Landscaping for a Hot Tub

Walk the pathway from the door to your hot tub. Smooth surfaces may look nice, but they become slippery when wet. Consider lining the path with a layer of gravel, and place textured stepping stones for a natural and safe walking surface.

Sit in your hot tub at night to assess the amount of outdoor lighting needed. Lighting adds ambience and illuminates the pathway and immediate area around the hot tub. Consider using rope lights along paths and the perimeter of the hot tub, and a few hanging lanterns for a more festive environment when you have guests.

Increase your privacy with plant shrubs, bamboo or climbing plants and a trellis. Using plants as a natural fence also provides you with the sights, sounds and fragrances of nature.

Spread crushed lava rocks around plant beds around the hot tub area. Dirt and mulch is easily tracked into the hot tub, which can clog the filter.

Add plants that thrive in moist soil near the hot tub area. Excess water from cleaning and refilling the hot tub and immediate area around it will run off into plant beds.

Plant a variety of tall, flowering plants along the hot tub. Consider your sight lines from the hot tub and choose plants you will appreciate viewing at the end of a long day.

Select a garden statue, fountain or mural that emphasizes the mood you want to establish. A figure of a mythical woodland creature or a painting of an ocean scene will add a finishing touch to the entire area.