Poolside plants - Ideas?

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Author Message   Jardinflorida  Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 01:47 pm EST :    Hi all! I'm new to this site (and also to gardening!). I have three small poolside areas at the back of the pool, and I would like to add some plants there. I don't want them to grow to tall, in order to see the view of the lake nearby. So far I like: Bromeliads, Philodendron Xanadu, and Liriopes, (plus a Robellini Palm in the corner). Other than that, I'm out of ideas. Any other plants that I could combine the above with? How could I organize them to look good? (Just in case, I have a screen in the pool area, and I just leart that it blocks about 5-15% of the sun rays, so that means I should look for part-sun/part-shade plants, instead of full-sun ones) Thanks a lot in advance! :-) Jardinflorida - FL, Zone "9"   Heirloomgardens  Supporting Member My Garden Journal My Garden Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 03:24 pm EST :    Hi, Lilly, and welcome to GB! I'm not an expert on this and I could be completely wrong, but it seems like 5-15% less of Florida sun would still be full-sun. My Mom has a Florida room. She grows Fishtail Palm, Princess Palm, Fantail Palm, orchids, Cyperus, bamboo, ivies, Ginger, and something like a rain lily, all in the Florida room. Some things sit under the porch roof so they don't burn in the hot, bright sun. She grows Xanadu and liriope outside of the pool cage, along with Sago and other various palms, Bottlebrush trees, Bougainvillea, and Oleander. She also has some fruit trees growing in the woods behind her house because the sun is too strong outside of the woods. My Mom's problem with plants inside the pool cage isn't so much the heat or strength of the sun (or lack thereof), but how fast it dries things out. I hope you can share some pics with us. Some of us could use a shot of warm and sunny Florida right about now. Heirloomgardens - Massachusetts, Zone "5b"   Greth  Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 04:56 pm EST :    There are a whole range of ornamental Gingers available. They have lovely flowers and are pretty easy to grow in a frost free area. Not too tall either. Avoid any plants which are likely to drop a lot of leaves/flowers into the pond. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Bluewillow  My Favorite Photo Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 05:06 pm EST :    Jardin...How about some shrubs, since you are concerned about blocking the view? Also if you can post a picture of the area, that will help! Bluewillow - Canada, Zone "Zone 5"   Cooper  Supporting Member My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 - 05:09 pm EST :    Hi Lilly go down to the garden forum and see what i have around my pool it should be a similar climate to Florida. Try hibiscus, Golden Cane Palms, Bamboo Palm, Crotons, Bleeding Heart vine should do well in the semi shade. Cooper - NSW, Australia, Zone "10"

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