Use holly to protect your home ...from burglars

Peter Dowdall looks at another use for holly this Christmas season — as a security measure and protector of the home.

Police in Essex, England are working with garden businesses in the design and construction of what they call a ‘Secured by Design’ garden.

This initiative, which the public can visit to see plants which could be used in their own gardens, is part of its plan to encourage greater security and greater protection of homes in the area .