Catmint- a perfect perennial

Here is a shot of catmint(Nepeta) on my back hill. This perennial works on my hilly back slope. I've also used it out front around the mailbox and in the sloping ditch on my front yard, to prevent having to mow that terrain.
It blooms first in late April, or early May and just keeps on providing new growth for new purple/bluish blooms.
So many of my neighbors have stopped by to ask if it is sage, and then I tell them where I purchased it and off they go to get some of their own.
It is that kind of beautiful, and very forgiving perennial that needs little work.
It does get big and bushy and if there is a lot of rain, the center will somewhat smash flat, but new growth hides that. It works great instead of mulching and I enjoy it so much.

I first used this 20 some years ago, at our home in PA and am enjoying developing my perennials flower beds here and using catmint is helping on this property with the very steep and hilly backyard.

We will soon be heading into the hot dry days of summer, and so I am working as hard as I can on my outdoor plantings and shrubs, preparing myself for the soon to come days where air conditioning will feel like welcome relief after being outside gardening.
Hope the weather whereever you are is treating you and your gardens well too.