Other than leylandi what other bushes can I use for privacy???
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Smeather
#2.
April 3rd, 2007, at 2:55 PM.
Tell them you use the area they stand in for your manure pile.
me
#3.
April 5th, 2007, at 5:53 AM.
put a sign that says beware of dog
and put a picture of a huge dog
maybe evenbuy one to scare them
Mascaletta
#4.
April 7th, 2007, at 7:23 PM.
Electric fence with heat seaking missiles and barbed wire if not get a really big gun. little s*its
luna
#5.
April 9th, 2007, at 12:31 PM.
I had the same problem out my front wall so I decided to befriend them. I stop and chat, ask them how they’re doing, take an interest in their activities.
They stopped hanging there after a month.
If I see them up the street now I still make a point of stopping and chatting. Worked so far!
Alice K
#6.
April 9th, 2007, at 6:44 PM.
Try playing opera on your stereo or radio and setting a speaker out there.
Johnny Mac
#7.
April 12th, 2007, at 7:32 AM.
I’d go for anything thorny or stingy or that has pollen that stains.
Bexs
#9.
April 17th, 2007, at 1:11 PM.
I know you aren’t keen but leylandi - because they grow quickly. Or, a great big connifer. Ivy grows quick but kills everything in it’s path. What about something like fushia’s - they really attract bees and wasps - that’ll stop them.
becky h
#10.
April 18th, 2007, at 7:13 PM.
Buy a bunch of cats and soon you’ll become the crazy cat lady and the kids will just run past your house.
jamieann1014
#11.
April 20th, 2007, at 4:42 PM.
Well I would recommend rose bushes, if you grow them right they will make great cover, or wisteria. Wisteria is very hardy and grow extremely fast. Either will not only give you privacy, but they both have a wonderful scent and will make your yard very pretty.
tucksie
#12.
April 23rd, 2007, at 3:48 PM.
You want firethorn bushes, they get covered in lovely red berries but best of all they have long and strong thorns. That’ll stop them leaning on them.
angie
#13.
April 26th, 2007, at 8:27 AM.
paint your fence with non drying paint then when there clothes get covered in it I’m sure they wont stand near your fence again
bubblybassoonist
#14.
April 29th, 2007, at 3:16 PM.
Play Mozart from a loudspeaker - it will be way too uncool for them to stay there! Alternative is to paint a really floral mural on the fence…
SANTA
#15.
April 30th, 2007, at 7:03 PM.
hummmm….
Annoying kids???
i bet that not so long ago..you where an annoying kid!!
and the older people where you hung out were thinking the same thing!!!
BAAAH! HUMBUG!!
Your Nuts!
#16.
May 3rd, 2007, at 2:39 AM.
Open a window and play some music they wont like. Doesnt have to be at high volume, just enough so that its in the background like lift music. Country and Western works well.
I saw a program on TV about this and tried it when I had the same problem. Worked a treat the kids just stopped hanging around and went somewhere else, only had to do it for a few days.
sunny
#17.
May 4th, 2007, at 5:34 PM.
I would get rose bushes it might stop them standing by your fence or holly something to put them off. Sorry i like kids but when they are inconsiderate they should be treated the same.
lee s
#18.
May 4th, 2007, at 9:16 PM.
no this is what you can do. buy a bag of stink bombs lol and before theyre at your fence one day and you know they’re gonna be there, set one off and hide it then when they come by they’ll smell it and run away! do that for a few days maybe they’ll never come back!
or get a big guarddog, like a rottweiler or something. everytime they come by theyl be scared of it haha, make sure its a mean one but make sure it doesnt get loose. if you dotn wanna buy a big dog like that see if you can borrow one from a friend lol they’d understand.
Heero Yui
#19.
May 6th, 2007, at 11:08 PM.
Poison oak, no, no, I am just kidding. Please, disregard my statement. Plant a very native plant to your environment so that the plant will strive without your aid. Place that between your yard and those kids, and I am sure they will find it typical and most likely will fade from having a desire to be there. In general though, you should just say “hey kids, I like you guys okay, but not enough to have you around my house this much. Unless you want to start paying some rent.” I remember when I was a kid, if an adult talked to us explaining anything in a joking manner we would listen and generally wave when we rode our bikes past their home, but if the adult came out in a fit of rage…basically bottled it up until they couldn’t speak English anymore, we would despise that person. Now, I have my own home…mortgage and annoying little kids up and down the street all day long. I definately get it.
Monkfish Bandana
#20.
May 8th, 2007, at 12:06 AM.
If they are chavs or gangs just go outside, offer them some cookies and talk to them about the Antiques Roadshow and your trip to Italy to see your cousin Bertha, who by the way has started pilates at the local gym and has bought a lovely new lime green Ford Mondeo.
They will leave you alone…pronto…
boz
#21.
May 10th, 2007, at 2:10 PM.
When they are there, use a jet wash and soak em. Tell em you are sorry, and they will soon stop hanging about. Also if you have a dog, collect all his cack and dump it where they stand.
meg3f
#22.
May 10th, 2007, at 10:42 PM.
Hmmm, a lot of these suggestions will just make things harder for you.
The suggestion of a taller stockade fence is good, and thorny bushes.
But roses and wisteria won’t grow fast enough to give you the relief you want.
There are several species of fast growing evergreens you can try. They’ll help with the privacy but they won’t do much for the noise.
Good luck.
G B
#23.
May 12th, 2007, at 4:58 PM.
lavender is a good preventative as it attracts bees so kids will be less inclined to hang out there.
scout485
#24.
May 13th, 2007, at 4:48 AM.
Pour something foul smelling along the fence and they will move–maybe set some milk out to spoil, then pour it on the side of the fence they hang out.
Lakeman
#25.
May 15th, 2007, at 6:56 AM.
I used an old trash can that that has an air tight lid with a fan sitting behind it. Put a bunch of smelly fish parts like chum that fishermen use or anything that rots with a bad smell and set it on your side of the fence. When they come around.. remove the lid, turn on the fan and walk back into the house. The concentrated smell from the closed container will blow them away! When they leave just go out and put the sealed lid back on the trash can till they return. They will get tired of that spot real quick and move on with no physical confrontation.
isaultexxx
#26.
May 15th, 2007, at 2:00 PM.
Apparently you can get an ultrasonic teenage deterrent!!!
mevlana
#28.
May 20th, 2007, at 3:09 PM.
Poison ivy or trumpet vines for hummingbirds (I think it has thorns and is invasive tho? and can make you itch tho)..
Hummingbirds also like rhododendron, azalias and rose of sharon…bees like rose of sharon too.
Herbs, including bee balm, or monarda, are quite attractive to bees.
mrfrewster
#29.
May 22nd, 2007, at 2:25 AM.
you want to get a mixture of pyracantha, rose bushes (ones with big thorns!) and wild rose bushes……
that in a few years will become a natural barrier & prevent anyone want to climb over.
ray2424
#30.
May 22nd, 2007, at 10:16 PM.
Luna’s answer is great but if that don’t work I love Smeather’s answer, maybe even spread some there.Heh,Heh.
mdb1369
#31.
May 26th, 2007, at 5:08 AM.
i would use chinese holly or any hybrid of those because the leaves are very sharp edged and they attract bees and yellow jackets in late spring and summer. also they grow in a variety of sizes from 8ft to 30 ft and are prunable.
simon b
#32.
May 26th, 2007, at 8:35 AM.
Plant cotoneaster bushes these grow prolifically and have pink/purple hanging flowers and unfortunately smell like tom cat wee but it will keep them away.
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#1. April 3rd, 2007, at 4:00 AM.
Eight foot stockade fence.