Here in Southwest Florida we are living in the subtropic zone, so why not pump up the tropical look around your pool cage? At Peer Landscaping in Fort Myers, FL we really love the exotic look of birds of paradise. In fact, you may have noticed it plays a prominent feature in our logo. Both the large white bird of paradise and the smaller orange bird of paradise produce flowers year-round. The white bird’s flowers are blue and white, and the orange bird produces orange and purple, and both look gorgeous in small clusters around the lanai.
Planting around your pool cage means some special considerations must be kept in mind. For example, you must choose plants that have aggressive root systems that seek out water. That kind of root system is bound to cause problems with the foundation around your pool in the long run. At Peer Landscaping, Southwest Florida’s Premier Landscape Designer, we’ve studied the right kinds of plants to install around your lanai.
Quite often the area around a pool cage gets little to no shade all day long. So one of the factors we take into account when choosing plants picking those that are hardy and can deal with sun, heat and drought without sustaining damage. From spineless Agave attenuate to colorful Crotons, we can surround your pool cage with the kinds of plants that look great no matter what the weather.
At Peer Landscaping in Lee County we are about color and drama without the fuss. There are plenty of tropical plants that grow quickly here in the Southwest Florida sun, but that’s not really a great idea for planting around a lanai or pool cage. Often plants that grow quickly shed a lot of leaves, flowers and even stems along the way, making them gorgeous at first, but then they quickly look messy. We can surround your pool cage with beautiful color provided by Crotons, dracaenas, variegated arborical and more. We consider these to be “clean” plants, because they add striking color without the mess of lots of dead flower blossoms to clean up constantly.
When it comes to planting around the pool cage, don’t overlook ornamental grasses. They come in a wide variety of colors, from purple to yellowish. They are a great way to add color, texture and they look luxurious. Many of them produce flowers year-round, like the purple lovegrass and native Florida Gama grass. Best of all, they do terrific in full sun and don’t produce a mess. Let us help you design and build your dream landscaping for your home. Call us at 239.645.6455.
