got to take hot sun & pool splash.
2006-12-29 23:49:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
MASTER GARDENER TO THE RESCUE
Plants by the pool.
#1 RULE... NO LITTER.
#2 RULE... NOTHING SHARP OR POINTY.
#3 RULE... NO LITTER & NOTHING SHARP OR POINTY.
(No Lantana! It is a litter bug & the foliage make your bare skin itch.)
Few examples of COLORFUL pool area approved plants...
TREELIKE PLANTS
pineapple gauva
bronze loquat
australian willow
SHRUBS
camelia
chinese hibiscus
lavendula
VINES
mandevilla
heralds trumpet
cup-of-gold vine
PERENNIALS
dietes
lirope & ophiopogon
kangaroo paw
cast iron plant
canna
daylily
gazania
scaevola
Just a few examples. If you want a complete list contact me via answers.
2006-12-30 06:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 11⤊ 1⤋
You have so many choices. It would help to know what zone you are in.
I would suggest googling Dave's Garden, its a great site and has an extensive plant file you can review.
Perennials (the ones that come back every year),
Echinacea purpurea and assorted hybrids (coming out in all sorts of fantastic colors)
Sedum is good for variety of color and harsh conditions
Flax, coreopsis, Zauschneria, Verbena
You could seed Larkspur and Zinnia's for lots of color.
Make use of colorful annuals in pots situated around your pool.
A good book is THE UNDAUNTED GARDEN (available at the library. Lauren talks about Hell Strips (difficult places to plant).
You could try flowering shrubs, and varigated species for variety around that green. Also consider playing with mulch, texture and fragrance.
2006-12-30 00:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My neighbour planted morning glory and it is climbing nicely on the pool fence, the huge flowers are beautiful and last long. Happy New Year to you and yours.
2006-12-30 01:20:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try a few Lantana - they come in many different colors and are very hardy. Also Bird of Paradise is very pretty - bright orange colored and bushy if trimmed right. Bougainvillea is also very bright and colorful.
2006-12-30 00:00:24 · answer #4 · answered by Granny Fran 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know your zone so cannot help. Go to any garden center they can help
2006-12-30 00:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by Domino's Mom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋