when wishing! I loved your frosty post, especially the cheery leaves, who knew their teeth were so sharp!
The rain and wind are coming tomorrow….how sick of rain I am too! Glad you got your internet back!xxx
I first noticed the “teeth” on the cherry leaves Dina, when taking close ups of the autumn tints. Even though I pass the little tree at the entrance to the garden most days, I don’t notice the details of the leaves, too busy rushing by!
The wind and rain have arrived, didn’t get much sleep last night with the wind howling round the house!
Lovely frosty images, the leaves are so interesting in detail, textures and many shade of brown and yet rarely noticed – more usually tidied away, in fact – so good go see them appreciated. We’re easily cut off here on the wooded valleys of the Welsh borders but I’d prefer that to another round with an impending storm. Fewer quirrels here too … what’s going on?
The borders that still hadn’t been tidied yielded plenty of frosty brown leaves Kate, it was all I could think of as I didn’t want to walk on the sodden lawn. No respite from the rain or wind, the wind started last night and the rain looks as though it is over Dartmoor at the moment, it won’t take long to reach us!
There have been a couple of squirrels chasing each other through the bare tree tops over the last couple of days, so maybe we will soon have some more babies, although last year Jackdaws took over their usual nesting hole in next doors oak!
Your photos really are a lovely reminder of nature’s magic. It’s so easy to miss the beauty of the leaves when I’m so busy just trying to get them off the lawn! I think my favourite has to be the darmera. We have plus 2C so lots of snow disappearing – it was uplifting this morning just to see a bit of grass and a few green leaves!
I too think Nature is wonderful, there is beauty all around us at any time of the year Denise, it is up to us to find it! I’m glad your snow is disappearing, I like it for a while, when we get it, which isn’t very often down here, but then I always welcome the green back to the garden.
Your frosty photos are really lovely Pauline. Love the way the ivy looks as if it has been dabbed with icing sugar. 😉 We have had plenty of frosts here, but I have barely ventured out for photos as it has been rather dull until today.
Thanks Cathy, frost makes all sorts look much better don’t you think, even leaves that should have been tidied up last year!
We’ve all been having strange weather this winter, I wonder what the plants will make of it all. Snowdrops have been opening up without the sunshine, even though it has been dull, we have had it warm for January and the flowers have opened wide to accommodate the bees that are about too.
Oh my, Pauline, that frozen bird bath image sends a shiver. Our January has been very mild with no freezing temperatures and it seems like our mild winter will continue. Fingers crossed for no late freezing surprises!
It was a bit cold that day Peter, but it has warmed up once again. I take it you didn’t get caught up in the snow storm that hit America, you must be very pleased! Stay warm and safe!
Your frosty leaf photos are quite wonderful. I’d love to see a leaf, frosted or not, but Quebec garden is deep under snow now.
Gardening never stops here Pat, we’re out there 12 months of the year, there is always something to do! My nephew lives near Toronto so I’m used to him having snow for most of the winter, at least all your plants are keeping warm!
The frosted leaves are quite beautiful, especially the ivy and oak leaves.
Frost certainly adds a certain “something” to the garden Jason, making everything look as though they had been dipped in icing sugar!
Your frosty leaves seem perfect for GBFD Pauline. Frost is a great equalizer, making everything lovelier than ever.
Thank you Susie, it made a different foliage day for me and made the garden look quite pretty in places.