Saturday, January 18, 2014

Plants Painted with Frost

A quick walk this morning to the bus stop took us longer than usual. We kept stopping to look at the beauty of the hibernating plants that were painted with beautiful frost. Discussion then continued whether the frost was painted on by Jack Frost (from the movie Rise of the Guardians) or Elsa, the Snow Queen (from the movie Frozen). Both talented and excellent winter figures, but my money is on Mother Nature...

Here are some of the beauties we found:










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  1. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern GardeningJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    Your frost covered Sedum and Heuchera are a pretty sight. I am sure it is now it is all covered with snow that is going to be around for some time. Nature does put on an amazing show sometimes!

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    1. Kate WalzFebruary 1, 2014 at 8:22 PM

      Doesn't it though Lee? So pretty. Thanks for visiting!

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