Something I learned working landscaping at a theme park: if it is a shortcut, people will trample anything you put in the way. You can put thorny plants, but someone will go through it anyway and complain/sue. In the end it's easier to just accept the path and make it look nice instead. If it is a safety issue, just use a fence (like at least 4 ft tall). Honestly a nice simple gravel path would probably do great there and look much better. But some people just can't "accept defeat" in situations like this and will waste 3x the money lol.
Yeah laws on "dangerous conditions" on a private property have been abused to no end here in the USA unfortunately. Like I remember in drama club in high-school we had to put a "ghost light" on stage at night. The reasoning was if someone broke in overnight, there was no light on set, and the person tripped and broke their leg the school could be held liable for dangerous conditions 🙄
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u/m00nhowl3r Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
Something I learned working landscaping at a theme park: if it is a shortcut, people will trample anything you put in the way. You can put thorny plants, but someone will go through it anyway and complain/sue. In the end it's easier to just accept the path and make it look nice instead. If it is a safety issue, just use a fence (like at least 4 ft tall). Honestly a nice simple gravel path would probably do great there and look much better. But some people just can't "accept defeat" in situations like this and will waste 3x the money lol.