I awakened to our first frost -- a heavy, killing frost of 25 degrees. It was gorgeous. I took a few pictures then spent the entire day helping decorate our church for Christmas. Needless to say, there is nothing photo-worthy at this point -- LOL! Its all looking rather "melted", and will all have to come out as soon as I have a free minute...
Purple Gomphrena:
The server is very slow for some reason tonight...
Lastly, a Pink Vinca:
Enjoyed your pics. We have already had our frost long ago. To have snow all this week, guess winter is coming whether we want it or not!
Definitely a little frosty, Gretchen. You are so lucky to live where you get a little more nice weather than we do up north. We have all enjoyed your extended summer. I'm sorry it is over now.
Great pictures, Gretchen. We've already had our killing frost. You're right, the server is awfully slow tonight.
Awesome frosted pictures, looks like artwork. and me too, server is slow, thought my 'putor caught something.
They are all beautiful pictures,The first one with the yellow and frost is breath taking
Those are great photos Gretchen.
These frosted blooms are very pretty.
Bonnie
Beautiful photos Gretchen.
I love your pictures Gretchen...sorry about your frost. We got some too over the last 3 nights. So glad I have my brugs in the GH and my little propane heater going. It has kept it to 47 degrees or so, while it is 28 degrees outdoors. Brugs still blooming in there.
When I saw your frosted flowers I thought of sugared flowers that they put on a cake! Really beautiful!
I like the way the frost looks on the plants first thing in the morning but boy does it take it's toll on the plants!!
We had our first early last month. Yesterday I awoke to some lite rain ,very cloudy skies and some wind. The high got up to around 65. Went to bed and when i got up this morning guess what? Heavy frost outside again.
The temps have been so crazy hear,ranging anywhere from the 50's up to the 80's for daytime temps and going down to anywhere from 60 to the low 30's at night. Our first hard killing frost came thanksgiving week.
Great pics Gretchen! Although, I sure hate what the blooms probably looked like later in the day. We got frost last night so I'm sure I will have melted impatiens this afternoon.
they look rather lovely with the frost on them, but sorry you may lose them now.
Thank you all!!! It really was a beautiful sight yesterday morning, but today.......................ugh! Every brug and papaya looks like they have melted! All the lantana (over 200 plants that are 3' x 3') are black and look as though they've been burned. Unfortunately this couldn't have happened at a worse time for me, as I've got so much going on, I can't get out there and cut it all back. Hopefully next week, because its pretty disgusting... LOL!
We have been blessed with a very warm Fall, but like David, temps all over the place. Its supposed to warm back up now. That's so hard on the plants!!!
Margie, I'm glad your GH is working out for you :)
I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful, blessed day!!!
Gretchen
They look so pretty all frosted up. Too bad they're going to melt now. I've had my first frost, but did not have any flowers blooming, they were long gone. About the only thing still looking good is the Persian Shield and several coleus.
Wow..........Beautiful pictures.
Beautiful pictures Gretchen
Kauffman, are you able to overwinter your Brugs outdoors? I live in a similar USDA zone and would like to try some, but don't have much indoor space to overwinter them.
Wait a minute, I take that back. I live in 6b.
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Gretchen, your pictures are just beautiful. They look like they are either crystal or sugar frosted. Even though you live just a few miles from me, the temps evidently got much lower. Luckily, my daughter and grandson came over day before yesterday and helped me move all my plants onto my covered patio. I covered everything with sheets and everything looks just fine today. The only thing that got nipped just on the top were the brugs in the ground and the top of my arbor that is covered in Blue Dawn morning glories.
Beautiful pictures however, they are "frozen in time"!
The server was extremely slow for EVERYONE last night. It took forever to open up pictures!
Beautiful pictures. DH said it got cold all the way to mid Mississippi(he's on his way to NJ)
Those pictures look like sugar coated candy! Yummmmm!
Very pretty pictures Gretchen.
I also thought flowers looked like sugar coated candy. Yum
I have to agree with everyone about the sugar coating. When I walked out the door on the way to start my car, the first thing that caught my eye was the little vinca, and I thought she looked just like a cake decoration! Then I took a few minutes to walk around while the car was warming, and found these other shots. Of course its all terrible looking now! Except the Copper Canyon Daisy in the top picture, still looks fine...
Sylvia, I believe because we live in this very low area along the creek, that we have our own little micro-climate. Its always cooler here by 5-10 degrees, than even a mile up the road at our friend's home in River Crossing! Glad that your's are all okay!
Cala, know you must be happy to be in your new location!
Thank you all for your sweet comments and, I hope everyone has a lovely evening!!!
Wow........how beautiful, if only they stayed frosted like that all winter long. Thanks for sharing.
What is a frost???
Gretchen, those are absolutely magical photos! Sorry they all melted afterwards, but WOW what a sight to see while they were frosted!
-Julie
Beautiful pictures, Gretchen. I especially loved the first one.
Too funny, GeeMan!
Those are just beautiful pictures!! Im sorry about the frost, but glad you made the best of it.
Gretchen, Those are great frost pictures. I just took my first "forst" pics last week. It was 19 out but it looked like a wonderland. Thank heavenx my Brugs are in my green hut, too.
Here's a couple shots of that frost, it was so interesting, I wish I had wandered around & took more shots.
Bj
Bj...that is a great photo too!!
Keep them coming....please!!!
It was so cold I didn't stay out long! The first was a Fir branch. This is rose hips.
This is a chicken wire barrier to keep the deer from eating my Ivy.
GeeMan, you are joking, right? If not, a frost is when precipitation (or dew) freezes - ices over. It destroys plants or puts hardier ones into dormancy. I thought it frosts occasionally down in Florida - haven't they had orange crops destroyed by it before? Maybe you are very far south.
Thank-x It was very interesting frost wasn't it?
It's 21 right now, but not as much frost.
Bj
Karrie, I'm in Northern Calif. Sunny yes, but COLD!
I never been to Flordia, but tehy do get frost once in a while.
Bj
Beautiful photos, BJ! Isn't it wonderful how we can find beauty in our gardens year round?
Hi Gretchen your pictures are a delight to see. here in Syracuse, n.y. we have had frost for along time now we have snow, we are south of lake ontario and we have a average of 190 inches of snow a season., so i enjoy seeing pictures from people. Bob
