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Prickly plants to stop people getting into garden

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  • tenuissent
    tenuissent Posts: 342 Forumite
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    edited 17 March 2010 at 10:12AM
    Poncirus trifoliata is pretty evil - someone commented on ours yesterday.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3326922/How-to-grow-poncirus-trifoliata.html
  • vickyb242
    vickyb242 Posts: 177 Forumite
    Hi,

    I had a problem last year with trouble makers getting in my garden, in the end it became a very bad situation. With the advice to others, I used Blackthorn, planted it all along the bottom fence.

    They got over the fence once more, left screaming, haven't seen them since!
    1k to 10,00k in 2010 challenge member 242!
  • Tibbie's_mum
    Tibbie's_mum Posts: 998 Forumite
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    We had trouble with people getting on to a flat roof of a brick built shed at the bottom of our garden in Surrey. So I planted two rambling roses, can't remember the exact variety, but they grew incredibly quickly and it seem to do the job.
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    rottweiler?
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    suisidevw wrote: »
    rottweiler?

    I don't think you can grow rottweilers in pots. ;)
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • angelavdavis
    angelavdavis Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    A flowering quince - although not super fast growing has also got vicious thorns but lovely flowers and bright fresh green foliage.
    :D Thanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!:D
  • Liz33
    Liz33 Posts: 155 Forumite
    Thanks everyone for all your great tips I am now off to the garden centre to ask them which grow in pots and get my garden safe! Not sure they will sell the landmines though :rotfl:
    Sealed pot challenge - £400 no.491
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