Kids like to interact with their environment and that’s healthy.

But a man shares that he lives close to an elementary school, and kids keep climbing his newly built brick wall, so he is considering planting thorny bushes around it to keep them away.

Is this a good idea?

Let’s analyze the situation.

WIBTA If I plant thorny bushes around the edge of my property to keep children away

I live close to an elementary school.

Every day a small parade of children walk in front of my house on their way to and from school.

My girlfriend and I just finished building a small retaining wall of brick along the sidewalk and have noticed it regularly being walked/climbed on.

Why am I not surprised?

The wall is about three feet tall.

Originally we were going to plant a lot of flowering bushes along the top of it but we’re pretty sure they will be destroyed slowly by the daily coming and going of the kids.

Some might even destroy it on purpose.

We also don’t want to be liable for anyone falling and getting hurt.

We were at Home Depot to buy flowers the other day when we saw some neat-looking bushes that are also a bit pokey.

That’s when I got the idea to use them as a deterrent.

So, WIBTA if I plant them along the top of the wall?

I think it would make the kids safer since it will likely deter them from climbing.

Let’s see what Redditors have to say about this.

A reader shares their thoughts.

Another reader shares their opinion.

A commenter suggests one type of plant.

This person keeps it to the point.

Another commenter chimes in.

Exactly!

I think making the climb less appealing sounds like a great idea.

Fingers crossed it will work.

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