A Pet-Safe Indoor Garden

You do not have to choose between plants and pets. Every plant in this collection is listed as non-toxic to cats and dogs, and together they cover hanging, tabletop and windowsill positions.

Location
Indoors
Light
Bright indirect to direct
Season
Year-round
Water
Varies by plant
Upkeep
Low to medium

Plants in this plan

  • Illustration of Spider Plant
    Spider Plant Chlorophytum comosum

    Hanging pot. Its arching leaves and plantlets look best from above.

  • Illustration of Boston Fern
    Boston Fern Nephrolepis exaltata

    Plant stand. Keep it in bright, indirect light and humid air.

  • Illustration of Echeveria
    Echeveria Echeveria elegans

    Sunny windowsill. A shallow bowl of rosettes needs the strongest light.

  • Illustration of Sweet Basil
    Sweet Basil Ocimum basilicum

    Kitchen windowsill. Useful for cooking and safe for pets.

Planting and care tips

  • Group the fern and spider plant together. They raise the humidity around each other.
  • Water the echeveria separately and much less often than the others.
  • Cats enjoy chewing spider plant leaves. It is harmless, but hang the plant high if you want it to look tidy.
  • Grow a pot of cat grass to give cats something of their own to chew.
  • Read the label of every new plant. Common names can refer to more than one species.