When we moved here 7 years ago the local youth were using the garden as a short cut (the fence had fallen down). I replaced the fence but they climbed over it, so I planted a Rosa rugosa hedge, plus a Rosa moyesii in the far corner of the garden, as a gentle hint that my garden didn't have a public footpath running through it. Did the trick... Now lots of passers-by admire the scent of the flowers, and the luscious shiny fruit.
But yes Bekkie, they are thugs...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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When we moved here 7 years ago the local youth were using the garden as a short cut (the fence had fallen down). I replaced the fence but they climbed over it, so I planted a Rosa rugosa hedge, plus a Rosa moyesii in the far corner of the garden, as a gentle hint that my garden didn't have a public footpath running through it. Did the trick...
Now lots of passers-by admire the scent of the flowers, and the luscious shiny fruit. 
But yes Bekkie, they are thugs...