What a struggle it is in December to manage to even enter the garden during daylight hours. A blizzard of snow this week has been rapidly followed by a deluge of snowmelt and rain, it has barely got light. So this week’s #SixOnSaturday are a bit of a mis-mash of frosty snowy times.

First, my garden hosts an ancient sundial, at least a couple of hundred years old. Local experts have suggested it was a weeding gift, with the newly wed’s initials carved into the top surface.

Hard frost really sets off some still-standing seed heads.

Frosted roses are lovely too, these look a lot like they’ve been crystalised in sugar.

Meanwhile, in the greenhouse, a potted cosmos has had one last blast at trying to flower. Heroic for December!

And then came the snow and cold, freezing the pond, making the garden gorgeously white.

But bamboos in the courtyard flopped a little, making the exit from the house into a winter jungle adventure.

I hope you enjoyed my wintry #SixOnSaturday. 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