While it’s great to have a privacy fence, dogs and cameras, you can drop in some plants that will deter criminal elements as well. It’s logical to drop in deterrent plants that will tear the clothes and skin of trespassers and can provide possibly provide law enforcement with a swatch of cloth or a blood sample if something should happen.
Some of these can be listed as invasive species or dangerous (obviously), so please do the proper research to determine which of these plants are right for you and your environment.
- Agave
- Pineapple
- Spanish Bayonet/Yucca
- Saw Palmetto
- Aloe Vera
- English Hawthorn
- Firethorn
- Thorned Roses
- Burning Bush Shrub
- Holly
- Black Thorn
- Native Brambles
- Hardy Orange
- Crown of Thorns
- Cactus
- Agarita/Berberis/Barberry
- Chinese/Japanese Quince
- Sea Buckthorn
- Gooseberry
- Oregon Grape
- Devils Thorn
- Bougainvilla
- Pomegranate
- Mahonia
- Honey Locust
- Citrus
- Silverthorn
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