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How can I stop flower boxes from being stolen in the front garden?

June 26, 2011   Categories: Vegetable Garden

Question by greenenglandrocks: How can I stop flower boxes from being stolen in the front garden?
I have a ground floor flat which is pretty close to the pavement and I want to place up some flower boxes on the window ledge. How can I stop them from being stolen?

Best answer:

Answer by buggerlugs_mctwattyknickers
Plant land mines.

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13 Responses to “How can I stop flower boxes from being stolen in the front garden?”

  1. TallPaul on June 26th, 2011 4:12 am

    Fix a bracket and screw them in place.

  2. kj on June 26th, 2011 4:55 am

    screw them down

  3. mark on June 26th, 2011 5:21 am

    Concrete, or big bolts. Unfortunately, there’s always going to be some idiot who will steal this kind of thing – and the worse bit is, they won’t do it to feed a drug habit, or even buy food. If they do get knicked, you’ll probably find them in pieces at the end of the road.

  4. jed slade on June 26th, 2011 5:51 am

    put a sign on them saying please steal these.people hate being told what to do.

  5. ladysummitt_07 on June 26th, 2011 6:38 am

    maybe try a cheap survalance camera once a couple people get turned in i’m sure it would stop

  6. chutney on June 26th, 2011 6:58 am

    Just give up and emigrate to Spain. There the people respect and appreciate window boxes and plants outside your home. Here, well, there’s not respect for anything.

  7. youngperksy56 on June 26th, 2011 7:46 am

    plant some cactus and nettles

  8. Ellen on June 26th, 2011 8:34 am

    Mount a phony camera with a sign saying I’m watching you now thief!

  9. scotkat on June 26th, 2011 9:21 am

    Sorry to here of your loss of windox boxes that gives yourself and others pleasure.

    Sad as it is to say think you would have to screw them down adn maybe plants also that are not as freindly with thorns.:) Hope you have better luck.

  10. Bert M on June 26th, 2011 9:52 am

    Bolt them if possible or put blocks or someting very heavy in the bottom so that they would be difficult to carry

    Good Luck

  11. HAROLD W on June 26th, 2011 10:13 am

    It wont be very easy to stop sneak thieves,the best advice I can give is tell the law and get a neighbourhood watch.

  12. magicmorph on June 26th, 2011 10:22 am

    Put them in the back garden!!

  13. zoey1038 on June 26th, 2011 11:08 am

    A small motion light that goes on when someone gets close, have it shine on a sign that reads “stealing plants is bad Karma”. Plant prickly plants around it, and/or place cardboard covered with honey around the flower box with a skull and crossbones signifying poison. It’s probably the same people who think it’s a fun prank, and have no idea how much your plants mean to you. Hopefully you’ll be rid of them.