Over last weekend, we had our first frost of the winter. It was rather a shock to the system, having got used to the very mild weather that we had been having, the wind changed direction from the south to the north and what a difference it made. We woke up to find everything edged with a crisp coating of frost. I didn’t want to walk on the lawn, but managed to take a few photos from the paths round the house.
Not variegated ivy, just ivy with an edging of frost.
Horse Chestnut leaves.
Darmera peltata looking rather sorry for itself.
A crisp lawn, I didn’t dare to walk on it.
Frosty Conker!
Alchemilla mollis.
An assortment of leaves bordering the driveway.
The frost emphasises the teeth on the Cherry leaves.
It seems that the wind is changing again and will bring milder weather, I hope the wildlife and the plants can cope with all these changes.
Frost does create some wonderful effects in the garden, as your pictures show. We missed it, but know it happened as I came back to see the garden looking rather brown and mangled, although not as bad as I had feared after Barney. I must get out and dig up the dahlias if it stops raining long enough!
The frost wasn’t too bad Jessica, it soon went once the sun came out. I still have some bulbs to plant, so I hope the soil is nice and softy again soon.
Frost here too. First wind and then frost, the garden has taken quite a battering lately. You have taken some lovely frosty shots, Beautiful.
The wind had been brutal Chloris, I’m so glad that it has died down at last, but I think there is more on the way unfortunately. At least with the wind, we don’t get frost where we are, it passes by and ends up down by the stream through the village.
We had the tiniest touch of frost here to, much to my surprise. Last Sunday temperatures went down to -1 overnight which caused a bit of devastation in the garden but quite a lot has since perked up again. I really must make time to get some covers over the more sensitive plants, particularly my Cape Gooseberry – I’d hate to lose that.
It was just a light touch that we had too Caro and no damage done as far as I can see. I brought my tender pots into the conservatory for Oct 15th which is our usual date for a first frost, but it was over a month late this year! I do hope your Cape Gooseberry survives the chill, special plants need cosseting!
What a beautiful selection of frosted images! Winter can be extremely beautiful! xxx
It is all around us Dina, each season has its own special beauty.
Frost does make everything look very sparkly and beautiful Pauline; most plants surprisingly seem to cope better than we do with sudden changes in temperatures or even fluctuating ones.
Plants are surprisingly tough aren’t they Christina, they soon perk up again. When I was little, I remember the beautiful patterns that were made on the windows in the night, it was quite magical.
We had our first real frost a few days ago too. It got the open camellia flowers, but there are still plenty of buds left and the weather is warm again. Lovely photos.
I hope your Camellia flowers don’t suffer with any more frosts Carolyn. Flowers at this time of year are always in danger of being burnt unfortunately, but hopefully they will have plenty of buds to take over when the weather becomes milder again. Each bloom is to be treasured.
Another season with its own beautiful elements! All these leaves are wonderful with their frosty edges, especially the cherry. It is sad to see them go, but at least they go in style. Our weather has flirted with sub-freezing temps a couple of times, but this week has been very mild.
I thought the cherry was amazing Deb, I never notice the teeth around the edge normally. All the seasons are different and they are all beautiful in their own way. Our weather is now a bit warmer but with very strong winds coming from your side of the Atlantic!
Lovely photos Pauline. Frosty here too, but we are also expecting another mild spell in the coming days.
Thanks Cathy, it’s just as well i ventured into the garden when I did, because the frost didn’t last long! It is now warmer again but with gales this time.
beautiful frosty photos Pauline – thankyou
Thanks Rosemarie, lovely to hear from you!
Lovely and delicate frost, like powdered sugar. If only it would stay that way!
Yes Jason, unfortunately it soon goes and gets very soggy with all the rain once more, it’s beautiful while it lasts, pity it’s so fleeting.
What a delightful celebration of the light touch of the first frosts – I never understand why some people can’t be bothered to get out in the garden early enough to enjoy them. For me these are the sorts of things that make winter worthwhile.
We don’t often get a frost here Kate, so it’s always a treat when we find everything looking so crisp first thing in the morning, usually everything is looking sodden with all the winter rain.
Hi Pauline, beautiful pictures! The frost on the leaves are a masterpiece of nature.
Sandra xXx
Thanks Sandra, Nature is wonderful in all four seasons, there is always something to make me smile!
Jack is quite an accomplished artist but I find his work beautiful but a little cold. Lovely shots!
He is isn’t he Peter, even though we have to wrap up warm to appreciate it!
Pauline, you must have the most beautiful frost ever. Such great photos!
I don’t know about that, but thanks anyway Susie! Usually we have so much rain, everything just collapses into a soggy mess, it makes a nice change to find everything crisp.
What nice photos, you have such a good eye!
I suspect things have warmed up for you since. We are also flirting with winter but things keep returning to a civilized temperature once the frost passes. I for one welcome this warmth after last year’s arctic blasts.
Yes Frank, we have warmed up where we are in the SW of the UK but further north they are having snow. There is lots of rain coming from the Atlantic, ours falls as rain but from the midlands northwards it falls as snow. The temperatures are too high for December and at night time too!
It’s wonderful to see your garden in many different guises. This one is a cold and beautiful look. Maybe it’s climate change, I can remember seeing a frosty garden, but it was years and years ago.
Thank you Catmint. We don’t often get a frost down here in Devon, it’s usually just grey and damp! When we lived in the NW we had much colder winters with a lot of snow and frost. Sometimes it was even so cold that the sea froze, that was quite amazing!