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)
Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'
Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis 'Versicolor'
Hardy fuchsia, Ballerina plant, Lady's eardrops
Hebe 'Red Edge'
Hebe 'Silver Queen'
Hebe 'Wiri Mist'
Hebe ochracea 'James Stirling'
Ochre whipcord hebe
Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'
Fat leaf hebe
Ilex aquifolium
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'
Silver-margined holly, Broad leaved silver holly
Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea'
Silver hedging holly, Hedgehog holly
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. Van Tol'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex aquifolium 'Silver Queen'
Common holly, English holly, Hulver bush
Ilex crenata 'Golden Gem'
Golden box leaved holly, Japanese holly, Box leaved holly
Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King'
Highclere hybrid holly, Altaclera holly
Ilex x meserveae Blue Prince = 'Conablu'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly
Ilex x meserveae Blue Princess = 'Conapri'
Meserve hybrid holly, Blue holly
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
True lavender, Old English lavender, Common lavender
Lavandula x chaytoriae 'Sawyers'
Lavender
Phormium 'Sundowner'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium 'Yellow Wave'
Flax lily, New Zealand flax
Phormium cookianum subsp. hookeri 'Cream Delight'
Mountain flax, Whariki
Phormium cookianum subsp. hookeri 'Tricolor'
Mountain flax, Whariki
Pittosporum 'Garnettii'
Parchment bark
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Queen'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb'
Tawhiwhi, Kohuhu
Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'
Japanese mock orange, Tobira, Japanese pittosporum, Australian laurel
Skimmia japonica 'Fragrant Cloud'
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'
Japanese skimmia
Spiraea 'Arguta'
Bridal veil, Foam of May, Bridewort, Bridal wreath spiraea
Spiraea 'Tracy'
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'
Snowmound spiraea
Viburnum carlesii 'Diana'
Korean spice viburnum, Carles viburnum
Viburnum davidii
David viburnum, Evergreen viburnum
Viburnum opulus 'Compactum'
Guelder rose, European cranberry bush
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
Guelder rose, European cranberry bush
Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake'
Japanese snowball, Lacecap viburnum
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
Laurustinus
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
Bodnant viburnum, Winter viburnum
Viburnum x carlcephalum
Fragrant snowball, Fragrant viburnum
Berberis 'Georgei'
Barberry
Berberis temolaica
Temolaica barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Concorde'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Dart's Red Lady'
Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry
Berberis valdiviana
Valdivia barberry
Berberis verruculosa
Warty barberry