California Gardening: Looking for pics of pools with tropical look, 1 by doss

doss wrote:
I was just reading a book called "Shocking Beauty" that you might really want to check out of the library. He has some plantings where he uses tropical plants to good effect around a pool. He does have a brug right over a blue tiled fountain that is lovely.

Here's another planting area behind the pool. I love the purple Liatris with the bright Canna. Looking at these photos though - these beds need to be cleaned out. Hot colored daylilies can be wonderful in a tropical setting. There are so many really wonderful rebloomers now that it's hard not to want some - but they aren't only for English gardens. These beds were totally filled with daffodils in the spring. I'm likely to throw caution to the wind when trying new things.