Cats (and other pets) and house plants don’t often go well together, but after my sister mentioned that she was on the hunt for a house tree I started to look myself. We like a lot of the same things, and also I like to copy her home + clothing style too.
Then I saw this post from Emily and I was even more inspired to give some houses plants and house trees a shot.
I found a lot of websites that offer lengthy lists on which plants to avoid if you have cats, but it was easier for me to navigate sites that simply shared the plants that are safe for cats. This one was particularly helpful and straight forward.
The only tree I bought was this braided money tree and Grits took interest immediately. And then he lost interest shortly thereafter. I loved that the base of it is braided, how apropos.
I need to get a nicer pot for it, but I just thought it was pretty and simple. Apparently, these trees are supposed to bring money and fortune if you follow any Feng Shui, which I don’t, but if I’m suddenly super rich or win the lottery or find a bag of money on my doorstep I’ll let you know and we can all buy dozens and dozens of money trees for our homes.
Another tree/plant I considered was the ponytail palm because of obvious reasons, but the leaves were pretty long and it looked like it may be too enticing for the cats at first. As time passes, I’ll gauge their interest and decide whether or not to add a ponytail palm to the family.
Next up is a...