If it's an emergency then you'll just deal with the cactus. But I never had an unintended visitor in my children's room through the windows.anygunanywhere wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:49 pmWhat if you have to climb out of the window?clarionite wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:35 pmMy grandparents had Holly bushes planted in front of all the windows. Growing up I thought they were just ornamental, until I forgot my key and tried to get in one of the windows. I told my grandpa that I'd cut myself in several places getting in. He told me that was what the bushes were there for. To prevent people from coming in the windows.Mike S wrote: ↑Tue Dec 03, 2019 2:31 pm What you're describing is "Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design" (CPTED). Here's a pretty good free reference, followed by a more succinct article summarizing key points:
https://www.chandlerpd.com/wp-content/u ... 2016-1.pdf
https://westseattleblog.com/2011/03/hos ... h-network/
Rose bushes would be specifically called "hostile vegetation". Others examples can be found here:
http://www.summit-university.org/the-po ... -your-home
I always remembered that, and planted Agave, Prickly pair and Cane Cholla Cactus outside of the bedroom windows of my house in Texas.
It probably didn't hurt that I explained to my daughter that I knew she wasn't stupid enough to have a boy in her room without my knowledge, so If I found someone in her room at night I'd assume it was an intruder and deal with them accordingly.
