Things I am Stupid About: Catmint

I don't know what happened... the sun was shining, the trees were frothy with blossom, I had a day off work, and somehow this little pot of catmint with it's sweet purple flowers and fuzzy silver leaves called to me from the garden center herb table, on a 6-for-£10 offer. Did I realize catmint is a funny way of saying catNIP? No, I did not, not until I planted it anyway and a whole stinking line of cats is waiting to roll around in it. Arrgh!

Sorry birds, please stay away from my garden unless you want to be somebody's supper.

(image thompson and morgan)