Like most of the UK, in late February and very early March Edinburgh was hit by a severe cold spell with drifting snow lasting for several days.
Just as some plants and bushes were coming out of their long winter break the harsh weather hit.
This picture was taken on 1st March showing the Hydrangea bush covered in ice. Some water was dripping from the gutters due to the daytime sun, this then froze on contact with the bush and the ice already formed rapidly building this ice sculpture.
Hopefully the cold weather will not do too much damage to the buds that were just starting to open and the Hydrangea will make up for lost time when the weather starts to pick up....hopefully!