Landscaping around a pool

The best plants for pool landscaping will provide color, texture and contrast while not shedding leaves or debris and bearing non-invasive root systems.

Trees are desirable for many reasons by the pool. But poolside trees need to be chosen with care to avoid damage or a big mess.

Create the backyard of your dreams! Browse House & Home's most stunning pool design ideas and inspiring outdoor spaces from the archives.

Find some inspiration to transform your backyard pool area into an outdoor oasis with one of these artistic and aesthetically pleasing pool landscaping ideas.

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Home is as much a feeling as it is a physical presence. In The Landscape of Home: In the Country, by the Sea, in the City, Edmund Hollander takes readers through richly diverse projects and shares how he seamlessly designs the landscaping to perfectly complement the house. His choices of hard surfaces are sensitive to the materials used on the house, and the details of the landscape design are always totally compatible with the architecture.

Whether you use them as screens, accents, or focal points, ornamental grasses are an easy way to add graceful texture and year-round color to your landscape. Most of them are very drought- and heat-tolerant, keeping their good looks no matter the weather. #ornamentalgrass #landscaping #landscapingideas #lowmaintenancelandscaping #perennials #bhg

Two lounge chairs overlooking a luxurious backyard pool and spa, with a pet dog relaxing nearby in the summer