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Creative Ideas For Landscaping Around Hot Tubs

By Expert Author: Jasmine Leclair | Article Abstract
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Why does the landscape designing one does to surround a hot tub differ so greatly from ordinary landscape planning? Perhaps it's because you have a raised hot tub. Sure, you can just put down a layer of mulch, but it will be painfully obvious just how little you spent and how little effort you put into your so-called landscaping.

Landscape designs around hot tubs don't need to be complex to look professional. Simply purchasing attractive pots or planters as well as your favorite shrubs and flowers to surround the hot tub is one option. I like taking two pots and placing them on each side of the steps. I then plant two finely manicured trees within the pots; be sure to get trees that will not outgrow the pot or become too tall. The entrance to your hot tub is framed with beautiful greenery, and looks beautiful and welcoming.

When it comes to the area around your hot tub, it's important to have landscaping ideas for privacy. One way to landscape around your hot tub, with privacy in mind, is a screened in gazebo. A gazebo will help to make the hot tub the focal point of your backyard, while allowing you to comfortably use your hot tub in rainy weather. To make it look nice, you can add a couple of simple planter boxes around the outside of the gazebo. If you're not a gardener, you could choose to plant some low maintenance silk flowers instead.

There are just too many ideas for landscaping around hot tubs to list them all. I will now focus on an Asian backyard hot tub. Assembling a pergola will give you both shade and sun while creating an Asian inspired hot tub. It is also nice to place some permanent cedar planter boxes around the hot tub and plant some colorful flowers and trees that will grow well in your local climate. This will also create a permanent feel to the hot tub, almost as if it's build in.

The ultimate landscaped hot tub would be an in ground hot tub next to an in ground swimming pool. A nice compliment to the beauty of the hot tub and pool would be with a little tropical jungle. Again just take some attractive flowerpots and place them in two clusters of 3 because odd numbers always look better. If you use three different sizes for each cluster this will create a terraced look. Using hibiscus flowers, a small palm bush that won't grow too large and some ivy that will naturally flow down the pots creating a tropical area.

There are so many ideas for landscaping around hot tubs that this only touches on the many possibilities. However whenever landscaping around a hot tub you must remember to still allow for the drain of the hot tub to be open. You wouldn't want to flood all your lovely landscaping while refilling the hot tub. Remember that you can be as creative as you want. Make it your own backyard oasis.
Jasmine Leclair

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Ideas for landscaping around hot tubs don't have to be complicated to look nice. One option is to simply purchase some nice looking planters or pots and fill them with shrubs and flowers to surround the hot tub.

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Article Submitted: 2008-07-12 | This Article has been viewed 1345 times.
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