Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 19, 2017 4:05 pm We live right near the beach (southern end of the Gold Coast) and need to landscape around our plunge pool. We have just completed a modest reno to give our beach shack a new lease of life....the front entrance and main living areas are looking great now, but the backyard is looking pretty drab despite the new pool! It also doesn't help that our backyard feels a bit like an auditorium due to the 2 x townhouses that share the perimeter of our property. I looking for suggestions on which plants to use to screen out the neighbours and create a tropical oasis, while also minimizing the amount of maintenance required or impact to our pool (i.e. leaf litter, or worse, eventual structural damage to the pool shell due to invasive roots etc). It's probably worth noting that the pool is salt water - as you can see it's pretty small so the amount of splashing of salt water that may end up splashing onto the plants will be limited. I've no experience preparing garden beds so I'm not even sure where to start. The soil around the pool deck is currently quite sandy and covered in grass and weeds so any guidance for the preparation of the garden bed is also greatly appreciated. Here's a pic of the pool: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: 4-6m tropical screening plants around plunge pool 2Nov 19, 2017 4:58 pm Hello, sorry I canโt answer your question. But I just wanted to see who you got your pool through. We are at tweed heads and looking for a reputable company that will install a nice size plunge pool without breaking the bank. thanks ๐ Re: 4-6m tropical screening plants around plunge pool 3Nov 19, 2017 5:04 pm mj-mac4 Hello, sorry I canโt answer your question. But I just wanted to see who you got your pool through. We are at tweed heads and looking for a reputable company that will install a nice size plunge pool without breaking the bank. thanks ๐ No worries! Lazy Day Pools is who we got ours through....although if you are looking to save a few bucks I would look at those pre-fabricated shipping container pools, or the water tank ones. They might save you a few bob. We couldn't get one of these in due to access, but they are a good way of getting a pool in on a budget. Re: 4-6m tropical screening plants around plunge pool 5Nov 21, 2017 11:44 am If you want something with sufficient height to screen out that house then bamboo is probably the way to go (note: clumping type only so it doesn't take over your yard lol). Once it's big enough you can do something called pleaching which is basically removing the leaves on the lower part of the stalk which looks really effective. Where exactly are the garden beds you talk about? It's a bit hard to tell from the pic. Re: 4-6m tropical screening plants around plunge pool 7Jan 16, 2018 11:07 am Don't do Bamboo. The amount of leaves you need to pick up is ridiculous. I was hoping there would be a few more suggestions here for me to steal. We are currently building a house and need to decide on some kind of screening plant for the back fence. What did you end up deciding on? Re: 4-6m tropical screening plants around plunge pool 8Jan 16, 2018 1:53 pm I haven't bought the plants as yet (still organising the raised garden beds), but am thinking about getting a Travellers Palm or two, mixed with a variety of vertical tropical plants such as clumping bamboo, lobster claw and tiger grass. Murraya could be a great option for you. It creates a great tall screening hedge but doesn't drop fruit like lily pilly. The flowers smell divine. 2 10414 Thanks again Simeon for being so elaborate. Appreciate it. Its gives us a very idea. Kind Regards 4 3885 Youโre on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7166 |