Saturday, March 16, 2024

Wear Your Green for St. Gertrude!

Here is an update of one of our most popular posts:

Thank you to the Crazy Cat Ladies Community on Facebook for letting my know about Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, who is the patron saint of Cats AND Gardening. 

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.

She lived from 626 to 659. According to Catholics Online, "Gertrude was a mystic, (who was) gifted with visions. She befriended the Irish saints Foillian and Ultan." You can read more about her life here and here.

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


Recently the The Gardenangelists Podcast had a show themed around the garden cats topic called: "The Cat Got Your Garden?" You can listen to it and read the show notes here.

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."


Saturday, February 24, 2024

Mama Needs a Nap


Sue Hunter, owner of www.heartwoodnurseryinc.com, shared this photo of her cat, Mama. Sue recently shared another one of her cats, Willie. You can view it here.

Sue writes, "This is Mama Sage. She is keeping warm in the greenhouse. No one messes with this Mama."


Saturday, February 17, 2024

Hang in There

 

This hanging pot of pothos is the perfect perch for this handsome cat.

The earliest posts I can find on a Google image search is at https://cheezburger.com/9067720192, but no credit is given. If you know who took this originally, please let me know ASAP so I can credit this properly.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

He Willie Likes Plants!

Sue Hunter, owner of www.heartwoodnurseryinc.com, shared these photos of her cat. Sue was a recent guest on the GardenDC Podcast talking all about growing hollies. You can listen to it here.

Sue writes, "My white cat's name is Willie. He is 10 years old and was born here in a gathering basket in my laundry room. His ultimate domain is my greenhouse. He watches over all of my cuttings, plants, and me! He is so careful around the plants, walking gingerly between them, and keeps the other cats in line. Will is definitely the boss!


Saturday, January 20, 2024

How to Submit YOUR Garden Cat Photos/Stories

Cat in wheelbarrow with bird.
Photo by Amber-Dawn Broomberg of
Johannesburg, South Africa on Unsplash

Being enchanted by both cats and gardens, I decided to start this blog for fun to combine the beauty of both. I know that many of you share my interest in these two passions and I hope you will submit your own images of garden cats with us.

Note that we define a garden as any cultivated spot with plants. This can be anything from a public park to your bedroom windowsill!
Here is how to submit your image:
- Email to KathyJentz (at) gmail (dot) com
- Put "Cats in Gardens" in the subject line
- Attach your image(s)
- In the body of the email include:
  ~ your name or you can choose to be "anonymous"
  ~ the cat's name (if known)
  ~ where the photo was taken (city, state, country)
  ~ if you have a blog, social media, or web site you would like to have linked to in the post
  ~ a paragraph or so about the cat or the garden or both, we love to hear your stories!