How to landscape your swimming pool, tips from Seahorse Pools & Spas contractors
Did you know that when you’re planning your swimming pool project you should also consider the landscaping that will surround the swimming pool? Many pool owners put their time, thoughts and efforts into the pool construction itself, but the swimming pool contractors from Seahorse Pools in Fort Worth, Texas talk with pool owners about how to landscape your swimming pool. The landscaping can be done at a later time, but planning for it up front will keep the project scope in tact and will also give you an idea of what it will look like when all is said and done.
How to landscape your swimming pool
Here are some items to consider during the planning process.
- What are your tastes in landscaping? Minimal or lush and rainforest like? Find your inspiration in your own unique tastes, in magazines, on the internet or at friends’ and neighbors’ landscaping.
- Consider the area of the country in which you live when you’re planning your landscaping. Ask us about plant life that thrives around a swimming pool and in the area of the country in which you live. Don’t plant too many items that will drop leaves or pine needles into the pool or that will draw bees.
- Don’t forget to consider fencing, decking, outdoor seating spaces and other items as part of the overall landscaping design. Ask your pool contractor if he can give you a bird’s eye view of what the project will look like when complete.
- Decide whether you want your pool to follow the landscaping you already have in place or if you want to remove trees and re-grade the yard to accommodate the pool.
- Determine how much of your yard space you want to devote to the swimming pool and you may want to install a lap pool to conserve yard space if it is at a premium.
Talk with us to assure you have the pool of your dreams and the landscaping that will help enhance that dream.