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."
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Mama Needs a Nap
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 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.
- 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!