Perfect Pool Landscaping

The whole “reason d’etre” for PerfectPoolLandscaping.com is to help you—or you and your landscaper—create a pool landscape that’s perfect for your family (and let’s face it, all your friends who know you have a pool :-) ) After all, why invest your time and money in creating a pool landscape that anything less than exactly what you want?

Unless you’re a landscaper or you’ve toured a lot of nice homes lately, though, it’s hard to get specific, workable ideas for exactly how you want to landscape the pool area. There’s plant choice, deck design, lighting design, fences, windbreaks…if you’re feel a little overwhelmed, here are some places to look for practical, unique pool landscaping ideas.

Landscaping books

Now, if you go down to your local library, you’ll probably find a few books on landscaping and gardening, but most of these books just cover the basics or focus on small yards, container gardening, and other popular subjects. I suppose most libraries just don’t get enough requests for material on pool landscaping to warrant buying books on the subject.

Don’t let that mislead you, though. There are a number of books out there dedicated exclusively to pool landscaping ideas. Take a look at…

Local landscapers

Although not all landscapers are trained in pool landscaping design, no matter where you live there are bound to be a few who are well qualified for the job. If you live in an areas where private pools are common, like California, Florida, Arizona, and just about everywhere in Australia, you’ll have dozens to choose from. If you’re thinking about hiring a landscaper, contact a few in your area and ask if you can browse their portfolio of pool landscaping work.You’ll find they’ll be more than happy to show off their accomplishments.

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Not to brag, but we’re building one of the most extensive collection of swimming pool landscaping ideas online.