WORLAND – The Worland Garden Club awarded Terry Livingston with the September Garden of the month award for her cat friendly backyard that contains an unusual twist. Livingston has brightly colored, giant flowers painted on her shed.

"When Jackson (Hendrickson) was in town I was intrigued by the paintings he was doing around town and I wanted something that would be an extension of the flowers in my backyard," Livingston said. "I was worried that the neighbors would be upset but they like them (painted flowers) too. Now I have flowers 24/7 all year long," she added.

The flower beds in the backyard all contain tall flowers and the beds cover more of the backyard than grass does. "The cats love to hide and play in the flowers and I keep adding more flowers because I don't like lawn," Livingston said. "Each year it gets better, but as soon as I get my yard to look the way I want it, I end up having to move," she added.

Livingston collects the seeds from all her flowers and would like to start a seed bank in town. "I collect seeds and give them away. I spoke with the library about starting a seed bank because some of the other places that I have lived had a seed bank at the library, but the library hasn't gotten back in touch with me," Livingston stated.

The flower beds in the backyard give the yard a charming wild untouched look. "I like my yard kind of wild and crazy," Livingston stated. "I wanted my yard to be a happy place to be," she added.