As a Midwesterner, it has always seemed ODD to me that one might WANT sharp, prickly things in your landscaping!
Yucca? Cactus? Rattlesnake Master? Maybe they’re beautiful to some, but give me an English Garden with lots of Cabbage Roses, Lavender, Daisies, Lilies and...and...and, any day over sharp, prickly and boring green! ;)
Some of them can be delicious.
My mom’s roses drew a lot of blood off of me and dad.
My almost 3 ft saguaro cactus overwinters in our “Mother-in-law room” and spends the summer in the front yard here in east central Illinois. I bought it as a seedling while visiting my brother in Tempe, Arizona in the early 70s. I have not paid any attention to its orientation, but it seems to be reasonably happy for a cactus. It’s in a pot and not real easy to move. Haven’t noticed anyone trying to steal it, but one time I saw a squirrel on top of it looking to get down. My guess was that he, being an Illinois squirrel, was not familiar with Arizona vegetation and jumped on it from a neighboring tree. Fortunately, I was quick with the camera and somewhere I have evidence of his folly. Wish it was video. Try that with your cabbage, daisies, lilies, etc.