Avoid These Plants in Your Pool Area

Almost every residential pool is housed outdoors. In fact, unless you’re really rich, or even if you are, there’s a good chance that you will never own an indoor pool.  

Thus, if you’re like most of the world and have your pool outdoors, prepare to deal with nature. This means dealing with plants, grass, shrubbery (and all the bugs that come with them) around your pool area.

While you could just cut down all the greenery on your property, that wouldn’t be very attractive. So, instead of going to that extreme, try avoiding the plants that pose the biggest problem to pool owners.

Anything That Can’t Take the Heat

Chances are that your pool area is going to be a very hot place. After all, who wants to swim in chilly water?

Concrete patios and pools themselves are great at attracting heat. Thus, the last thing you want in your pool area is a bunch of plants not designed for warm temperatures. They are going to wither and die, creating an eyesore in your pool area. Furthermore, when they die, they’re likely to leave behind a lot of debris that can make its way into your pool.

Thus, if you’re going to have plants in the vicinity, make sure they’re the variety that can take high heat.

Anything That Blooms in the Summer

Before you plant a tree, a bush, or anything else in your pool area, find out when it blooms.

And, if it blooms in the summer months, avoid it like the plague. Blooming plants in the summer mean a major mess in your pool and your pool area.

If you really hate mess, you might want to avoid anything that flowers altogether. If you aren’t willing to do that, however, then choose plants that flower in the springtime. That way, you can clean up the mess and be done with it before pool season gets underway.

As you can see, the plants and greenery you choose (or don’t choose) can have a major impact on your pool. If you’re uncertain about something you’re planning to plant, don’t hesitate to contact a professional landscaper, a pool professional, or both. The more careful you are about what plants you allow in your yard, the less chance that you’ll have to deal with annoying, plant-related pool problems!