Having a pool above ground is a wonderful way to spend the summer right in your backyard. However, sometimes you might want a little more privacy. Let’s look at some inventive ways to help you get that ideal combination of style and seclusion.

1. Lush Plant Barriers

Tall shrubs and plants provide a natural and beautiful privacy solution for your pool area.
Tall shrubs and plants provide a natural and beautiful privacy solution for your pool area.

For a natural privacy screen, think about putting tall shrubs or evergreens all around your pool. In my own garden, I’ve used arborvitae and bamboo, which grow quickly to create a lovely green backdrop.

2. Rustic Stone Walls

Stone walls create a rustic and solid privacy solution around your pool.
Stone walls create a rustic and solid privacy solution around your pool.

A stone wall adds a rustic, earthy touch to your pool area in addition to providing privacy. It’s ideal for anyone who appreciates the permanence and texture of natural materials.

3. Gabion Walls

Gabion walls offer a bold and industrial touch to pool privacy.
Gabion walls offer a bold and industrial touch to pool privacy.

If you like a more industrial look, gabion walls filled with stones can be a striking privacy feature. I think these are both practical and full of character.

4. Hedge Walls

Hedge walls provide a natural and evergreen privacy solution.
Hedge walls provide a natural and evergreen privacy solution.

Planting thick hedge walls around your pool area can create a private and lush getaway. I like using evergreens to get color and coverage all year long.