How to Have House Plants and a Cat

Growing indoor plants and sharing your home with a cat can be a tricky situation. With a little creative thinking you can have both.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. One way to keep house plants safe from a curious or destructive cat is to display the plants inside of a bird cage. They actually look very lovely growing inside the cage. An ivy is a great plant to grow inside a bird cage.

2. Hanging baskets are usually safe from cats if you hang them in an area where the cat can't jump on something to reach them.

3. Place you plant under a glass of some sort. Display it on a cake plate with a glass cover. Combine a collection of glass covered plants as a display for a dining room table or a table in your foyer.

4. Choose terrariums over potted plants to ensure the safety of the plants. An orchid or various ferns make good terrarium plants.

Tips & Warnings

• Yard sales are a great place to find used cages or various types of glasses and bowls to use as covers for your plants.
• Some plants are toxic to cats so it is necessary to keep them safely away from your cat. You have to protect both the cat and the plant.