landscaping, but the main one to think carefully about is
choice of plants. Whether the pool landscaping is for a
pool above the ground or in the ground will have a big
impact on the sorts of plants that should be chosen. The
plants used for pool landscaping are also being exposed to
lots of chemicals, so they need to be hardy enough to take
it.
Swimming pools that are in the ground don't do well with
shrubs and trees. The expense of a swimming pool means that
extra care should be taken to make sure that it lasts for a
long time. Pool landscaping with shrubs and trees often
causes problems when the roots start to grow into the
foundation of the pool, often leading to expensive repair
work.
Fences are a popular for pool landscaping, often required
extra for pools that are in the ground. A pool fence can be
purely for safety, but can also be put in place to get a
little more privacy or perhaps add a bit of character to
the rest of the pool landscaping. Pools that are inside
should be paired with non-deciduous plants that don't lose
their leaves every year. The leaves tend to fall in the
pool and clog up the filtration system. Leaves are
inevitable, but avoid planting big trees that will drop
lots of leaves into the pool. Evergreen shrubs will also
drop some needles, that will get blown into the swimming
pool during stormy weather.
Low-blooming plants are better for pool landscaping. Annual
plants will wither and die if they get exposed to any pool
water. Creeping plants can create a certain amount of cover
for fences, turning an otherwise ordinary fence into a good
looking, privacy creating fence. They can however become
overgrown very quickly and require regular attention to
keep them in place.
Protection for Pool Landscaping
Lots of flowers around a swimming pool might sound tempting
to spruce up the general look, but bear in mind that every
flower added is a little more work. Keeping low-maintenance
plants that don't grow too tall will help to keep the
amount of extra work required to keep the swimming pool
area looking decent, to a minimum. This allows more
enjoyment time for the pool, rather than maintenance time.
Dense areas of flowers are not always necessary and
sometimes the most effective thing is to just add a few in
the places where they will have the most effect. Use them
in the right places to give a sprinkling of color. Shrubs
can be used to add a little height to the fence.
As a final note on pool landscaping, avoid flowers that
will attract flying pests. The swimming pool area is likely
to have people around, and kids and adults swimming.
Skipping plants that attract bugs like bees will help to
keep the swimming pool area safe. Bee attracting plants are
not appropriate for pool landscaping.
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