If your pool-side lawn just isn’t holding up, then artificial turf might be a good solution. Lawns around pools can be especially problematic for homeowners with dogs that like to use the pool. The splash of pool water and the constant foot traffic can result in a muddy mess. Trying to grow a lawn that directly surrounds your pool can be tricky. Grass getting muddy around the pool? Go faux. They tolerate the hot sun and are very drought tolerant. Soft yucca make the perfect statement plant around your pool without making a mess. In the photo above, you’ll also see some yucca plants next to the container of lantana. While a few tiny flowers may drift into the pool, plants are overall pretty clean. Lantana can be grown in the beds or containers around your pool. Lantana tolerates the hot sun and reflected heat around your pool while blooming continuously spring through fall. There aren’t many summer bloomers as tough and low-maintenance as is lantana. They love the heat and humidity found around pools and add a tropical flare. As you can see, the plants form nice clean clumps of soft strap-like foliage.
In the same photo above, you’ll notice an exotic white lily blooming: It’s a spider lily, or Hymenocallis sp. Plant in straight rows of at least three for a majestic affect. They look beautiful around pools and fit in with any style of landscaping, including Mediterranean.
TEXAS POOL LANDSCAPING IDEAS LOW MAINTENANCE PLUS
With hardly any leaf litter and evergreen foliage, plus heat and drought tolerance, you’ll find them to be low-maintenance poolside plants. Plants grow 15- to 20-feet tall, but stay only 2- to 3-feet wide. If you need a tall yet narrow privacy screen around your pool, ‘Skyrocket’ Junipers are a great choice. Plus, they produce blooms off and on all season and are self-cleaning.
They’ll take the reflected heat and are evergreen. Pools require enough cleaning and maintenance as it is.ĭwarf Mexican Petunia are excellent for creating a low-growing low-maintenance border along your pool decking. Plants placed directly around a pool need to be low-maintenance and not deposit a lot of leaf or bloom litter into your pool.
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