Pool Landscaping Ideas – Plant-Care.com

If you are lucky enough to have a pool in your backyard, you know the pleasures it can provide.

To enhance that pleasure, taking the opportunity to add landscaping, patio furniture and decorate the area, anyone can turn their pool and patio area into a private oasis.

When it comes to landscaping around a pool, the ideas are endless. Ideas which reflect your entertainment style, yet make it personal.

Backyard pool landscaping ideas played out in a design making your pool and patio area your very own sanctuary, hiding right out your back door.

However, to accomplish this you need a plan, a landscaping plan.

Two hardscape features which produce dramatic results in a pool area are landscape lights and landscaping bricks or pavers.

For some pools, the landscape around the pool may seem boring or messy. To dress up the patio, pool and backyard add plants and flowers around the pool.

Plants planted directly in the ground creates a more permanent layout. Place decorative stones or rocks in between the flowers.

Mulch is another great way to camouflage the disturbed dirt in and around the pool area.

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