Before I had a garden I used to think January was a gloomy old month. Nowadays I feel a bit differently about it. Though there’s a while to go until spring arrives, there are early signs of hope as bulbs begin to poke up through the soil and the days gradually start to lengthen. There are winter flowering shrubs to appreciate, the antics of the birds to enjoy and beautiful frosty morns to marvel at. Talking of frosty morns…
1. Thursday and Friday dawned bright and sparkly, turning most of the evergreens into variegated versions of themselves. While the Daphne x transatlantica ‘Pink Fragrance’ hasn’t flowered anywhere near as prolifically as the white Eternal Fragrance, it’s starting to add some welcome structure to the border near the conservatory door.
2. The standard Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’ is also helping to provide some evergreen winter interest in a nearby border. It looks like there’ll be flowers soon too.
3. For reasons unknown I don’t think I featured a flowering Verbena in 2020. Madness. Still, it looks just as lovely with its frosted seedheads.
4. Before the frost I was struggling to think of six gardeny things and feared I may finally have to resort to a Box Balls SoS. But you’ve been spared that fate. Here’s a close up of one instead.
5. Next up, the prettified foliage of the patio rose ‘Violet Cloud’.
6. And finally… a Rudbeckia. Yes, it’s still going and looks very much like it has been sprinkled with sugar in this photo.
They were my Six on Saturday. For more Sixes on Saturday, from all around the world, take a look at the site of the chap who started it all over at https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com. All the very best for 2021 everyone. Stay safe.
One Man And His Garden Trowel 
Those frosty- edged photos are simply wonderful!
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Thank you! It’s surprising what a difference frost makes.
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Yours was by far the prettiest SOS showing up in my WordPress Reader so far today. You have shown us that Rudbeckia before, it really is a stunner, and I am drawn to those warm colours – could you remind me of the variety? No frosts for us yet, I had to resort to seeds!
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I’ve just had a quick look through some of my older posts as I couldn’t remember the variety! ‘Daisies Mixed’ apparently.
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Ah yes, well I am going to look out for that variety! Thanks.
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What fab pictures of your frosty plants, was it hot chocolate when you got back indoors? Happy New Year.
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And to you. A freshly ground coffee! Alas, I like the idea of hot chocolate but not the reality.
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What an eye -catching photo of that frozen rudbeckia: it’s a success!
Just like your other photos with a special mention to #1 ( and it’s true that these days, with humidity and night frosts, it gives good results in the morning pictures…)
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It certainly does. A nuisance if you need to go out in the car though!
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What beautiful, frosted foliage in your pictures. We went for a walk this morning and although the paths were quite dangerously slippery, the frost wasn’t very noticeable. Have a good New Year and carry on enjoying your garden.
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You too. It was very slippy in places this morning though it’s raining here now.
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Beautiful photos! That’s a lovely rudbeckia.
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The rudbeckia was slow to get going last year but seems to be shrugging off the cold weather. I’m sure it’s only meant to be an annual.
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Great photos. I particularly like the patterning of the frost on the rose around the edges of the leaves. Wonderful.
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I think that one is my favourite too.
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I LOVE your frosty photographs. The Daphne, Viburnum, Verbena, Box and Rose are all gracefully caught in time – but the star of the show is that glorious frosted Rudbeckia. That photo is a keeper Graeme.
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Thank you. I have to sort my photos out sometime as I’m running out of storage space – a job I keep putting off. I’ll keep the Rudbeckia one!
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Your frosty pictures are really artistic. So much to appreciate when we pause to really look, even in winter.
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Yes, Six on Saturday has made me appreciate that more than I used to.
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What lovely photos in the frost, especially the rudbeckia. I can’t believe it was still flowering!
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It’s rather odd. It took ages to flower and seems to be making up for lost time!
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What a lovely sparkly frosty Six. The Rudbeckia is wonderful, but even the evergreens look so much more interesting with their iced edges.
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It’s surprising how prettified everthing looks when touched by frost.
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Beautiful pics.
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Thank you.
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Lovely photos this week – even though it looks so cold!
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Thank you. It is rather chilly out there!
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Oh, how I love the frosted photos! Good work!
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The frost must take the credit!
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I’ve seen a lot of lovely seedhead pictures today, but really appreciate the juxtaposition of verbena with hydrangea in your photograph.
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I’m glad you liked it.
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I kept holding my verbena back to feature the next week and then kept finding something better and thinking I can still use it the next week. It’s kept going for a good period this year. Well used by the butterflies.
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I think I did the same thing!
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Happy New Year to you! Your photos are stunning, especially the one of the Rudbeckia! It lovely colour is really highlighted by the frost.
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I’m going to miss the Rudbeckia when it finally finishes flowering. I must grow some more this year.
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