Security Landscaping

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Dear Homeowner,

Trim your chances of being burglarized by landscaping for security.

Well-designed landscaping can prevent thieves from entering your property.

• Consider surrounding your yard with a hard-to-climb fence. This can help keep children and pets in and bad guys out.
• A hedge of dense shrubs or a row of thorny bushes, such as roses, placed under windows will deter thieves.
• Surrounding flowerbeds and shrubs with rock mulches creates a slippery, loud entrance predators prefer to avoid.

Another crucial element of landscaping for security is knowing what not to plant.

• Don’t plant trees so near to the house that they provide easy access to the second story.
• Avoid creating a tangle of shrubs near a door that could provide a lurking place for thieves. Keep shrubs trimmed short or plant perennials there instead.
• Make sure you have not forgotten about the back entry — many thieves look there first. If there’s no convenient hiding place, thieves will generally look for an easier target down the street.

Lighting is also an extremely effective way to deter a would-be burglar.

• The main area of the yard should be lighted with metal halide or mercury lights.
• If possible, light bulbs should be positioned too high for an intruder to unscrew or break.
• Floodlights are an effective way to highlight shadowy areas — such as recessed windows or doors.

Careful landscaping will make your home less attractive to burglars and more attractive to you.

 

For more tips on home safety and security, call Val O (209) 559-5725 or email at valo@valogletree.com