Top Garden Cats of 2024

Looking back at the last year, we had many wonderful garden cat photos and stories to share. I love scrolling back and seeing all those fantastic felines. Please keep on sending them in! 

Here are the top 5 posts of 2024 ranked by the highest number of page views (in countdown order):

5. Waldorf the Hard Worker

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2024/06/waldorf-hard-worker.html
Heather Andrews of The Thoughtful Gardener sent in some fun pics of another "hard-working" garden cat -- Waldorf, the official cat greeter at Stoney Creek Valley Farm

4. A Garden Cat's Holiday Wish List: Gifts for Outdoor-loving Cats and Kittens

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-garden-cats-holiday-wish-list-gifts.html
Coming in fourth, is another favorite past post updated for this year with new links and garden cat gift ideas.

3. Peek-a-Boo

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2024/12/peek-boo.html
Kathy Stevens shared this photo of her shy kitty, Spicy P, looking out from under the Japanese Hakone grass in her garden.

2. Poinsettia are NOT Poisonous to Pets

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2024/12/poinsettia-are-not-poisonous-to-pets.html

This is an updated post that is a perennial favorite as there are so many myths and misinformation about this holiday plant.

1. A Visit to Walters Gardens Pt. 1 - Tabby

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-visit-to-walters-gardens-pt-1-tabby.html
I posted photos of a super-friendly tabby cat I met while visiting Walters Gardens, a wholesale plant nursery, in Zeeland, MI.

Do you agree with the popular vote? What were your favorites this year?

Top Garden Cats of 2022

Looking back at the last year, we had many wonderful garden cat photos and stories to share. I love scrolling back and seeing all those fantastic felines. Please keep on sending them in! One interesting statistic I found in my blog analytics is that after the USA, the top countries that visit this site are: Netherlands, Portugal, Uzbekistan , and France. Welcome to all who love cats and gardens!

Here are the top 5 posts of 2022 ranked by the highest number of page views (in countdown order).

5. Shake, Rattle, and Roll

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2022/01/shake-rattle-and-roll.html
This 5th place spot went to a cat who lives to play with seed packs (and who doesn't?!?!). Mary-Denise Smith, who blogs at www.crumbsonthetable.com, shared the story and her photos of kitty Joey.

4. The Garden Cats of Luis Wain
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-garden-cats-of-luis-wain.html
The recent movie, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, brought the cat renderings of the British artist Louis Wain (1860-1939) back to popularity again and we spotlighted his garden cats in particular.

3. Wear Your Green for St. Gertrude!

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2022/03/wear-your-green-for-st-gertrude.html
This post is a perennial favorite and is about Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, who is the patron saint of Cats AND Gardening. Did you know the 17th of March is her Saint's Day?

2. The Orange Cat Diaries

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-orange-cats-diaries.html

This charming essay by Josephine Sherfy about her love of orange garden cats was sent to us by her son, Joe Sherfy.

1. Mango Ripple - a Truly Delicious Treat!

https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2022/03/mango-ripple-truly-delicious-treat.html
Lara Kris Watson shared lots of photos of her kitties Mango and Ripple. They are both rescue cats and neighborhood characters.

Do you agree with the popular vote? What were your favorites this year?

Top Garden Cats of 2021

Looking back at the last year, we had many wonderful garden cat photos and stories to share. I love scrolling back and seeing all those fantastic felines. Please keep on sending them in! One interesting statistic I found in my blog analytics is that after the USA, the top countries that visit this site are: Japan, Germany, and France. Welcome to all who love cats and gardens!

Here is the top 5 posts of 2021 ranked by highest number of page views (in countdown order).

5. Kash is King
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2021/02/kash-is-king.html
This 5th place spot was a real tight race, with just 1 page view separating the winner from several other worth posts. Kash narrowly squeaked ahead and I am so glad he did. He represents many of our working cats and garden center cats that are featured in this blog. 

4. A Real Winner 
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-real-winner.html
This post was one of  the 21 winners in the Washington Gardener Magazine 15th Annual Photo Contest. It won an Honorable Mention in the "Garden Creatures" category and was taken by Karin Melinda Reber.

3. A Blasé Attitude? Not One Bit
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-blase-attitude-not-one-bit.html

Marty Last shared this story about her cat, Blaze, along with multiple photos. Once you see all the adventures he gets up to, I think you will agree that Blaze is a total charmer!

2. Got It!
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2021/01/got-it.html
This energetic cat chasing bugs in a field of red lions is a great action-shot capture of a garden cat in their element.

1. Bink's Brew
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2021/01/binks-brew.html
This image of a black cat among forget-me-not flowers is striking and is not only our top blog post of the year, but also getting tons of love over on our Pinterest board too.

Do you agree with the popular vote? What were your favorites this year?

Top Garden Cats of 2020

Looking back at 2020, we had many wonderful garden cat photos and stories to share. I love scrolling back and seeing all those fantastic felines. Please keep on sending them in! One interesting statistic I found in my blog analytics is that after the USA, the top countries that visit this site are: Sweden, Italy, and Germany. Welcome to all who love cats and gardens!

Here is the top 5 ranked by highest number of page views (in countdown order).

5. Tiggs in the Garden
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2020/08/tiggs-in-garden.html
Alex Dean shared these photos of her cat Tiggs in the garden in Oxfordshire, England. They were taken by Alex's sister Franky Dean, who is studying photography at the moment and she is a true talent at capturing Tiggs' enigmatic personality!

4. The Story of My Life... 
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-story-of-my-life.html
This post was the rare one not of a submitted garden cat photo. Instead, it is a piece of charming graphic art that many of us cat- and garden-lovers can relate to!

3. Beatrix and Batgirl
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-tortoise-and-bat.html

Jimmy and Andrew live just up the road from me and I am so glad they shared these photos 

of their two adorable cats in their lovely cottage-style garden.

2. Seasons Change 
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2020/03/seasons-change.html
These dreamy images by Magdalena Grześkowiak are of her cat, Kate, throughout the seasons. They are some of the most evocative photos we hav shared on this blog.

1. Mario in Memoriam
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2019/08/mario.html
Nick Adam Lawes has shared several of his beautiful garden cats with us in the past and this one of his late, beloved Mario touched an emotional chord with many.

Do you agree with the popular vote? What were your favorites this year?

Top Garden Cats of 2019

Looking back at 2019, we had many wonderful garden cat shares. Here is the top 5 ranked by highest number of page views (in backwards order).

5. The Orange and The Gray
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2019/02/ginkgo.html
Ginkgo Gardens, an independent garden center in Washington, DC, shared this friendly two-some.

4. Best Friends in the Azaleas
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2019/04/best-friends-in-azaleas.html
What could be sweeter than two kitties sun-bathing ynder the azaleas? Thanks to Freelance writer, photographer, and editor R.S. Williams of LaGrange, GA, for sharing them.

3. Hachi: A Cat's Tale
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2019/06/hachi-cats-tale.html
I took this photo myself of a blue-eyed beauty in a garden club friend's garden.

2. Not-So-Bitter Rue
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2019/07/not-so-bitter-rue.html
Rue is another local, independent garden center cat near me. She was shared by Tim Williams, manager of Greenstreet Gardens of Virginia.

1.  Maximum Cuteness
https://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2019/08/maximum-cuteness.html
I knew the second I lay eyes on this photo by Nick Adam Lawes of a cat named Max that is was a winner. Little did I know that all the photos of Max that Nick shared were equally as stunning!

Do you agree with the popular vote? What were your favorites this year?

Top Garden Cat Blog Posts of 2018

Looking back at 2018, we had a few posts that performed heads and whiskers above the others. Who says black cats are unlucky? They are clearly the most popular among garden cats fans! Here are the top posts in reverse order:

3. The Allotment Cat

Robert the Allotment Cat is a cat living on an allotment site (community garden) in Birmingham UK. He is doing a great job trying to teach us humans about cat ways.

2. Wonk Cats

These kitties making a home at DC's Armerican University are a hit with the college students and cat lovers everywhere.

1. And the Black Belt goes to... Farm Ninja

Bethany Karn shared these photos of Jack, the Flower Farm cat at M and M Plants in Dickerson, MD. Jack (pictured at top) is the perfect garden cat companion - full of abundant energy, but he also know when to stop and smell the posies.

Honorable Mentions:

- Sunset Kitty is a legend in my neighborhood and is gaining a following outside the area.
- Little Wizard has an irresistible kitten face that makes you want to squeeee.
- Warning: Pemethrin and Cats was an important notice that was spread far and wide.

What were your favorite Cats in Gardens posts of 2018?

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Top Garden Cat Blog Posts of 2017

Looking back at 2017, we had a few posts that performed heads and whiskers above the others. There was a virtual tie for third place. Here are the top posts in reverse order:

3B. Sun Time

Constance Ann McAlpin's kitty, DottaOne, made a return appearance on our blog and proved himself a real king of all he surveys.

3A. Tommy Cat

Claudia Hosky contributed a picture of this former street-cat from the United Arab Emirates and many of you fell in love with the little grifter.

2. Fling Felines

The Garden Blogger Fling hosts and attendees were a cat-loving bunch and they made this post of representational cats in gardens the cat's meow.

1. And the Oscar goes to...

Patrick Dolan of One Yard Revolution shared his garden video channel and his ham of a cat, Oscar, stole the show!

What were your favorite Cats in Gardens posts of 2017?


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Top Posts of 2015 on the Cats in Gardens Blog

Looking back at 2015, we had four posts that performed heads and whiskers above the others. Here they are in reverse order:

3. Welcome to my Catio
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/07/welcome-to-my-catio.html
The new trend for indoor-outdoor cat spaces was an attention-getter and not surprisingly, this post went viral.

2. Cat Grasses and Other Kitty Treats: You Can Grow That!
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/08/cat-grasses-and-other-kitty-treats-you.html
This guest post by Claire Splan was a stand-out as it appealed to home gardeners and cat lovers alike. No need to pay lots of $s at chain stores to buy tiny pots of cat grass. Indeed, you can grow that!

1. Thirsty Cat       
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/08/thirsty-cat.html
Perhaps it was the hot August timing or maybe people just love orange tigers, but this blog post of a cat drinking from his neighbor's water garden was a winner and our most viewed photo of the year.

And on bonus:

A Gentle Giant
http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-gentle-giant.html
This post missed our top three ranking by just one measly visitor, so we thought it deserved mentioning along with the others. It features Daryl Pulis' sweet cat, Alex, who is full of personality.

What were your favorite Cats in Gardens posts of 2015?