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Article: Landscaping for security.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- November 1, 1988
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1988 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Residential security through landscape design is a notion that's gaining popularity in many urban and suburban areas throughout the West. People are discovering that their homes needn't look like Fort Knox, with metal bars and expensive electronic equipment. Instead, a few alterations to the landscape can be enough to put off intruders.
Some modifications may be physical barriers-such as spiny plants located along fences and under windows. Others may be psychological deterrents: if a garden looks well maintained, allows few hiding places, and is well lighted at night, statistics show that prowlers are more likely to search for easier targets.
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