You’ve pictured yourself in your backyard pool hundreds of times but now it’s time to zoom out. What are the rest of the features around the backyard pool? Are you picturing guests milling about munching on perfectly smoked meats from your big green egg? Or is your vision of the quieter quality? Lights glinting off water as you slip into a warm pool in the middle of the night, nothing but the sound of a fountain burbling nearby.
Prestige Pools is all about making the luxurious vision in your head a reality. Read ahead for pool landscaping ideas to help complete your Minnesota backyard fantasy. Let’s start forming your backyard fantasy, today!
How to Make Your Pool’s Landscape Pop
Cooking Up Some Fun: Outdoor Kitchens
If your vision is of the pool party variety, an outdoor kitchen can pair perfectly with a pool. An outdoor kitchen often consists of a bar and countertops for food prep and top-of-the-line cooking implements such as wood-fired pizza ovens, smokers and grills.
When you add an outdoor kitchen to your backyard, there’s no reason to go in and out of the house, missing out on the fun as you prepare more drinks. Outdoor kitchens are equipped with everything you need to keep the party rolling, seamlessly.
Light up the Night
Lighting is an essential part of making your summer nights special. Accent lighting is a great way to invite people outdoors for a dip after a long day. Pools can benefit from spotlights and floodlights, giving swimmers more confidence to take a dip in the middle of the night. You can also add lighting along a path to entice people to your pool to relax.
A Shady Situation
Just like lighting, shade can make a backyard more inviting in the heat of the day. If you want to keep the pool party going in the midday sun, working shade into your Minnesota pool landscaping can be vital. Luckily there are many ways to do just that. Hardscaping solutions such as pergolas are popular and can be installed right next to the pool.
You can also install sunshade sails or adjustable umbrellas that can be arranged to keep the shade where you need it as the afternoon wears on. Finally, don’t forget about the original shade resources. Leaving room for trees in your landscaping can make your pool feel like a calm oasis and add a natural element to your backyard.
Outdoor living spaces
Get cozy! Four-season living spaces can encourage your family and guests to spend more time than ever outside. These spaces have roofs and comfortable outdoor furniture. They are sometimes fitted with outdoor fireplaces or heaters to keep visitors comfortable in spring and fall.
Do you want to extend swimming season? This luxurious Minnesota pool landscape feature pairs perfectly with heated pools, enticing family and friends to make a splash long after Labor Day.
The Next Level
Show off every feature of your landscaping. While tiered landscaping is often a solution for a sloped backyard, it can also be used to add a sense of dynamic drama to your landscape. Build up your patio or install a deck overlooking your pool. Add a built-up seating area with a firepit for an extra cozy feel. Or turn the tables and put your pool higher up, overlooking a patio or firepit so that your pool is the centerpiece of your landscaping.
The Prestige Pool Way
The Prestige Pool team has been installing jaw-dropping pools for half a century. That whole time, we’ve stayed on the cutting edge of landscaping trends. Are you redoing your backyard? Planning your landscaping for a new build? When landscaping your backyard, it’s best to start with the biggest pieces first and fill in from there. Get your pool planned with the Prestige team. Contact us to set up a consultation today!