Plants???

[les_smith]

We have plants about 2 foot away from our pool. Gulf stream nandinas, varigated boxwoods, sky rocket juniper, two tomato plants, a pepper plant, blank mondo grass, dwarf fountain grass, and some pathway type plants. We have a 24' AG. We had our landscape designed, but we did the work. The landscape designer told us not to worry about the roots because they will grow down unlike nutsedge (nut grass). Only the skyrocket juniper is higher than our pool wall. So, I agree on not planting anything that will pollute the pool. Water never goes over the sides of our pool so that is never a problem. We live in Oklahoma, full sun, hot, and dry. I don't have a clue about what you would plant up there in the Artic. Talk to a landscape designer, I felt good dealing with the one we had design our stuff.

[wipple]

Thank you for the responses. Both were very helpful, Do either one of you have pics of the area? If you did that would be great.

Thanks again.

[Marillionfan]

I have plenty of weeds growing around mine sorry no pictures
now on another note isn't there any problems with plants and splash over chlorine water? When everything is warm here I usually have a ton of kids trying to remove 13000 gallons of water in the least amount of time

[wipple]

Well you see that is what I am afraid of. That is why I am looking out here to see if anyone knows of "chlorine tolerant" plants. Weeds, I had my share of those too.

[les_smith]

I've been using Pristine Blue. I'm switching to BBB next week, got a kit and have been practicing taking readings. I spray my pool water right on the yard when I backwash. I do mean spray. I hold the hose, squeeze the end, and walk around the yard watering it. We use to much water, watering the front yard, the front yard landscaping, and keeping the pool filled. So I don't water the back yard except when I backwash. I hope someone has an opinion on chlorine. I'd love to keep spraying the yard after we convert.

[poolmom06]

What I did was to put a 1 foot border of mulch around the perimeter of my 18 foot ag pool, I then went and purchased a bunch of good sized pots and planted some container plants in it( marigolds, periwinkles, petunias) and put them around my pool in the mulch, it looks great!!I round up'd around the edge of the mulch so no grass growing to the pool!! The only problem i have is my cats digging in my mulch and making'deposits'!!
It looks really good in my opinion, you could get some bigger pots and put some small shrubs in there also!!

[duraleigh]

Folks,

If you and your kids can ingest the pool water (you can), you can be assured whatever plants you put there will do fine. If they don't, it won't be because of the chlorine.