How to choose poolside plants, SwimRight Pool contractors explain
It’s the little touches that truly set your swimming pool apart. The poolside area, The deck, The greenery, The fence. Everything that is poolside adds to the aesthetics and ambience of your swimming pool area. When you live in Arizona, though you also need to know how to choose poolside plants that will be able to withstand the triple digit temperatures and almost year-round sun.
Are you looking for a way to amp up the aesthetics of your swimming pool and outdoor living space? If you are and if you are happy with your swimming pool, work with your pool contractors from Swim Right Pools to design a landscaping project. You could redo your entire backyard or choose an area surrounding the pool or your outdoor living space or a combination project that incorporates more than one of the areas. Ask your pool contractor or landscape designer to work up some suggestions, preferably in three-dimension, that you can look at and begin making decisions about. Don’t forget to let your contractor know the budget you have available for any landscaping project.
If there are more items on your wish list than money in your budget, decide which portions of the project to do now and chip away at the rest over the course of time. The project could include the planting of trees, shrubs, intriguing cacti and flowering plants.
As you already know, the swimming pool is the focal point of the backyard and the greenery or landscaping you have performed will serve to enhance the area. Greenery will frame the pool, draw your attention to it and welcome you. Choose plants and flowers or greenery that complement the pool shape and colour. Add potted plants as a way to change up your look. Don’t forget to consider privacy when landscaping.
How to choose poolside plants
- Living in Arizona means you will choose plants that can take the heat. There are many plants amenable to desert weather. Spend your landscaping dollars on plants that won’t wilt.
- Choose plants that don’t require a lot of water. Plants that continually seek water sources will have roots that creep across the lawn and could potentially damage the pool plumbing and structure.
- Choose plants that won’t drop leaves and debris. Trees that shed flowers and/or leaves will clog the filter and will also lead to your having to skim and clean the pool more frequently.
- Choose plants that won’t lure bees or ants. Insects poolside are a nuisance. Opt for non-flowering plants to keep bees away. There are also plants that are natural ant “magnets” and you will want to avoid those as well.
Ask us which plants make sense poolside because you’re going for beauty and ambience, not insects and more pool maintenance!
