Ideas For Landscaping Around Hot Tubs - Design And Planning

How does landscaping with a hot tub differ from landscaping without one? It could very well be higher than the rest of your yard. Throwing on a pile of mulch and calling it a day is always an option, but your landscaping will look as cheap as it cost.

Landscaping designs around your hot tub area don't have to be elaborate. They can be quite simple and still look very nice. Planters and pots filled with flowers and greenery create a nice look. Add a few shrubs and flowers that you like to add color to the surrounding. A large pot on each side of the hot tub steps with a small tree in each one will give your hot tub a welcoming and lovely look.

Landscaping ideas for privacy are some of my personal favorites. One attractive possibility is a screened gazebo, which not only protects your privacy, but turns the hot tub into an attractive center of your backyard. A gazebo roof also means that you can use the hot tub in peace during rainy or buggy weather. On the outside of the gazebo, consider attaching a few simple window planter boxes and growing colorful flowers and other plants there. If you lack the green thumb, silk flowers are easy to maintain and will always look fresh.

Ideas for landscaping around hot tubs are plentiful, so I can't list them all, but one of my favorites is an Asian-inspired backyard hot tub. Building a pergola creates a pattern of shade and sun and develops the Asian look. Another idea is to build permanent cedar planters around the tub. Beautiful plants and trees can be put in these planters, as long as they fit your local climate. This trick gives a sense of permanency and makes it look as if your hot tub is built-in.

The perfect hot tub would be one that is built into the ground next to an in-ground swimming pool. To enhance the beauty of the hot tub, it would be ideal to have tropical plants surrounding the area to create a little jungle. You don't even need to plant them in the ground. Just use nice flowerpots and place them around the area in two clusters of three to create a well-balanced look. By using different sizes of pots and plants in each cluster, you can create a terraced look. Popular plants for this type of setting are hibiscus, palm bushes, and ivy that can flow around the pots to create a lush landscaping.

This article barely begins to cover all the ideas for landscaping around hot tubs, especially when you start to consider your own individual and creative ideas to make the hot tub into your ideal backyard vacation and relaxation spot. Just remember that no matter what you do, the hot tub needs to be drained at times! Allow a path for this drainage and ruin your landscaping work the first time you refill the tub.

Ideas for landscaping around hot tubs don't have to be complicated to look nice. When it comes to the area around your hot tub, it's important to have landscaping ideas for privacy. The first option is to simply purchase some nice looking planters or pots and some of your favorite shrubs and flowers to surround the hot tub. I like to take two larger pots and place one on each side of the steps. Then I plant two narrow finely manicured trees that will never grow out of the pot or become too tall. The Asian backyard hot tub is a great example.

- Jasmine Leclair