"A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

Rose Janchevsky shared pics of her two kitties:

Lily and the lilies (above); Pherral in the spring bed (below).

You Turned My Whole World Upside Down

Joe Sherfy shared these pics of his gorgeous Himalayan cat. He wrote, "This was our kitty, Layla, at 6 months. I never got another photo as good as this in her 18 years. I miss her!"

"This was the one time she got out because it had snowed here (Austin, Texas) which is of course unusual."

Joe previously shared an essay by his mother about her series of orange garden cats. (You can read it here.)

Surprise Attack

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This Instagram video post was shared by junethekitty, who is based in The Netherlands.

They wrote: "Our neighbor cat Brutus is a big fan of the ‘surprise act’ during our ninja battles."

These are two very skilled kitties!

How to Submit YOUR Garden Cat Photos/Stories

Photo by Niklas Ohlrogge 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!