Outdoor Items

Unsecured items left outside, e.g. barbecues, garden furniture, patio heaters, pond accessories, pool equipment

Removeable / resaleable plants

Expensive fish

Power boats, caravans and quad bikes etc.

Lighting

CCTV systems

Security marked property

Vigilant neighbours

Garden Inventory
When did you last check the value of your garden?
Gardien can help you! - click here for details

Insurance
Are you sure you have the best garden insurance available?
key information that you should be aware of: click here

Crimestoppers
If you have any information about garden crime, call anonymously to:
0800 555 111

You may find the following links useful when researching how to prevent theft from your garden:

 

Sheds & Outbuildings Security
Walls & Fences Security
Gates & Access
Garden Antiques & Statuary
Planting Protection

If you have any useful tips/ideas that you would like to share with other gardeners, please contact us.

• Consider installing a CCTV system preferably remote monitored.
• Fit Security Bollards to protect cars, boats, caravans etc: security bollards
• Security lighting, including motion-activated, dusk to dawn, fluorescent etc. Gardien recommends B & Q's selection of security lighting
• Store outside items in a Secure Steel Shed: secure steel sheds
• Fit strong root ball anchors to expensive plants
• Fit plant anchors inside large plant pots.  See also Garden Antiques And Statuary:
• Attach hose reels firmly to a wall
• Anchor points for securing moveable items (ladders, barbecues, boats, caravans etc) [Screwfix Direct]
• Chain together items of garden furniture, especially during the winter months. [Screwfix Direct]
• Fit simple locking brackets to hanging baskets.
• A pond safety cover to protect expensive fish from herons and thieves (and also safeguard young children)
• Solar lighting, available from: Greenfingers.com
• Preventative, visible signage from Gardien:  Gardien signs