Beginner Gardening: Anyone know of an anti theft plant alarm?, 1 by Speckled_Hen

Speckled_Hen wrote:
Hehe, good ideas! The problem with the water sprayer (and I have thought about that option for a few years) is that it would spray me too (and the poor UPS man!) heh. Not cool when I forget its there and I'm heading out the door to a dressy occasion. ;) I also think a little water wouldn't deter the person I suspect did this. I love the idea of the camera and I hope to do that. It would really help too with our ongoing solicitor problem who are not deterred by no-soliciting signs (argh!). Believe me, I've thought about the nettles and poison ivy (and I used to have a big stand of vicious-looking cactus) but once again, it would probably hurt me more than anyone, just trying to maintain it. Most of my tresspassers seem to just walk boldly up my driveway and front walk. One thing I have done that has really cut down on tresspassing and inconsiderate people cutting across the yards is the colossal rose border I put in. Mutabilis roses get HUGE here very quickly and it caused that individual who I suspect stole my plumeria, an awkward and possiby painful trip through that rose border so as to avoid walking up my driveway in clear sight of everyone, haha. Nothing beats good old-fashioned rose thorns for security. ;)

I enclosed a photo of part of the rose border - it's filled in now on either end to make an almost cotinuous border and this particular bush is much larger now.