Above Ground Swimming Pool Landscaping Pictures

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Landscaping an above ground swimming pool isn't like landscaping the yard. With the yard, you can make some mistakes and either ignore them or easily correct them. That's not true with a swimming pool.

There are dozens of things to consider that can turn your pool area into a backyard paradise or a landscaping nightmare. In the planning stage take a couple of weeks to browse through some pool landscaping pictures and read up design issues. After all, you've invested a lot of time and money into getting that pool installed, why skimp on the landscaping now?

Planning and plants

If you're planning your landscaping around an above ground pool, pictures help fire up your imagination and bring any vague ideas you might have to life. Take note of the patterns of straight lines and contours in your house and any nearby garden structures, so you can choose colors, shapes and textures that let your pool blend in with the rest of your homes landscape. Your first major consideration will be what to plant around the pool. Over at Backyard Landscaping Ideas, there's a list of pool landscaping plants you might want to consider (and tips on which plants to avoide, too).

Need Pictures?

Where to find quality pool landscaping pictures

Looking for clear, full-color pictures of pool landscaping ideas? Try LandscapingIdeasOnline.com.

This membership site has over 4,000 high-quality landscaping photos of not only pools, but gardens, pathways, walls, lighting designs and more.

If you're struggling for design ideas, this landscaping picture collection will save you hours.

Plant Choice Matters

For easy maintenance, broad-leafed evergreens and ornamental grasses are among the best choices.

Get more pool landscaping tips at Backyard-Landscaping-Ideas.com

Fences and lighting

How pool safety features can add beauty

As much fun as a swimming pool is, it does hold danger and safety features are a major consideration. A proper enclosure or fence and good lighting are the most important of these. The good news is that these safety features can add to the beauty of your pool.

Instead of a plain gray chainlink fence, why not build a basketweave fence and train a climbing vine like Virginia creeper on it? Instead of harsh, clunky halogen lights, look into modern fiber optic pool lighting which lets you line the pool and pool steps in a more elegant way.

Browse through some pool landscaping pictures for more ideas.

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