Garden CrimeHow to Protect Your Property

Basic Considerations

• Avoid hidden areas where intruders can lurk

• Consider security lighting

• Consider gravel paths to prevent a silent approach

• Make the back garden a difficult area to access

Fences

• Place Trellis on top of fence

• Barbed wire or other such fence topping must not overhang and incline inwards

• Consider planting climbing roses up and along fence

Sheds

• Secure the shed door with a heavy duty hasp

• Fit a closed-shackle padlock

• Opening windows require good window locks.

• Consider a passive infra-red detector

• Consider a door contact alarm

Flimsy Sheds

• Consider locking garden tools to floor anchor

• Consider a locking box inside the shed

• Consider locking pesticides away

• Keep tools in garage

Natural Protection

• A barrier of prickly hedge may be all the protection you need around your property.

• Here are some suggestions for plants to use………………..

Creeping Juniper Blue Spruce

Common Holly

Giant Rhubarb

Golden Bamboo

Chinese Jujube

Firethorn

Shrub Rose Pencil Christmas Tree

Purple Berberis

Mountain Pine

Blue Pine

Oleaster

Blackthorn

Fuschia-flowered Gooseberry

Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum)

Finally

• Put away all tools and equipment • Sheds are securely locked • Keep tools inside if you do not have a garden shed• Use plant protection - such as thorny shrubs • Install outside security lighting • Photograph valuable garden plants or ornaments. • Check that your household insurance policy

covers theft from your garden and outbuildings