Hello,
I asking for your help/opinions re this sentence. I'm not overly concerned about the "properness" of it, but I like not to be dismissive of grammatical protocol either. Is the meaning most clear in the 1st example, or otherwise?

"Later, the luxuriant feathery needles of frost that fringe the boundaries of the leaves will be nearly as engaging as living things."
or
“…as nearly engaging…”
or ?
Thanks and be well,
O'bow