Sugar-coasted Rose Hip

Frosty edging in the garden.

Frosty Spider Web

I think I see a "cat's cradle" there.

The Last Pumpkin

It didn't quite finish rounding up before the frost hit. It's a Cinderella pumpkin, so had it been "ripe" it would have become flatter while rounder, and turned orange-y red.

Frost September 12

This is my neighbor's roof - covered in frost this morning. It's been a tough gardening year. We had a light frost the first week in June - so barely three months frost-free. I don't think this was a killing frost, but I'm sure my tomatoes and basil are unhappy.

Frozen Garden: Hot Pink Zinnia

Not so hot pink anymore, after getting zapped by frost. I've been posting photos over the past several days showcasing the garden "after-the-big-freeze."

Frozen Garden: White Tomato

One of those strange "white tomatoes" we tried this year. This one I wouldn't have saved had we been home before the big freeze. They weren't very tasty.

Frozen Garden: Rose

A rose bud that's been freeze-dried.

Frozen Garden: Tomatoes

They look so bruised. These I would have saved, had we been in town for the first hard freeze.

Frozen Garden: Mum

A chrysanthemum that's escaped a frosty death...so far.

Frozen Garden: Leaves

Maple leaf and yes, the grass is still quite green.

Frozen Garden: Twirly Zinnia

A "state fair" sized zinnia frozen in time.

Frozen Garden: Clematis

This is what becomes of the big purple flowers of summer.

Frozen Garden: Small Zinnia

One of the petite zinnias. These flowers will stay in the garden in their freeze-dried state for the winter so birds can eat the seeds.

Frozen Garden: Cherry Tomatoes

Normally, I would save as many tomatoes as possible before the first big freeze...but I was out of town when it happened this year.

Frozen Garden: Butterfly Bush

The hard freeze drained the color from the butterfly bush blooms.

Frozen Garden: Black-eyed Susans

The garden has become droopy, discolored and yes, interesting. I'll be posting a series of "frozen" shots over the next week or so.

Out of Time

Tomato plants have already been touched by light frost.

Frozen Weed

Jack Frost made this garden weed all pretty for the morning.

Garden Flag

A seasonal yard decoration. I put this up two weeks ago and just noticed yesterday it was backwards, and with Merry Christmas written on it, it was noticeable. I turned it around.

Fuzzy Frost

Frost makes this weed look soft.