Aizoon Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Can anyone suggest spiky and *****ly plants for security purposes? No jokes about hedgehog bushes, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Bamboo pits any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Berberis. Brilliant under a window. Very firm and spiky. Right bastard to trim though. Thick gardening gloves required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Bamboo pits any good? Possibly, but so far no one has claimed to have walked their dog in my garden for twenty years. Might happen, I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Berberis. Brilliant under a window. Very firm and spiky. Right bastard to trim though. Thick gardening gloves required. Sounds ideal. I tend to use they gurt thick brown rubber gloves for that sort of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Cactus? Mind you missus' bush gets a bit *****ly at times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Barbed wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 NATURE'S 30 BURGLAR PREVENTING PLANTS Creeping Juniper - Juniperis horizontalis 'Wiltonii' - Also known as 'Blue Rug', has a thorny stem and foliage. +6 Blue spruce has dense, spiky needles Blue Spruce - Picea pungens 'Globosa' - Rigid branches, irregular dense blue, spiky needles. Common Holly - Ilex agulfolium - Large evergreen shrub, dark green spiked leaves. Giant Rhubarb - Gunnera manicata - Giant rhubarb-like leaves on erect stems, abrasive foliage. Can grow up to 2.5m high. Golden Bamboo - Phyllostachys aurea- Very graceful, forming thick clumps of up to 3.5m high. Less invasive than other bamboos. Chinese Jujube - Zizyphus sativa - Medium sized tree with very spiny pendulous branches. Firethorn - Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' - Flowers white in June, with bright orange-red berries. Thorny stem. Shrub Rose - Rosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' - Excellent ground cover, pale pink flowers, very thorny stem. May to September. +6 Firethorn, or pyracantha, is a tough, very spiky ornamental evergreen shrub that has creamy-white flowers in spring Pencil Christmas Tree - Picea abias 'Cupressina' - Medium-sized tree of columnar habit, with ascending spiky branches. Juniper - Juniperus x media 'Old Gold' - Evergreen. Golden-tipped foliage. *****ly foliage. Purple Berberis - Berberis thunbergil 'Atropurpurea'- Has a thorny stem. Mountain Pine - Pinus mugo 'Mughus'- Is a very hardy, large shrub or small tree, with long sharp needles. Blue Pine - Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'- Small to medium-sized tree, spiky needled stem, densely conical habit, with vividly glaucous blue leaves. Likes moist, rich soil. Oleaster - Elaeagnus angustifolia - Small deciduous tree, about 4.5 to 6 m (15 to 20 feet) that is hardy, wind resistant, tolerant of poor, dry sites, and thus useful in windbreak hedges. +6 Blackthorn, or Prunus spinosa, is a native deciduous plant which makes a dense hedge with thick, long thorns Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa - Also called Sloe; spiny shrub. Its dense growth makes it suitable for hedges. Fuschia-flowered Gooseberry - Ribes speciosum - Fruit bush, spiny, produces greenish to greenish-pink flowers in clusters of two or three. The following thorny plants can also be considered: Aralia, Chaenomeles, Colletia, Crataegus (including hawthorn/may), Hippophae (sea buckthorn), Maclura, Mahonia, Oplopanax, Osmanthus, Poncirus, Rhamnus, Rosa (climbing & shrub roses), Rubus (bramble), Smilax *****ly ash (Zanthoxylum). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 NATURE'S 30 BURGLAR PREVENTING PLANTSCreeping Juniper - Juniperis horizontalis 'Wiltonii' - Also known as 'Blue Rug', has a thorny stem and foliage.+6 Blue spruce has dense, spiky needlesBlue Spruce - Picea pungens 'Globosa' - Rigid branches, irregular dense blue, spiky needles.Common Holly - Ilex agulfolium - Large evergreen shrub, dark green spiked leaves. Giant Rhubarb - Gunnera manicata - Giant rhubarb-like leaves on erect stems, abrasive foliage. Can grow up to 2.5m high.Golden Bamboo - Phyllostachys aurea- Very graceful, forming thick clumps of up to 3.5m high. Less invasive than other bamboos.Chinese Jujube - Zizyphus sativa - Medium sized tree with very spiny pendulous branches. Firethorn - Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' - Flowers white in June, with bright orange-red berries. Thorny stem.Shrub Rose - Rosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' - Excellent ground cover, pale pink flowers, very thorny stem. May to September.+6 Firethorn, or pyracantha, is a tough, very spiky ornamental evergreen shrub that has creamy-white flowers in springPencil Christmas Tree - Picea abias 'Cupressina' - Medium-sized tree of columnar habit, with ascending spiky branches.Juniper - Juniperus x media 'Old Gold' - Evergreen. Golden-tipped foliage. *****ly foliage.Purple Berberis - Berberis thunbergil 'Atropurpurea'- Has a thorny stem.Mountain Pine - Pinus mugo 'Mughus'- Is a very hardy, large shrub or small tree, with long sharp needles.Blue Pine - Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'- Small to medium-sized tree, spiky needled stem, densely conical habit, with vividly glaucous blue leaves. Likes moist, rich soil.Oleaster - Elaeagnus angustifolia - Small deciduous tree, about 4.5 to 6 m (15 to 20 feet) that is hardy, wind resistant, tolerant of poor, dry sites, and thus useful in windbreak hedges.+6 Blackthorn, or Prunus spinosa, is a native deciduous plant which makes a dense hedge with thick, long thornsBlackthorn - Prunus spinosa - Also called Sloe; spiny shrub. Its dense growth makes it suitable for hedges.Fuschia-flowered Gooseberry - Ribes speciosum - Fruit bush, spiny, produces greenish to greenish-pink flowers in clusters of two or three. The following thorny plants can also be considered: Aralia, Chaenomeles, Colletia, Crataegus (including hawthorn/may), Hippophae (sea buckthorn), Maclura, Mahonia, Oplopanax, Osmanthus, Poncirus, Rhamnus, Rosa (climbing & shrub roses), Rubus (bramble), Smilax *****ly ash (Zanthoxylum). Get you smart arse! Never realised a bramble and a special name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 There is some plant native to mexico that the locals call balls of fire. It has very fine spikes that when brushed against attacks male genitalia. Doesn't do this to women apparently! So as long as your robbers are male, alls good. Apparently the heat sent to the testicles is unbearable! I chose not to find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Get you smart arse! Never realised a bramble and a special name I know sweet FA about plants...I copied and pasted it from an article ...this one sounds good if you could grow it in Bristol...could be the one mentioned above by TRL 10. Best home-security system Mala Mujer: Cnidoscolus angustidens Stewart describes this garden plant as more painful than poisonous. Mala mujer, which translates to "bad woman," can be found in parts of the southwest and Mexico and is covered with nasty thorns, which could be turned into makeshift barbwire if needed. The real danger, however, comes from the caustic, milky sap that can leak from the plant. The sap, a common feature among many plants in the Euphorbia genus, can cause painful skin irritations and unsightly discoloration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Thanks for those. Hadn't thought of *****ly conifers, I must admit. I think I'll leave out the Oomegooly bush though I've already got pyracantha and berberis is on my list, but do you think Blackthorn would put off a Bristolian thief? If he was a Thatchers man, i suppose it might... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 As my second profession know a small amount about this subject. A real' bastard' plant is Berberis julianae, a particularly vicious variety which will take eyes out given the chance. Has long, stiff thorns - so bad we avoided using it near public areas. Pyracantha fine as well and blackthorn will do a job. The only warning is they may need pruning at some time in the future. Naked sure you're well kitted out otherwise it'll look like you've met a crazed knifeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 ^^^^^ random spell-checker .... Best not prune 'naked' for a variety of reasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Have you considered Triffids? I hear they're pretty good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Blackthorn! Hawthorn is not bad. Both are traditional country hedges and pretty much grow without too much fuss. You can buy them as whips about 50 cm is good to get you started. I planted about 45 meters about 5 years back in two offset rows. Trimmed once a year they are now a nice dense 5ft. If you have a small hole or gap to fill a rambling rose can be useful and can grow quickly. Nothing bar an elephant or a tank will get through an established double row of blackthorn. These hedges are mainly used to keep livestock in. Cows, sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 ^^^^^ random spell-checker .... Best not prune 'naked' for a variety of reasons! Bu99er! Beat me to it. Mind you, I was killing a particularly aggressive sycamore when I attracted the attention of the police helicopter. Obviously, a neighbour had seen me looming over the fence and called the OB. From the top of my ladder, I waved my branch-lopper at the helicopter and it did the equivalent of a wing-waggle and zoomed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Have you considered Triffids? I hear they're pretty good.... Horace tends to nibble them, I'm afraid. He considers them to be a variety of giant slug, and his *****les are impervious to their stings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Bristol Born & Red Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Warn Horace not to eat too many slugs, they can cause lungworm in hogs, leading to pneumonia ...his main diet should be plenty of beetles..please pass this on for the good of his health. News article on Sky tonight...Hedgehogs are now an endangered species in the UK...(true).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Warn Horace not to eat too many slugs, they can cause lungworm in hogs, leading to pneumonia ...his main diet should be plenty of beetles..please pass this on for the good of his health. News article on Sky tonight...Hedgehogs are now an endangered species in the UK...(true).. You've been hitting the old Google tonight It's because the 'yoof' of today see a hedgehog curled up in a ball and they go and play football with it. Horace has more than likely had this experience. No care for our prikly friends no respect! Hope Horace and his friends have a wonderful life and don't run into these 'yooofs' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 You've been hitting the old Google tonight It's because the 'yoof' of today see a hedgehog curled up in a ball and they go and play football with it. Horace has more than likely had this experience. No care for our prikly friends no respect! Hope Horace and his friends have a wonderful life and don't run into these 'yooofs' Not so much the 'yoofs' these days as road vehicles and, alas, badgers. They're the only native species that can uncurl a hedgie Most of today's yoofs wouldn't recognise a hedgehog if it got up and bit them. Which it probably wouldn't - they seem to get on all right with people. As to slugs, I tell Horace that he eats too many of them, but then he gets on to me about my cheese biscuit habit and it all gets messy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Blackthorn!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckobcfc Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 You've been hitting the old Google tonight It's because the 'yoof' of today see a hedgehog curled up in a ball and they go and play football with it. Horace has more than likely had this experience. No care for our prikly friends no respect! Hope Horace and his friends have a wonderful life and don't run into these 'yooofs' I saw a kid do that in school funnily enough I don't recall him doing it again after I broke his nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I saw a kid do that in school funnily enough I don't recall him doing it again after I broke his nose Hehe thanks for the tea I just spat ovrr my phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I saw a kid do that in school funnily enough I don't recall him doing it again after I broke his nose Horace loves you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Not so much the 'yoofs' these days as road vehicles and, alas, badgers. They're the only native species that can uncurl a hedgie Most of today's yoofs wouldn't recognise a hedgehog if it got up and bit them. Which it probably wouldn't - they seem to get on all right with people. As to slugs, I tell Horace that he eats too many of them, but then he gets on to me about my cheese biscuit habit and it all gets messy Aizoon, are you serious about keeping badgers out? A determined badger will probably push its way under an establishing blackthorn. Some heavy duty chicken wire dug six inches down and staked prior to planting blackthorn would be good. Here's five minutes of your life you won't get back . The bloke's voice is an excellent cure for insomnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Aizoon, are you serious about keeping badgers out? A determined badger will probably push its way under an establishing blackthorn. Some heavy duty chicken wire dug six inches down and staked prior to planting blackthorn would be good. Here's five minutes of your life you won't get back . The bloke's voice is an excellent cure for insomnia. Badgers aren't really a problem in Horfield. Nor, more surprisingly, are whores PS I'll play that again when I can't sleep for fear of relegation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_s Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Badgers aren't really a problem in Horfield. Nor, more surprisingly, are whores PS I'll play that again when I can't sleep for fear of relegation It's funny that the fox has migrated from the country to the city in big numbers because no doubt there's a greater selection of bins to get their heads in. I guess the same cannot be said for the badger. A mate of mine who is partial to road kill told me an interesting story how he slow roasted a dead badger he'd collected from the road. Make me bilious just thinking about the smell of badger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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