re: Must have pool features

Obviously it depends on the “theme” you’re going for whether it’s tropical, native, evergreen or whatever. That said, you have to look for plants that don’t drop leaves, seeds or tons of flowers (crepe myrtles!). Depending on your theme, holly trees, conifers, Japanese yews, various grasses, small palms, lilies and variegated ginger are all good options. For color, I like knock out roses as they provide year around color with relatively low maintenance but they do have thorns so their placement has to be out of the way of heavy traffic areas. Stay away from any plant that drops a lot of leaves/flowers and even though palm trees seem like an easy choice....they’re the devil as they drop a lot of seeds/dates.

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I am currently struggling mightily with the landscaping part. Any specific suggestions?

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No trees in a tri state area... seriously, leaves were the only thing I didn't like about having a pool other than the sky high electricity cost.