Boo's Organic Nip™ is blooming! Or it would be if the cats would stop rubbing all over it and breaking off the branches.
The nip is loving the new Chateau and it gets hours more light than it did on the deck. The catmint has blooms all over and the pollinators love to forage in them. The cats don't rub against the catmint as much as they do the catnip, but once they smell the sweet scent of the catmint then they like to rub their faces in it. Or on your hand if you've touched the catmint.
The borage has so many blooms and we've seen a variety of bees foraging on the blooms, and some ants. The borage flower nector is pretty sweet that the ants and bees love. Once the seeds are ready to harvest we'll collect them and then press the oil out of them. Borage seed oil is high in gamma linolenic acid and is used in cosmetic products for it's inflamation reduction properties. The borage plant itself is highly toxic to cats when ingested and could cause stomach irritation, vomiting, and diarrhea. The cats don't seem to be interested in nibbling on the borage, but something is!