Cats in Gardens
Photos and art of cats in garden settings.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
The Everything Bagel
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Persimmon Party
I reported on my encounter with "Percy" at Longwood Gardens last fall here. It turns out that Percy aka Persimmon is actually a huge internet start!
It all started with this viral tweet:
Hundreds people replied to Sarah to let her know the cat is a garden fixture and to share their own tales of seeing Persimmon at Longwood.
I think one of my favorite replies was this one:
He is actually a she and her name is Persimmon!! She likes to take long naps in the sun pic.twitter.com/NfHGXtKL9m
— no__caps (@no__caps) September 18, 2022
The Twitter consensus of why the cat was kicked out of that particular garden area (a nighttime event in the Conservatory) was that he was making himself a nuisance and possible trip hazard. Here is the thread summary at Bored Panda.
I'm looking forward to my next Longwood visit and catching up with Percy again.
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Use Caution at Easter Time: Lilies are Toxic to Felines
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm393028.htm
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/10/gardenig-is-more-fun-with-cats.html
Here is a List of SAFE Plants for Cats:
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/11/nontoxic-plants-for-cats.html
In the last several years, many veterinary webpages and cat-related websites have sprung up to educate cat owners on the dangers of lilies, such as noliliesforkitties.com. Here is a graphic shared on one of them:
Top Photo Source: FDA
(This is an update of an earlier Cats in Gardens blog post.)
Saturday, March 23, 2024
A pair of trouble makers...
On Twitter/X Jonathan Norman @JonNormanDesign shares photos of his garden cats. He runs Jon Norman Garden Design, a Midlands, UK-based landscape design business. Creating beautiful gardens inspired by nature.
>Well, I wasn't expecting this today. Young Tilly decided to climb up one of our conifers from the middle, then poked her head out halfway up
If I can get her to wear a couple of wings, she might become our Xmas fairy
Our two love the garden and get up to all mischief in it. I'm going to have to re-design the planting to be a *lot* sturdier as they do like to chase around and climb things. Hopefully, young Olga will calm down soon <
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Wear Your Green for St. Gertrude!
Here is an update of one of our most popular posts:
The 17th of March is her Saint's Day, which she shares with St. Patrick. "Fine weather on her feast day meant it was time to begin spring planting." This may also explain why we think of St. Patrick's Day as the traditional day for early spring crop sowing -- especially peas and potatoes -- even though St. Pat has nothing to do with gardening.
Let's reclaim the day for St. Gertrude and wear your green proudly in memory of her love for gardening and for cats!
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Cat Got Your Garden? on the The Gardenangelists Podcast
Co-host of the show, Carol Michel, designed the above graphic to demonstrate the "cat whiskers" on pansies that people often refer to when describing these adorable flowers.
She discussed various plants that are edible for cats with co-host Dee Nash. Those included veggies that Dee's cat likes to chomp on. My own kitties are partial to cilantro and melons, but never show much interest in vegetables. I do note the occasional carrot or pea in their healthy cat food though.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
On Her Pedestal
Sue Hunter, owner of www.heartwoodnurseryinc.com, shared this photo of her cat, Fauna. Sue recently shared another two of her cats, Willie, here, and Mama. here.
Sue writes, "Fauna in the garden on her pedestal. She is gentle and observant. She loves when children visit."