How to make an outdoor bed in three easy steps.
Last updated March 12th, 2018
Hello furriends! I’m Sly Pie (nickname: Bobotie) and I would like to show you a bed that I have made for myself out in the catio. Well, I didn’t exactly make it myself, the big lady cat put it in there and I have modified it to suit my needs. It’s very different from my inside beds because it has these soft juicy chewy leaves that I can munch on before I go for a morning nap.
To make my bed:
- Climb into pot, balancing on the edge. Make sure all obstacles such as spikes or silly ornaments are pushed aside.
- Move to the centre of pot, lay down and flatten foliage by wriggling on your back.
- Leave outside perimeter of chewy leaves to hide behind or to nibble on if you so wish. Voilà! Your bed is made!
I’m not sure if the big lady cat wanted to keep this bed looking all pretty because she’s added all sorts of deterrents like wooden spikes and even this silly bird thing. But I managed to get that out of the way. I think she doesn’t seem to mind my little modification to her plant. What does she use it for anyway? See, she even takes pictures of me in it.
All comfy now, ready for my afternoon nap.
What is Japanese Forest grass?
Forest grass (Hakonechloa Macra) is a great addition to your cat’s salad bar. It’s a slow-growing perennial (I plant it as an annual) which normally grows in a large clump but as you can see, Sly Pie stopped it in its tracks. It is often used for ground cover in shady areas and they come in a lovely chartreuse colour, but this year I could only find the variegated green. Of course, Sly is right, I don’t mind him making his bed with it. That is the idea after all, a bed of grass for kitties to lie in. Well, Sly happened to be the lucky cat who claimed it. Because it is slow-growing, I wait a month for the foliage to flourish before offering it as a snacking bed for the kitties. It looks a bit ratty in the end but that’s okay, I have other smaller pots that I plan to bring inside for their salad bar in the Autumn. For more on cat safe plants visit The Cat Garden
We have joined the Sunday Selfie Blog Hop hosted by The Cat on My Head where you can ready about Swizzle, the beautiful senior kitty looking for her forever home and other stories.
How clever of you! Humans may provide objects, but it’s up to cats to make them perfect.
Thank you! You’re absolutely right, the humans just have ‘stuff’ but us cats make that ‘stuff’ into useable items! 🙂
What a great bed! I would be eating it, though. ~Wally
Yes, it’s for eats too!
That looks like a very nice bed! I have a big plant pot in the greenhouse that I often sleep in. I don’t get breakfast in bed though, mine only has hay in it.
That’s very funny MOL. Hay sounds quite comfy too
That looks like a comfy spot. Sly is a cutie.
Thank you! He could sleep in there all afternoon ?
You are one crafty kitty!
Thank you! My humans say I’m a fast learner ?
Oh, yes, those beds are the greatest, Boboti 😀 I made mine up the hedge…like a birdie…MOL 😀 Pawkisses for a Happy Day 🙂 <3
I’m so glad someone can relate, MOL and I can just imagine you ‘nesting’ on your bed 🙂 Head boops xx
Wonderful bed ! It looks very comfy ! Purrs
MOL! That’s perfect!
Love it. You’re giving me so many ideas to keep my kitties happy! Do you have a continuous running fountain in your catio? I could hear it in your video.
Hi there, I have missed this comment. Yes we do have a fountain running all summer long; the cats also seem to like the ambience it brings. Glad you’re liking the tips 👍
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