Fun for the neighborhood kitty cats

 Nepeta, one of the biggest plants in my herb garden, is blooming.  Even though it is not a culinary herb, I love it because of its attractive blue flowers and blue green pointed leaves. Nepeta is also called catnip or catmint because of its effect on cats. Some claim that Nepeta tends to have a sedative effect on humans, but it has the opposite effect on cats, making them  high by pleasantly stimulating their  pheromones. This  is why my neighbor's Siamese cat is often seen hanging around. She rolls around in it which drives my poor claw-less inside cat crazy as she watches jealously from behind the screened door of the kitchen. I'll have to remember to cut her a bunch as a treat!