How to Hide Pool Equipment With Landscaping

Contact your local utility company to mark all underground utilities. Ask about any specific local or homeowner’s association restrictions or building codes before planting.

Choose plants to hide pool equipment according to the amount of room existing and the height required. However, find plants that not only blend with your existing landscape, but are pool-friendly. This means plants that don’t produce a lot of debris in the form of leaves, seed pods or blossoms. This debris not only falls into the pool’s water, but could interfere with the pool equipment's ventilation.

Select plants that grow well in the area surrounding the pool equipment, according to the amount of sunlight and type of soil. Use sun- or shade loving plants and drought- or damp-tolerant varieties best suited for the growing environment, to ensure the plants flourish.

Allow plenty of room to access the pool equipment and for air flow. Stay clear of plants with sharp spines or thorns which could cause a safety problem or pierce inflatable pool toys.

Check the markers on the plants for details about the ideal growing conditions and note the plants expected full grown size. Use this information to space the plants accordingly to hide the equipment.

Use evergreen plants to hide the pool equipment all year long, or select deciduous types for coverage during the typical pool season from spring to fall. Another option, if enough room is available, is to plant both types of plants in single or double rows in front of the equipment.

Consider the maintenance of the plants. Choose varieties based on the amount of time and effort needed to maintain them.