Sleeping Cat

A red cat in Villa Torlonia, Rome.
Photo by Andrea 93

Potted Cat

This is Emmy from Germany.

Source: Mattes, wikipedia commons.

We cannot wait for spring!

Versace (left) and Santino (right) in my kitchen on a blustery winter day, both longing to get out in the garden.

Sedum Cat

This cat is made up entirely of sedums/succulents. Isn't this the coolest idea? I took this photo a few years ago at a Fashion in Bloom event hosted at Homestead Gardens in Maryland. He would fit into any garden and lends a wonderful touch of whimsy.

Good Kitty!

This was the proudest moment of my late Chantilly's life. It was her first and only capture of a garden rodent. She waited by a small hole underneath my bird feeder -- staring at it for hours every day over several months. Her patience finally paid off one day and she was so pleased to show me her triumph.

Mini Garden Cats

These adorable miniature garden cats are from WholeSaleFairyGardens.com.

Cat Grass

Sharee Solow, a garden designer, writer, speaker, and landscape architect, submitted this photo of KK.

"This is in my Elkins Park, PA backyard garden. KK decided that this grass from Hoffman Nursery which I was trying to grow as a sample would always remain a dwarf."

You may recognize KK from an earlier appearance on this blog: http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2011/11/watch-out-for-that-tale.html.

A Little Rascal

From Mike Whalen (http://www.capitalareaphoto.com/)
this is Rascal.

"He is Crystal’s brother (see Cats in Gardens 1/4/12 blog posting). It was taken in my back yard in Fairfax Station, VA, on 7/21/2008. This boy was truly the king of the castle."

Crystal Gazing

From Mike Whalen (http://www.capitalareaphoto.com/)

this is Crystal.

"It was taken in my yard in Fairfax Station, VA, on October 16, 2006.

Crystal was a lovable female cat that greeted us at the door every time we would come home."

Gesneriad Cat

Jinean of the Twin Cities Gesneriad Society submitted this adorable Minnesotan cat. (Gesneriads are the family of plants including African Violets, Sinningia, Streptocarcus, etc.)

"The black overgrown kitten in question is Walter who is 8 months old. His love of gardening has been apparent throughout the past few months. His tastes run towards gesneriads, but will sample, sleep on, or observe many other genera too."

He appears periodically on the Twin Cities Gesneriad Society's blog. Most recently he's been in http://twincitiesgesneriads.blogspot.com/2011/12/fungus-among-us.html and http://twincitiesgesneriads.blogspot.com/2011/10/making-natural-garden-for-show-part-1.html.

Thirsty Cat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sue of Sacramento, CA, @swellyn on #twitter, sent in this pretty kitty.

"This is Squeek licking moisture from the grass and Coreopsis in November of '09."