velociraptor
Well-Known Member
Landscaping is the best bet. It is natural and does not scream "sue me" like barbed wire. It can be just as effective while being more subtle.
Holly plants are good but I prefer Yucca aloifolia (a.k.a. Spanish Daggers):
Most nurserys have them or can get them easily. They grow large and require little care after they take and are quite nice looking and even bloom.
In more rural settings brambles and blackberry bushes are also quite useful but they make a yard look unkempt. Still they are useful to restrict access and are very cheap and require no care.
Also you should not overlook the classic rose bushes and bougainvillea bushes which are both nice looking and have wicked thorns.
bougainvillea looks great on fences:
But they also have these thorns:
Of course my favorite is poison ivy. It really does not deny access but if you plant it right where you do not have to mess with it it can leave a 2 week long lesson for trespassers.
Holly plants are good but I prefer Yucca aloifolia (a.k.a. Spanish Daggers):
Most nurserys have them or can get them easily. They grow large and require little care after they take and are quite nice looking and even bloom.
In more rural settings brambles and blackberry bushes are also quite useful but they make a yard look unkempt. Still they are useful to restrict access and are very cheap and require no care.
Also you should not overlook the classic rose bushes and bougainvillea bushes which are both nice looking and have wicked thorns.
bougainvillea looks great on fences:
But they also have these thorns:
Of course my favorite is poison ivy. It really does not deny access but if you plant it right where you do not have to mess with it it can leave a 2 week long lesson for trespassers.