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Landscaping near swimming pool in B.R.?

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Posted by stevenbr (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 24, 07 at 20:04

Hello All,

I'm a novice plant kinda person, and we just finished building a swimming pool.

Palm trees are pretty, but we'd really like to do something more "Louisiana tropical" rather than Florida or California tropical. I'm not sure exactly what that is... but I aim to figure it out!

I'm open to any ideas, but my primary concern is to determine if there are any trees that might fit into my "theme" AND be pool friendly.. (less mess is best!).

Again... any thoughts are welcome. We have tons of room to work with (... is that a good or bad thing?) A pic posted below just for kix.

thanks,
Steve

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I'm from St. Bernard, but now in Mississippi. I always say palm trees are Florida but Louisiana is Camellias, Azaleas, and Magnolias. Your pool is just gorgeous. Along the fence needs softening I think, you could plant camellias, they like shade. You would have to research what kinds depending on the bloom time and your winter and summer temps. They bloom in either fall/winter or winter/spring. There is a tree called Little Gem Magnolia, it is a small magnolia and I think evergreen. Camellias are evergreen so not much leaf drop. Hibiscus are beautiful shrubs for full sun, also lantana full sun - these are shrubs. Citrus are great and look tropical. Check what grows in your zone, but lemon, orange, satsuma are some to consider. You could also do containers around the pool to soften that up too.

  
 

 

 


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