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Doug Kanter wrote:

....to plant this spring in a spot where disgusting dog owners
like
to
stop their filthy beasts on my property. Shrub must be capable of
inflicting enough damage to send the dog to the vet. I'm thinking
of
barberry. Open to suggestions for other shrub options. The
planting

Rugosa! I lived with a 20' row of those for as many years and loved
them.
I
keep forgetting.

I have been toying with the idea of planting some roses, probably rugosa
roses, to discourage kids from riding their bikes across my yard. There's
nothing quite as nasty as falling into a rose bush! I haven't had good
luck
with pyrocantha and barberry isn't nasty enough in my opinion.



My barberry would literally shred the sleeves of a flannel shirt if I dared
reach into it. Different variety, maybe. I didn't plant the original one -
it came with the house and might've been close to 50 years old.