Porchfest

Brenda Haas said, "This is Oppie Kitty and Kink Kitty. They are sleeping in my giant container up on the porch, which I am not going to plant until next week so it makes a good kitty bed."

Brenda has shared her collection of garden kitties with us before - see here.

Brenda Haas is a gardener, blogger, photographer, and the founder and administrator of #gardenchat on Twitter. She can be found at http://bggarden.com/.

Don't Get Him Wet!

"Isn�t he a rock star?" #SouthernCharm's @C_Conover tells us everything about his adorable cat, Gizmo: https://t.co/PzD1ZsM4LS pic.twitter.com/mibZ7IocRM

— Decider (@decider) April 17, 2017

If you watch as much reality television as I do, you probably know that it almost all about dog-dogs-dogs, Which is fine, but imagine my elation at seeing Gizmo join the cast of Bravo's Southern Charm and then to see his owner, Craig, was bringing him out in the garden with him just sent me over the moon!

The tweet above shows a GIF of Gizmo enjoying some time out in the garden.

Gizmo has his own Instagram feed here, where he has opined that: "I live with weirdos #gardening." He says he is a "chubby Persian with a bad attitude," but I think he is quite svelte and any kitty that rides in a garden cart cannot be too misbehaved, right?

Beau-dacious

My gardening pal, Anne Hardman, is a fellow cat lover as well. Her kitties all stay indoors for their safety, but even inside cats have "cats in gardens" moments!

Anne writes: "This is my Maine Coon kitty Beau lounging in my greenhouse window. Leave it to this sweet giant to find the primo spot for sunbathing! It might be cold outside, but he is happy to settle in with my miniature orchids..."

She previously shared her kitty Max with us: http://catsingardens.blogspot.com/2016/09/max-bunny.html

Last week I stayed at the lovely Pheasant Run Farm Bed and Breakfast in Lancaster, PA. On the grounds were several barn cats (they actually live in the old chicken house). Most of them were very camera-shy, but I managed to get shots of two of the friendlier ones.

And here also are a few more photos of the farm setting to give you an idea of the beauty of the place. In a few more weeks, everything should be bursting into bloom and be even more gorgeous!

Tree Buddy

Joe Luebke of Hyattsville, MD, USA, said, �This is our neighbor Rose Fletcher cat, Tulli. She loves to climb this �Forest Pansy� Redbud and eat the flowers. She showed up at their house and had six kittens -- all adopted off. She has been spayed and hangs out with two dogs now.�

Joe is a Horticulturist with GSA and was a longtime staffer at the Washington National Cathedral's gardens.

The photo was taken by Elizabeth Payer.

Going Dotty

Constance Ann McAlpin  lives at Pleasant View Farm in Franklin, Indiana, USA. She posted this photo recently to her Facebook page captioned: "Take the time to stop and smell the flowers! The Pasque Flowers are beginning to bloom!"

Constance writes, "This is DottaOne or Dot for short. We got him at 6 weeks of age and he turned 3 last Friday. He is my very special gardening buddy. I'm sure he would love to be on your cats in gardens blog!"

Princess of the Piccaninny Tribe

This is Tiger Lily, another kitty living with Marianne Willburn, author of the brand new book, Big Dreams, Small Garden, and a columnist/blogger at www.smalltowngardener.com. Last week she shared these photos of her kitty, Daisy.

This week, she writes:

"The naming of Tiger Lily and her sister Daisy still gives me hope that gardening may take hold in my daughter�s heart � for it was she that named the pair of them, these friendly little �barn cats� that spend as much time in the house as they do near the barn. Tiger Lily is a tabby, and a gabby tabby at that � a more vociferous cat I have never owned. Thankfully (for her) she is also sweet-natured and a good huntress. "

"Rather inconveniently for my Jack Russell Terrier Mungo, she also believes herself to be his girlfriend. Watching her swish her tail against his bemused but unflinching face is a regular occurrence around here.  Mungo is generally not amused, however I have caught them on more than one occasion spooning up on the dog bed."