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Fall signals change for most people as their thoughts turn to going back to work or school. Therefore, it provides the perfect reason to transform your backyard pool, and our swimming pool contractors can help. We have the ideal solution if you want to change your paths, do some landscaping, or add a fire feature.
Enhancing Your Backyard Swimming Pool for Autumn
Just because the seasons change doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy your outdoor pool or spa. While many customers consider closing out their pool for the winter, you don’t have to be too quick with your decision. You can prolong this procedure while still enjoying your swimming pool and backyard.
Regarding fall, you must be more creative with what you incorporate into your backyard.
Embrace Fall Foliage
Several trees can be planted during the fall. However, not all are beneficial around a pool. When it comes to swimming pools and trees, you must consider leaves and roots. Ensure the roots of the trees will not spread too far, damaging the patio or the pool’s structure. Also, avoid trees that shed leaves, as you must continually clean the pool.
While continually cleaning the pool may not appear to be too bothersome, if it isn’t frequently done, debris can cause stains.
The best trees to plant for fall are:
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Evergreens: An evergreen does not have an aggressive root system, and can be planted any time during the year. They also don't shed.
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Maple Trees: These trees do contain large roots. Therefore, plant them at least 25 feet away from the pool. However, they do provide the perfect fall foliage for your backyard.
You can also spice up the appearance of your backyard with the following colourful shrubs:
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Oakleaf Hydrangea: This hydrangea contains leaves like an oak tree. They are great for fall because in October, their darkly coloured leaves turn vibrant shades of red, orange, purple, and gold. Furthermore, their blossoms appear during late summer and turn pink in early fall, creating many colours to enjoy.
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Viburnum: Viburnums provide a spicy and sweet fragrance to the yard. During fall, their leaves turn colours and produce bright berry clusters. Some shrubs have electric blue berries and burgundy leaves, while others contain vibrant red berries and orange leaves.
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Chokecherry: These are grown in small trees or shrubs. In fall, leaves transition into orange, red, yellow, or dark purple. Berries shift from bright orange to red, black, and purple. The berries are edible. However, you must remove the seeds and stems without crushing them. They are full of toxic compounds.
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Fragrant Sumac: This autumn shrub begins with greenish-yellow leaves, that turn into blazing red and orange. When their leaves are crushed, they provide a welcoming citrus scent.
Illuminate the Night With a Campfire or Fire Feature
Fires provide a wonderful, cozy, relaxing atmosphere during autumn. It provides a place for people to gather when temperatures drop or to make food for sharing.
Fire pits offer an intimate place to gather or use for simple relaxation. Watching a fire is almost hypnotic and relaxing. It provides a great way to unwind after a hard day.
Generate Sources of Light
As the temperatures drop and nights become longer, warmth and lighting become crucial in enjoying outdoor times. Fall is when the sun begins to set earlier, so adding outdoor lighting becomes essential.
If you have outdoor paths or sitting areas, they will require proper illumination for safety/security reasons. Furthermore, there is so much you can do with outdoor lighting to set the mood.
For an intimate look, consider path lighting. This type of illumination is soft to moderately bright, so it isn’t overwhelming. They assist people in navigating walk areas while highlighting them. You can select ones with a low-voltage or solar LED.
If you love entertaining, consider string lighting for fall. They provide a soft, intimate illumination, promoting a warm atmosphere. You can string them around a pool area for lighting or wherever you have large amounts of activity.
Spotlighting is more suited for pools. They provide narrow beams upwards showcasing ornamental features. You can add them to trees around the pool for a warm ambience or in strategic areas for some illumination.
Add a Pool Heater or Spa
This tip ensures that your pool or spa is the right temperature for your guests, regardless of the weather outside. Heating your pool makes taking a dip more desirable, even when the atmosphere is chilly.
Also, heating a pool provides the perfect solution for aches and stiffness exasperated by dropping temperatures. Adding a heater enables you to soothe your aching muscles and relax.
Pool heaters can extend the swim season, providing more comfort when guests or family enter the pool. This can prolong pool usage for two months. It also promotes night swimming as the pool remains at a constant temperature. This is perfect for nighttime pool parties.
Create Your Own Halloween Pool Party
Poolside fun doesn’t stop just because it is fall. Temperatures can remain mild well into the fall, allowing people to enjoy their pool or spa. Using your swimming pool or spa for a Halloween-themed party is the perfect excuse for a friendly gathering.
Pools can quickly turn into spooky lagoons, perfect for Halloween-themed get-togethers. You can hang ghosts from trees, place lit jack–o–lanterns around the deck/pool, hang skeletons on the patio furniture, and you can use red LED pool lights to create that perfect eerie atmosphere.
If you have a hot tub, you can create a “witch’s cauldron” by switching the LED lights to purple, green, red, black, or orange. Incorporate frogs, eyeballs, skeletons, or even plastic body parts floating in the water. The bubbles and steam from your jets will perfectly complement the scene. You can also add floating bubblers to enhance the bubbling effect further.
You can also have a “radioactive acid hot tub” following the same theme. To do this design, set the LED lights to green and place submersible LED lights into the water. Hang up a sign reading “Danger: Acid” close by the hot tub and add danger tape all over the area for the perfect illusion.
Call the Professionals at Solda Pools
Solda Pools are experts when it comes to transforming your backyard during fall. We can assist you in picking out the proper landscaping, adding a fireplace or other fire feature, creating pathways, or illuminating your backyard with landscape lighting. Whatever your vision, we can assist you in turning it into a reality.
Whether you already have a pool and want to upgrade it, add a new pool, or need servicing, contact our swimming pool contractors at Solda Pools for your next project.
Allow our award-winning company to assist you in extending the duration of your backyard oasis into fall by adding features to your pool area for a complete transformation. Call us at 289-201-2487 for a free quote, or contact us here.
