Poolside Planting: Evergreen Privacy with Chlorine Tolerance

Bed around pool pavers (6-8 ft from water). Wants privacy, low maintenance, evergreen (no winter sticks). Likes nandina and scotch broom (4x4 ft, pink flowers). Considering dwarf Alberta spruce. Concerned about needle drop in pool. Mulch bed with annual border. Lip edging to contain mulch.

Spruce Needles: Non-Issue

Dwarf Alberta spruce needles minimal—won't bother pool.

Chlorine-Splash Tolerant Evergreens

• Holly (Ilex spp.)
• Evergreen viburnums
• Acuba
• Camellia sasanqua
• Ligustrum
• Otto Luyken Laurel
• Schip Laurel
• Cleyera
• Yews

Acuba, Laurel, Camellia = more tropical appearance.

Your Picks Are Fine

If nandina and scotch broom thrive nearby, they'll work. Observe local success.

Sean J. Murphy, LA
Planning and Landscape Architecture
SouthEastern Engineering, INC