We did the design and installation of the landscaping around the pool my daughter and her family had installed this winter 2015. They had strong ideas of what they wanted and talked to several pool companies before going with Cypress Custom Pools. This is a pool that had to fit carefully into the space between the house and the utility easement. We kept up with the pool install via my daughter and her husband. They are very pleased with the pool. We worked on a landscape design that would work with all the materials they used in the pool so it would complement the pool which is the real jewel and focus. Our part is the background and frame. We worked to maximize the spaces around the pool by adding a patio in the angular side yard. We suggested using the cement pad with rainbow gravel and constructing an off set screens to mask both he a/c and the pool equipment. Cement pad with gravel create a functional patio that is water permeable and less expensive than many other options. We put a matching path behind the pool in the utility easement to add another way to get to the hot tub and even ended up with room for another little sitting area that gets more shade. My daughter and her husband grew up in Southern California and were pleased with the modern Mediterranean beach look we came up with. The Pindo palms will only get about 12-15 tall and are very hardy. The pottery and plants for the new patio we found locally at Joshua's Native Plants. They import them straight from Viet Nam. We put 3 panels of welded wire on the fence and planted Tangerine crossvine on them to add green backdrop behind the pool. In between those panels we planted rows of canna bulbs that should be pushing up shortly. All in all it is a relaxed inviting area that will be enjoyed for years to come!