Landscaping around your inground pool posted on october 25 2012 by debbie farnan august 24 2020 after you finish building your own inground pool and fill it with water there is still some work left to do in the backyard.
Landscaping around inground pools.
A backyard pool is a beautiful thing.
Let nature do the landscaping for you.
A full outdoor kitchen may also be in your sights if you have a large enough budget.
For convenience around swimming pools nothing beats a closed gazebo in which you can change into or out of your clothes and relax in the shade.
Outdoor furniture also affords convenience around your swimming pool as do barbecue equipment and outdoor furnaces.
Inground pool landscaping ideas.
When landscaping around your inground pool there are two major concerns.
An ivy covered wall pavers with grass joints and blooming flowers all around help this outdoor space feel at peace with the landscape.
Decking plants lighting it all adds ambiance and depending on what you want privacy as well.
In the center a sunken swimming pool invites the owners to slow down and soak up the beauty of their surroundings.
Instead of planning out distinct beds and installing an extensive hardscape around a rectangular pool take a tip from genus loci ecological landscapes and opt for a natural pond like feel surrounding your pool with rocks aquatic vegetation and flowering groundcover.
Plants that lose leaves petals or seeds should not be around an inground pool.
This could make your pool dirty faster and clog any filters.
So whether you re installing a new pool or.