Pet-friendly shrubs
Shrubs give your garden structural interest and most are perfectly safe for pets. Choose with confidence from this list of shrubs which are non-toxic to pets and which have the RHS Award of Garden Merit as robust and garden worthy plants. Photinia is not included in this list as it is toxic to horses, ruminants and grazing animals, though it is safe for dogs and cats.
Plants (318)
Abelia 'Edward Goucher'
Goucher's large flowered abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Hopleys'
Glossy Abelia, Large flowered Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora 'Lake Maggiore'
Glossy abelia, Large flowered abelia
Berberis darwinii
Darwin's barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Maria'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration'
Barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Crimson pygmy barberry, Little favourite, Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Golden Ring'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin'
Thunberg's mottled barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis x frikartii 'Amstelveen'
Frikart's barberry
Berberis x media 'Red Jewel'
Median hybrid barberry
Berberis x stenophylla
Rosemary barberry
Buddleja 'Miss Ruby'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja alternifolia
Alternate leaf butterfly bush, Fountain buddleia, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Buddleja davidii Nanho White = 'Monite'
Orange eye butterfly bush, Summer lilac, Butterfly bush, Buddleia
Camellia 'Black Lace'
Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Desire'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Hagoromo'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Camellia japonica 'Nobilissima'
Japanese camellia, Common camellia
Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Puget Blue'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus 'Skylark'
California lilac, Redroot
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
Catalina mountain lilac, Feltleaf ceanothus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens
Creeping blue blossom, Blue blossom, Blue brush
Choisya ternata
Mexican orange blossom
Choisya ternata Sundance = 'Lich'
Mexican orange blossom
Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl'
Mexican orange blossom, Golden Mexican orange blossom
Choisya x dewitteana White Dazzler = 'Londaz'
Mexican orange blossom, Golden Mexican orange blossom
Cornus alba 'Sibirica Variegata'
Siberian dogwood, Red-barked dogwood, Tatarian dogwood
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus kousa var. chinensis 'China Girl'
Chinese dogwood, Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea'
Red osier dogwood, American dogwood
Cornus x elwinortonii 'Venus = 'Kn30-8'
Kousa, Japanese dogwood
Cotoneaster lacteus
Parney cotoneaster, Red clusterberry
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets'
Prostrate cotoneaster
Escallonia 'Iveyi'
Fuchsia 'Alice Hoffman'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Garden News'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Genii'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Lady Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Riccartonii'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Son of Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia 'Thalia'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops