Low Maintenance Pool Plants

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Low maintenance pool plants.

Low maintenance landscaping around the pool means more time having fun in the swimming pool. You also may find that plants nearby get splashed with chlorine. All things considered poolside planting beds are challenging ones to fill. Plants around the pool must be able to withstand the high light reflection off the water.

Sure can with limitations poolside plantings think about the maintenance issues do the plants have small leaves which continually drop and clog the filter. Are the plants deciduous losing all leaves in autumn. Try these low maintenance plants in your garden courtyard or balcony. Also keep in mind that plants will likely get splashed with chlorine and other pool and spa chemicals.

A landscaper s favourite plant. The area around the pool may be tiled or concrete but either way it gets super hot. Check carefully though to be sure they are right for your climate and soil conditions. These low maintenance plants offer a lot of depth and movement around a pool and require little to no water.

These 18 plants are all good choices for pool landscaping. For our posts on other swimming pool design elements see our swimming pools 101 guide. For plants that will survive and thrive around a swimming pool in any climate use our list of our favorite hardy pool plants tropicals succulents shrubs vines and ground covers as a starting point. So can i plant successfully around a pool.

When landscaping swimming pools owners like us are looking for plants that serve a purpose like privacy and are easy to maintain. Raise container plants off the hot surface with rollers or saucers. Here are a handful of options for tough largely mess free and low maintenance plants plus a few worth the extra trouble that not only can thrive in poolside situations but look beautiful. Some varieties like zebra grass come in variegated colors and offer a good contrast to blue pool water ornamental grasses do well when planted together to form a barrier and create privacy around the pool.

A heated pool can raise humidity levels and intense sunlight can fry nearby landscaping. Jun 22 2020 explore wendy sorosinski s board plants around pool on pinterest. Something that is attractive at 2 feet tall can grow quickly and drop leaves and debris into your pool in just a couple of years. Will the larger plants have destructive roots.

Research the best plants shrubs trees and ornamentals that will survive and even thrive when planted next to a pool and also blend in well with the rest of your landscaping. Plants will need more frequent irrigation and should be heat loving and drought tolerant.