That's "Sir" to You, Sir

Bradley Evans, horticulturist/curator of the introduction garden at yhe U.S. National Arboretum, shared these photos of a neighbor's cat in the Washington, DC, Bloomingdale neighborhood.

He said, "My name for him as I don’t know his real name: Sir Gray. This lovely black and gray tabby kitty visits me often while I am gardening. He is a neighbor’s cat that I shower with love whenever he visits. On this occasion, after lots of petting and him exploring this small garden, he chose to rest a bit under the cover of Carex ‘Blue Zinger’. He ate a few leaves, cleaned his fur, and went about his merry kitty way. Sir Gray is such a beautiful, friendly, well-mannered, and polite cat. I love to host such amazing garden visitors!"

Kitty Hair Fertilizer

No garden bed is complete without the liberal application of cat hair.

Nuts about Gardening in Birmingham said: "Simba is four years old and from a shelter. He drinks from the toilet or tap and loves catching mice, moles, and birds."

Simbas about to have the fright of his life as the sprinkler is another to go on

By the way, this is the third Simba we have shared on the Cats in Gardens blog. We love our little lawn lions!

Ollie Oop

JudyKirby, a master gardener and animal lover, shared: 
    "Ollie came to us from @fancycats with his sister and his mama. He’ll be 2 years old at the end of June. While the other cats are sleeping, Ollie can be depended upon to be somewhere he shouldn’t be. He is the sole reason my collection of houseplants has dwindled down to this. He is rambunctious, and silly, and sometimes bad. But he’s totally loved!"

Sunset Kitty part 2

I previously posted here about this kitty who was depicted in a painted by Michelle Bailey.

Much to my surprise, I ran across the real cat in person when on a neighborhood house and garden tour a few weeks ago! This is Belle. She is occupying the front window box - just as depicted in Michelle's art. No plants will ever grow in it, as long as Belle keeps bedding down there - but who needs flowers when you have such a photogenic kitty!