10 Houseplants That Are Safe and Non-Toxic To Our Pets 

What do we do when we love both pets and plants? 

Have you ever wanted to have some nice houseplants in your apartment  but your cat or dog keeps trying to eat them or play with them? Has your pet ever become sick from eating a leaf? Does he chew on the soil in the pot? What plants are safe for our pets to sample, and which ones could make them sick or even kill them.

Here are 10 houseplants that are pet-friendly. If you are looking for more detailed information on whether it is toxic or not, ASPCA has a great list on its website: Toxic and non toxic list of plants

• Spider Plants

• Palms

• Ferns

• Venus Flytrap

• Watermelon Peperomia

• Pilea peperomioides

• Banana Trees

• Certain succulents 

• Calathea

• Polka Dot plant

• Air Plants

• Orchids

• Peperomias 

Tips and tricks

Keep your plants on elevated shelves.  While protecting your fur-babies, this is also  a fantastic way for your  plants to get the equal amount of the light they need to thrive.  I used to have my plants all  on one table by the window  but now that I have a tall shelving unit, I find that they  are doing so much better. And now that side table has a much better use -  as a window perch for my dog Ollie. 

Use plant hangers - Your Hoya will also look great suspended from the ceiling. Just be careful to hang it high enough from the paws of athletic jumping cats. 

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Treat the soil  - One way to get your pet away from your plants is to spray the soil with something they really don't like. Try an essential oil, or sprinkling red chilli flakes, coffee grounds, lemon or lime juice or citronella around the plant. 

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Placing stones on the top layer of the soil - This  prevents your dig-happy  cat or dog from getting her claws in.  

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