Defensive planting

3 comments

I don’t know what made me think of it, but I suddenly remembered that I’d heard a Gardeners’ Question Time programme about using plants to deter intruders; could’nt find it, so I did a Google,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107511/The-home-guard-Police-suggest-30-thorny-bushes-homeowners-plant-discourage-lazy-garden-thieves.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9108641/The-30-plants-that-can-help-protect-your-home-against-burglary.html

many police force websites have suggestions, so maybe if people did a search they’d find what their local Old Bill recommended!

19 Sep, 2013
4 likes

Comments

Seaburngirl

I 've always planted thorny boundary plants as they are often natives and pretty through out the seasons. some of my favs are blackthorn and hawthorn both natives and provide memories of the hedgerows from the 60's before they were all grubbed up.

19 Sep, 2013

Linda235

I have Cacti on my window sill.

19 Sep, 2013

Franl155

I've just been re reading the ones I had from GQT, and a couple of others I found online while I was looking for the links to post.

Thorny barriers are fine, but one still needs to be ale to get at them to prune etc - can imagine me wearing a suit of armour or an American Footballer's padding!

But then, the gardener would be doing it by day and in the open, which is more than a burglar would be.

I used to have cacti, but then my vsion got worse and they started biiting back more ...

20 Sep, 2013

Add a comment

Members who like this blog

Terratoonie

Gardening with friends since
14 Aug, 2008
Mark61

Gardening with friends since
3 Jul, 2010
Grandmage

Gardening with friends since
8 Apr, 2010
Katarina

Gardening with friends since
25 Jul, 2010

Defensive planting

Comments

Recent posts by franl155

Members who like this blog