5 Landscape Ideas to Compliment Your Outdoor Hot Tub in Kitchener, ON

Creating a relaxing oasis in the comfort of your own backyard truly begins with an outdoor hot tub, but it doesn’t end there.

The addition of outdoor accessories, a premium installation design, and of course, professional landscaping, can help bring your backyard spa installation to life.

In this article, we’re going to focus primarily on landscaping ideas to help you create the backyard of your dreams.

Setting Up Your Backyard Hot Tub

To maximize your outdoor space for a hot tub, it’s essential to strategically consider several factors. First, choose a spot that is easily accessible and offers pleasing views, enhancing your relaxation and enjoyment.

Incorporate elements that not only enhance the usability of the space but also aesthetically complement the hot tub. Consider adding features like enhanced outdoor lighting for evening use or perhaps a gazebo or pergola for shelter and privacy.

Adding patio furniture can turn the area into a versatile entertaining space, while custom steps and decking can provide seamless access and elevate the design. Consider adopting a consistent theme or style to unify the space with the hot tub as its centerpiece.

Incorporating natural elements like stones and water features can also significantly enhance the soothing atmosphere, helping the hot tub area meld with the natural landscape of your garden, providing a tranquil retreat that feels like a natural extension of your home.

Hot tubs offer flexible installation options to suit various settings and preferences. They can be set up above ground, partially recessed into the ground, or completely built into the ground. This versatility ensures they can seamlessly blend into your existing landscape, giving your space a more cohesive feel.

5 Outdoor Hot Tub Landscaping Ideas

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1. Simple and Clean

In order to enjoy all that your outdoor hot tub has to offer, you must create a safe and functional backyard escape. One might not think that the landscape can have anything to do with this, but the reality is that it can actually have a significant impact on the overall usability of your outdoor space.

To achieve a simple and clean landscape, we recommend:

  • Taking a “less is more” approach: choose one or two main features for your backyard
  • Reducing clutter and junk: invest in a sleek and compact storage area for accessories, water care products, toys, and everything else in between
  • Maintaining your lawn: remove weeds, and keep the flowers/greenery to a minimum for less maintenance

A simple and clean aesthetic can set the tone for safety and functionality. Think about it, simplicity would include elements such as a well-maintained lawn, durable outdoor hot tub installation, controlled garden areas, and a design that is in perfect order.

Forget clutter and junk that could create a safety hazard if someone were to trip and fall, with a minimalistic aesthetic you can feel confident as your kids play in the backyard or guests navigate their way to the hot tub at night.

To further enhance the cohesiveness of your outdoor hot tub space, consider incorporating elements that complement the overall design and theme of your backyard:

  • Consider adding a gazebo or pergola for added structure and visual interest, which can also provide shade on sunny days.
  • Select patio furniture that matches the style of your hot tub and fits comfortably within the layout of your deck or garden.
  • Build custom steps and decking that not only make it easier to access your hot tub but also harmonize with the existing structures and landscaping.

By combining these design elements with a focus on simplicity and cleanliness, you can create a backyard that is not only functional and safe but also aesthetically pleasing and cohesive.

2. Potted Plants

Potted plants can prove to be a great addition to an outdoor hot tub installation. Not only can you play around with a variety of flowers and greenery, but the pots can show character and style. Add a pop of colour here and there or have everything match the décor of your backyard for consistency.

Plants that do well in Ontario summers but not so much in the wintertime, planting them in a pot can enable you to bring them outdoors for the warmer weather, and then back inside when it cools off.

Here are a few tips to help you get started:

  • Do some research online to see which plants will thrive in the Ontario summer season and which ones can be left outside all year long
  • Determine which plants are right for you; this could be a combination of flowers, greenery or shrubs
  • Visit your local landscape store or garden centre to find the best selection
  • Pots can be purchased at these stores, as well as your local outdoor or home store
  • Pay attention to the care guidelines and write them down so you don’t forget

Some of our favourite potted plants for the summertime include Fuchsias, Nemesias, Petunias, Bacopa, Geraniums, Hostas, and succulents.

3. Natural Elements

Incorporating natural elements can significantly elevate the serenity of your hot tub area. These elements foster a naturalistic, calming environment that complements the soothing experience of the hot tub itself.

By combining these detailed touches with the broader concepts of accessories, design, and professional landscaping, you can transform your outdoor space into a truly tranquil retreat that feels both elegant and naturally cohesive.

Natural Stone

Strategically using natural stones near your backyard hot tub installation, such as by placing your spa on a stone patio or designing a gentle water feature nearby, not only adds a tactile and auditory layer of relaxation but also assists in integrating your spa into the existing landscape of your yard.

Flower Gardens

Flower gardens can provide your outdoor hot tub installation with many benefits. The right plants can repel certain insects, including spiders and mosquitos, while others can produce an invigorating fragrance for all to enjoy. Add a pop of colour to your spa installation, either around the hot tub, nearby, along a deck/patio area, or along the fence line.

Greenery

Break up the colours in your flower garden with greenery. Plants such as hostas, switchgrass, purple majesty, feather reed grass, palm trees, or ferns.

Mulch

Mulch acts as the finishing touch for a complete garden area. Available in colours such as brown, red and black, mulch can provide a contrast between the colours of your home, grass, flowers, and greenery, while preventing the growth of weeds and protecting against colder Ontario weather.

4. Accessible and Safe

Use your landscape to help you, your family, and guests access the outdoor hot tub area and your home safely. Fill any holes and even out uneven ground, and always keep the grass cut and well maintained. Exterior lighting can help to illuminate your backyard, which can be added via in-ground lights, fence lights, and even string lights.

Create a safe pathway to and from the outdoor hot tub area with stepping stones or a paved pathway. If your hot tub is installed within your deck or patio area, go above and beyond to ensure that patio stones are kept in good shape and that the deck is clean, treated, and safe.

5. Added Privacy

Privacy doesn’t begin and end with your fence. If you’re feeling a little exposed while soaking in your outdoor hot tub or would like to go above and beyond to enhance the atmosphere, there are a few changes that can be made to your landscape that can help.

  1. Plant tall bushes along your fence line
  2. Vine plants intertwining throughout a fence or garden trellis
  3. Plant a tree or two on either side of your installation

Adding a gazebo or pergola over the top of your hot tub can also help to improve the privacy around your installation. Complete with potted plants, curtains, and the right lighting, you’ll be well on your way toward a backyard built for both privacy and enjoyment.

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