Where we once lived our front was opposite a bus stop and just about the right distance from the takeaway places for people to have finished their food. Even a tall very thorny rose hedge did not stop them. Had to weld the front gates to the hinges so that they could not be lifted off.
When we lived in England we lived on an estate with open front gardens, youngsters used to throw eggs at our windows! What a waste, I bet their mothers wondered where their eggs had gone to.
Well at least with your thorny solution, people who stuff things into the hedge might be dissuaded from doing it again @rowlandscastle444 👍🏻
It also deters the little darlings who pass by from one of the local schools, on their way to the playing field behind our house. They used to knock or pull on the fence as they passed - around 60 of them, twice a day, there and back. They pull at the flowers or twigs - and find thorns. I'm not deliberately trying to hurt them. It's good for them to be outside. But they do need to learn to respect property belonging to others. Provided that I keep the hedge trimmed back in line with the wall, I don't feel bad. We used to get children sitting on the wall. Since the hedge has been in - not a soul. That in itself has made the outlay worthwhile - plus seeing the pollinators and small birds.
I will admit to being less bothered than I used to be about the brambles that grow in amongst the privet hedge (gifts from the birds I suppose) There's a bit of the prickly berberis that's appeared in there too, so maybe I'll encourage it to grow through to the outside.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
This seems to be a widespread problem: bypassers of a certain type finding it irresistible to lob items into hedges, over walls, under, through and over gates etc. I am currently growing a deciduous thorny Berberis to add to my boundary hedge. I also leave long spiky stems or twigs by setting them in the ground at an angle or in small tubs, so that they stick up from within the hedge to act as a deterrent. Beer cans used to be very popular, but also crisp packets, indeed any packets, but the fast-food wrappers and remains and beer cans annoy me the most. Occasionally, urination into the hedge. A group of 3 men strolling back from a night out did this while I was at the front door! I am thinking of planting the most stinking plants I can think of, to stop loiterers! Any ideas most welcome. Sometimes people open the gate at night - again - if anyone knows of a way to wedge the gate shut (discreetly) I am all ears. Humans can be so depressing...that is how I feel when I look out of my front garden, especially Thursday to Saturday....🤬
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I had a friend, no names, no pack drill, who had the urination problem at the back of his property. The problem was that it was on the back of one of his sheds and the smell permeated. He made some sort of device using car batteries IIRC and the problem stopped. You're not allowed to do that. 🥷
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They pull at the flowers or twigs - and find thorns. I'm not deliberately trying to hurt them. It's good for them to be outside. But they do need to learn to respect property belonging to others. Provided that I keep the hedge trimmed back in line with the wall, I don't feel bad.
We used to get children sitting on the wall. Since the hedge has been in - not a soul. That in itself has made the outlay worthwhile - plus seeing the pollinators and small birds.
You're not allowed to do that. 🥷
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