Winter started this week, with the onset of December, and here she comes with -4 degC frosts. So where better to look in the garden for material to celebrate my #SixOnSaturday. I’ll start with a simple leaf, the sun bleeding through it’s almost translucent skin while frost provides an edgy highlight.

I’m pretty sure that my hardy winter veg will recover from being deep frozen. For now, frost provides a pretty sprinkle to enhances the curves and bumps of the Cavalo Nero kale.

In the borders there are seed heads galore. Perhaps my favourite comes from the statuesque wildflower teasel.

Although it is fun to also let some veg go to seed. This is the seed head left from a lovely purple leek flower.

And crocosmia can also have a good solid set of seeds to display, at least until winter storms flatten the lot.

Last, but not least, I go back to the last few autumn leaves, holding sharp splinters of frost on what has been a very chilly morning.

Join the sixes on Mastodon or other instances in the Fediverse via #SixOnSaturday, we need a few more folk to toot on the topic: come join us. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. Also on twitter @JamesLStephens. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot