The first frost was quite light and arrived on Friday but today the frost was a crunch, crunch frost. So here are my chilly six for mid November.

One

A few weeks ago I showed a scented leaf pellie fringed with dew. It looked like a frosted leaf. Here’s the real frosted leaf.

Two

This is a view of the evergreen grass Libertia with euphorbia and verbena bonariensis for company.

Three

In February 2025 I planted Sorbus sargentiana, rowan. Here it is in 2026 making some progress in height but looking glorious in changing leaf colour.

Four

This snowberry is not favourite shrub in the garden by a long way. Over the years I have regularly cut it back into some sort of manageable shape. This must have done some good as now there are more and more berries, which are the best thing about it.

Five

This small space in a neglected corner of the garden needs something to make it sparkle and who knows if this will work but a 50% offer at the nursery tempted me to buy this witch hazel. There was no choice of variety so while I would have quite liked ‘Jelena’ I made do with ‘Pallida’. I’m hoping that the ground isn’t too frozen and that I can plant it out this weekend.

Six

Here are the hylotelephium also shared recently, but earning another outing due to their frosted appearance.

Shame on me, I still have bulbs to plant and the frost is pointing a finger at my tardiness. I’m giving a difficult area at the back of the garden one last chance (yet again) to turn into something interesting. First step is a delivery of well rotted manure in an attempt to improve the soil and stop it drying out quite so quickly in summer. Then it’s on with the thinking cap to find something that will grow there. It’s our first cold spell of the winter, so it feels like a good time to plan for the summer. Jim, our host, has managed to limit himself to one frosty photo and five other gems, stop by to see what else is happening at Garden Ruminations Happy gardening to all.