Another element that is as important as choosing the right pool coping material in a swimming pool design is to use the right plants in the pool's backyard landscape. The selected plants should create a harmonious integrity with the landscape design and pool tiles, be suitable for the location's climatic conditions, and be easy to maintain because landscape plants must add visual harmony to swimming pools and provide functional comfort.
An effective swimming pool landscape can transform the barren area around your pool into a charming atmosphere. It can create an inviting, attractive, and peaceful environment in your garden.
Here are plants and trees that are a good choice for pool landscaping...
If you want a tropical look for your pool area; you can capture the atmosphere you want with banana trees, which are suitable for temperate, warm climates. The soil of moisture-loving banana trees should always remain slightly wet. While they may need watering twice a day in very hot weather, they do not need much water in winter.
Banana trees, with their long, broad leaves, enhance the visual appeal of the outdoors and provide shade by the pool. These fast-growing plants make gardens look vibrant and impressive.
In addition to their pleasant appearance, banana trees do not pollute the pool as they do not shed leaves, flowers, or pollen and provide a comfortable and easy-to-maintain use.
The olive tree is a sacred tree that has been the subject of many legends dating back about 40,000 years. Olive trees, which are widespread in the Aegean region in Türkiye and Greece, Italy, France, and Spain around the world, are also an aesthetic element in landscape design and are frequently used especially around pools.
The Olive tree is a plant that can withstand little water and extreme temperatures. It is preferred around the pool because of its resistance to difficult climatic conditions and its unique natural form.
Olive trees, which emphasize naturalness in the area where they are used, are one of the most beautiful trees that reflect the spirit of the Mediterranean climate. They also have a peaceful and calming effect.
Agave Americana is an ornamental plant that resembles a yucca tree and grows up to 1.5-2.5 meters, depending on the species and climate, with spiny and long-striped leaves. It is very popular in landscape design. Also known as the patience tree, these plants are suitable for warm climates and bloom once in their entire lifetime.
These evergreen and evergreen plants are among the most suitable species for use by and in the pool.
These plants, which add vitality and energy to the pools with their green colors, will be a good choice for those who want to capture a simple and natural image.
Palms are plants with a woody trunk. Commonly found in the tropics and subtropics, they are easily recognized by their characteristic appearance.
Palms with conical trunks have many leaves growing from their trunks. For this reason, there are different types of these trees, which have an aesthetic and extraordinary appearance. The tallest of the palms, which add dimension to the place where they are used with their thin-long structure, can reach up to 30 meters. These plants, which love warm climates, are long-lived.
Palm trees, which bring an exotic look and a flamboyant structure to landscape design, are one of the best trees you can choose by the pool. It does not shed leaves, its pollen and flowers do not pollute the pool, and it is easy to maintain.
Palm trees, whose large leaves are very suitable for creating shade, become a point of peace and serenity in the outdoor area.
Bougainvillea is a sun-loving plant with purple, white, fuchsia, and red flowers and delicate leaves. It is an important feature that it does not harbor diseases and insects.
The Bougainvillea flower, which increases the energy of the gardens with its colorful appearance, will shed its leaves in the cold months as it is a temperate climate plant.
It is important to plant these plants, which are recommended to be watered abundantly when they are first planted, in places where there is no wind to prevent them from shedding their flowers.
With these plants that add movement to your garden with their colorful flowers and fragrances, you can capture a more vivid and eye-catching image in landscape design and create a visual riot.
Fountain grass, an elegant ornamental grass, is a perennial native to tropical and temperate regions of the world. A showy plant with graceful, curved leaves, Fountain grass will be the type you are looking for if you are looking for a decorative plant for your garden.
Ornamental grasses are evergreen, and non-deciduous and offer ease of maintenance and versatility to the landscape.
The majority of these grasses are tall and slender. Their natural look and shape will add an exotic touch to your garden.
Lemon cypresses, which serve as a fence around the pool with their bushy form, are a pine species that is frequently preferred in landscape design. These durable and fast-growing plants are very elegant and pleasantly colored. With its bright yellowish-green color, it becomes the most striking element of the gardens.
Sun-loving lemon cypresses are not affected by cold weather and are very resistant to wind. It grows easily in all types of soil and is a harmonious and easy-to-grow tree.
Lemon cypresses also look good in pots. However, trees of different heights will come side by side to create a natural screen in your garden.
There are many different types of succulents from the cactus family. Succulents in different colors and sizes create a green, natural, and pleasant appearance on the edge of your pool.
They don't need much water and don't like too much cold. You can easily care for and plant them yourself.
You can create a botanical garden by using different plant species and plants from different families together. Their rich diversity will be appreciated by those who see them.
Cacti, which are easy to care for, are plants that can be suitable for the pool area. They will add a botanical atmosphere to the pool. It is recommended to plant cacti at a certain distance, otherwise the thorns will need to be taken care of.
The green and single color of the cacti create a natural and simple image of the landscape. Cacti and succulents will be the right choice for those who like simplicity.
Geraniums, which appeal to the eye, will add color to the poolside with their natural appearance. The combined image of water and flowers will offer a more natural and spacious atmosphere. In addition, geranium flowers, which serve as a natural wall function, will create a colorful privacy wall in your garden.
Thanks to their adaptability to weather conditions, geraniums, which can be long-lasting with regular care and care, will enrich the poolside with their elegant appearance.
With their vibrant colors and distinctive scent, geraniums come in many varieties and will beautify the garden landscape.
The plants are graceful with pointed tips and can grow up to 3 meters high. Extremely long-lived, phormium tenax variegata is also resistant to salt water. There are many different colors and varieties of these plants, but the green ones are preferred around the pool.
Suitable for the Mediterranean climate, phormium tenax variegata will change the atmosphere of the pool with its natural appearance.
Evergreen and evergreen plants are among the most suitable species for use in pool landscaping.
