Ideas for Landscaping Pool Areas

Ideas for Landscaping Pool Areas: If you’ve got an outdoor pool, transform it into a spa-like oasis by encircling it with gorgeous plants. However, you must be careful when choosing the plants near the spa and hot tub. The attractive plants that look two feet tall will overgrow and dump debris and leaves into your pool in only a few years. Explore the most effective species of trees, shrubs, and ornamentals that can survive and even thrive when placed near a sprinkling saltwater or chlorinated area. When you’re selecting plants to create privacy or for ornamentation, There are three primary factors to consider when choosing the right plants for your pool’s area:

• They should be balanced and unified and blend in with the landscape and your home.
• They must be simple to clean in a safe environment for children and pets.
• They must thrive in your home climate or the small-scale microclimates in your backyard.

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Here are 16 options to plant around your pool to add color, texture, and a scent to your backyard.

Ideas for Landscaping Pool Areas

This list will cover some of my favorite backyard poolside landscape additions. Please comment below for additions to this article, and above all—enjoy!

Succulents

• The popularity of succulents is increasing, and they are being incorporated with other plants in the back and front yards. They can be seen growing along the edges of pools and in the backyard as plant foundations with evergreen leaves (or any color they choose) and sculptural in shape and durability. Ensure that the succulents you plant close to spas and pools do not have spines (thorns or needles) that could accidentally cause injury to youngsters and swimmers wearing bathing suits.
• Many succulents don’t have spines; they’ll be tiny when they do. Larger succulents with spines may be planted near the rear of a border or in a raised bed.
• The most effective plants for landscaping pools are:
  • Aeonium
  • Agave attenuata
  • Aptenia cordifolia
  • Crassula
  • Dudleya
  • Echeveria (some)
  • Euphorbia (some)
  • Kalanchoe
  • Plumeria (considered to be a succulent)
  • Portulacaria afra (dwarf jade)
  • Sedum
  • Sempervivum
  • Senecio

Ornamental Grasses

• Ideas for Landscaping Pool Areas: Ornamental grasses are low-maintenance and visually stunning near swimming pools. These grasses do not resemble lawn grasses you might be familiar with. Ornamental grasses can include rushes, sedges, and bamboo.
• The most suitable grasses to grow around pools are:
  • Yellow Foxtail grass ( Alopecurus pratensis ‘Aureus’)
  • Giant reed (Arundo donax)
  • Bamboo (some types that can be invading)
  • Lemongrass ( Cymbopogon citratus)
  • Blue fescue (Festuca glauca)
  • Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’)
  • Japanese blood grass (Imperata cylindrical ‘Rubra’)
  • Feather grass( Stipa)
  • Rush (Juncus)
  • Phormium
  • Zebra grass

Vines

• Ideas for Landscaping Pool Areas: Vines traverse walls and weave across fencing or Trellises. Most are quick growers and can quickly create a privacy screen around swimming pools or act as living roofs on pergolas and arbors.
• The varieties we suggest include:
  • Passionflower
  • Carolina Jessamine
  • Jasmine
  • Honeysuckle
  • Trumpet vine
  • Lady Banks rose

Trees

• Select trees that will grow near the pool, and consider the ultimate both in width and height. When considering trees consider choosing those that don’t cause any mess if they lose their flowers, leaves, or fruit, so steer clear of any that have buds. The best option is A olive tree without fruit.

Plants that can withstand drought

• Ideas for Landscaping Pool Areas: If you reside in a dry climate, or the region is suffering from drought, and you want to landscape, keep the need for water in mind. Many plants are drought-tolerant, mainly once roots are planted in the soil for at least a year with regular irrigation.

Container Gardens

• Garden containers can be beautifully designed with plants that share similar requirements for care. They can also be moved around based on the season, unexpected weather conditions, and celebrations. Pick durable plants that adhere to an intriguing, filled, and spiller design style or a tall plant when placed in containers.

Fragrant Plants

• Nothing is more appealing than the beautiful scent of nature, particularly sweet-smelling trees, plants, and trees. Plant some near the pool, on the patio, along a path, or wherever you eat outside. Certain plants are more fragrant during late evening time.

Tropical Plants

• Many owners of pools imagine a pool surrounded by tropical plants as an ideal retreat for their backyard if the weather permits the pool to look more tropical by including the low plant life.
• The exotic-looking plants that can be used for pool landscaping include:
  • Bird of paradise
  • Banana Trees
  • Hibiscus
  • Canna
  • Palms
  • Papyrus

Cactus

• Their spines may not be something you and your guests should be in contact with. A cactus is beautiful and natural around the pool in desert areas. Plant them in containers or raised beds far from the pool and the activity center.

Ground Covers

• If you like plants with an extra oomph than turf, then groundcovers provide the appearance and texture of a swimming pool. Ground covers are considered elegant or attractive as they are designed to be crushed. You can try the smart and pretty climbing Jenny as a groundcover. It expands rapidly and is used to climb up a nearby trellis. Scotch the moss is another type of soil cover comfortable for walking on and elegant among pavers that surround paths or pools.

Evergreens and Hedges

• They’re not just for your front backyard. Utilizing them to beautify your pool can benefit your outdoor experience. Evergreen hedges, like boxwoods, offer privacy and are easy to care for, and you can make fun shapes from them. If they expand, the evergreen conifer, like faux cypress, will provide shade from the summer sun. Additionally, most evergreens and hedges don’t contaminate your pool’s water but keep an eye out for arborvitae that shed needles in autumn before covering the collection.

Wildflowers

• If you’re looking for a relaxed garden, check out your pool or a flower garden. The perennial flowers will add an elegant cottage look to your garden. They can also attract Hummingbirds, butterflies, and beneficial insects, like ladybugs. The most common flowers (such as blue vervain, Joe Pye, and blue vervain) as well as blue vervain) are a magnet for bees, so plant the perennials away from your pool and lounges. They look gorgeous when planted at the edge of the landscape, possibly toward the back or bordering the sides of your pool, so you can relax and look at your garden while it dances through the air.

Rock Gardens

• If you have a swimming pool with water features, such as steps and rocks, and other intricate hardscaping landscape features, think about landscaping it with beautiful flowers, which are fragrant and vibrant plants, such as growing phlox that pop through cracks and crevices. Succulents, including chicks and hens, appear natural in a stone garden. Find plants that enjoy the heat and withstand some drought, as the rocks could get hot if placed near the pool or in direct sunlight.

Moon Garden Plants

• If you enjoy swimming at night and having fun, consider creating a moonlit garden that sparkles with blossoms even in the darkness. Yellow, white, and other pale plants will naturally reflect sunlight from the moon, making the garden look like it’s shining. Find plants with a mid-to-late bloom that bloom throughout the summer. Look for tropical night-blooming red and white water lilies, known as ‘Antares.’ Other night bloomers that are popular comprise the moonflower as well as foamflower.

Lawn Grasses

• Nothing is more relaxing during the summer than walking on the lush, soft green grass to reach the crystal clear water. Sometimes all you need to do to landscape a rectangular or square area elegantly is cover it with vast expanses of beautifully manicured lawn. The lawn can also be the perfect soft and excellent spot to cool down when you have children running around the swimming pool.
• Lawn grass requires much care and irrigation (not swimming pool waters) to flourish under the summer sun’s scorching heat. Think about tough and drought-resistant grasses like Bermuda grass as well as Korean grass ( Zoysia)
• For landscaping your pool, opt for artificial soil.

Herbs for repelling insects

In addition to citronella candles or insect sprays, there are many natural, insect-repellent plants that you can grow around your pool to ensure pest-free enjoyment. Although you might not be tempted to plant too much mint around your pool unless you enjoy the smell, you can try these other scents:

• Lavender
• Rosemary
• Basil
• Ornamental onions (a beautiful flower with a faint onion smell if it is damaged)

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