Having a swimming pool as a homeowner means ongoing care and maintenance, but the welcome trade-off is having a great way to cool off in summer heat. One maintenance consideration is landscaping.

Ahh—sinking into the cool water of a swimming pool on a hot summer day is heavenly. Diving into a tangle of slimy leaves and bugs? Not so much. Welcome to pool ownership, which finds many folks hard ...

Q: My landscaper is recommending a redbud tree in the planter attached to my pool. I asked him if that’s a good tree to plant so close to the pool. He said it was, because it wasn’t messy and was ...