What is it?

It is a (small) land­scape com­po­si­tion made up of stones, rocks, and grav­el, with plants grow­ing between them.

Is it good for cats?

Of course! First of all, cats love to climb and sit on obser­va­tion plat­forms. Sec­ond­ly, they pre­fer to walk and lie down on clean, dry sur­faces. You can also incor­po­rate a small house into the rock gar­den where your cat can sleep, or even cre­ate a minia­ture vil­lage (for inspi­ra­tion: Bab­ba­combe Mod­el Vil­lage).

What mate­ri­als?

Dif­fer­ent types of grav­el, crushed stone, step­ping stones, peb­bles, lava rocks, sand, etc. Some peo­ple even use bricks and con­crete blocks. The goal is not only to cre­ate a beau­ti­ful com­po­si­tion, but also to ensure excel­lent drainage for the plants. Be care­ful not to use sharp grav­el, which would be uncom­fort­able or even painful for cats’ paws.

Which plants?

A rock gar­den is suit­able for all low-grow­ing, sun-lov­ing plants that need well-drained, rel­a­tive­ly poor soil. Exam­ples:

• Cat­nip
• Cat thyme
• Moun­tain tea
• Chilean straw­ber­ry
• Tai­wanese rasp­ber­ry
• Bell­flower or Cam­pan­u­la