Slowly but surely Craig and I are landscaping our pool area. We so want it to have the relaxing tropical feel and look.
For trees, we planted 3 Mexican palms and 2 Queen palms. They are small but large one are way too expensive for our budget so we will enjoy the small ones for a few years until they have time to grow. In the Houston climate most tropical plants grow like weeds and these trees are to add between 1 to 2 foot of growth each years.
To enhance the waterfall we added Ginger, African Iris and a couple of different kinds of ferns. I did also put a few pots of flowers to fill in the gaps.
Last but not least is my gargoyle. He is quietly sitting on the wall just waiting for the pool to warm up.
You will also notice the solar floats in the pool. The floats help to warm the pool with the use of the sunshine. In the past week the pool temperature has increased by 14 degrees; an average of 2 degrees a day. The pool is now at 74 degrees. If the water continues to warm at this rate we will be swimming in about a week. Hurray!!!!!
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