Get Your Landscaping Off The Ground
So the pool is finally installed, and for all intents and purposes it’s swimming time. But that’s not to say your pool project is done: far from it, in fact. Just plopping a concrete box in the ground and filling it with water is hardly a noteworthy swimming pool design. If you don’t mind jeers and scorns from your upper-crust neighbors, feel free to enjoy the cool water and call it good. If you want your pool to look as good as it feels, however, your job isn’t finished.
There are many things to consider when planning your pool’s landscaping. How much room do you have to work with?
Are you considering an allinclusive design that dominates your entire back yard, or are you just thinking of a patio or deck around the pool itself? For an above-ground pool, a deck may be your quickest and least-costly option. If you have an inground pool that already has a scarred concrete patio, however, finishing the project is going to require a little bit more in-the-dirt work.
There are literally hundreds of elements that you could incorporate into a landscaping design. You’ll want to start your design out with the basics, however. Work from the inside out by deciding how you want your walkways to lay out. Is there simply going to be one that leads from your backdoor to the pool, or are you planning on having some more scenic detours?
Multiple walkways could lead one to the pool and another to a scenic area with a rock garden, some shrubs, a flower garden, a natural landscape and a gazebo. The options are literally limitless.
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
