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Posted on 8/5/23 at 10:42 am
Posted by Cleopatra
Member since May 2016
172 posts
Posted on 8/5/23 at 10:42 am
Unfortunately we bought a house with a beautifully landscaped backyard and pool, but it is an absolute nightmare to keep the pool clear and clean with all the debris that is consistently falling into it year round. For the big items, we have a pecan tree, two white oaks, one live oak, 8 crepe myrtles, two olive trees, and lots of banana trees. It is always something depending on the time of the year; we have about 3-4 weeks out of the entire year nothing is falling & I’m done. We have been in this house 6 years and have a toddler; it’s just too difficult to maintain & a giant pain in the butt. This is a relatively small yard of maybe .10 of an acre, so everything ends up in the pool and it’s constantly causing PH issues. There’s nothing we can do about the oaks or pecan tree & the banana trees are no issue. I’m thinking if we get rid of the very mature beautiful crepe myrtles that surround the pool, it’ll be a relief. What should we plant in its place that would be beautiful and not shed its leaves or flowers? We live in Lafayette LA for reference & I’m a pretty poor landscaper (we are way in our heads with the landscaping, so something easy to maintain). We are considering citrus trees, but I’m open to opinions and suggestions! Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 10:43 am
Posted by Crusty
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
2460 posts
Posted on 8/5/23 at 11:05 am to
Two things...buy you a solar powered pool skimmer. I bought an Ariel earlier this year and it does a heck of a job keeping the pool clean. Secondly, remove those crepe myrtles as soon as possible as they are the devil when it comes to pools. You can plant holly trees or some type of conifer depending on the look your going for.
Posted by HBomb
Dallas
Member since May 2012
250 posts
Posted on 8/5/23 at 3:58 pm to
Remove remove crape myrtles. Plant evergreens. I like japanese or austrian black pines, but I think you're a little far south for those to survive.
Posted by sosaysmorvant
River Parishes, LA
Member since Feb 2008
1321 posts
Posted on 8/6/23 at 4:51 am to
quote:

8 crepe myrtles - .10 of an acre,


Your pool must be a total shite show. Cut the crape myrtles or continue to be miserable.
Posted by FlyinTiger93
Member since May 2010
3617 posts
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:40 pm to
Motorized pool cover
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