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Tropical Deck Ideas
Tropical decks borrow from resort design: palms and broad-leafed planting, teak and thatch, water that sits right beside the lounge chairs, and shade structures built for long afternoons.
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Tropical Deck Ideas, explained.
Tropical decks borrow from resort design: palms and broad-leafed planting, teak and thatch, water that sits right beside the lounge chairs, and shade structures built for long afternoons.
Climate matters here — the planting palette that makes a tropical deck design sing needs the right zone or the right substitutes. Save the compositions, then work with a landscaper on plants that will thrive where you live.
Tropical decks use warm hardwoods like ipe or teak, often floating over planting or beside a pool, with slatted screens for privacy and shade sails or thatch overhead.
What to look for as you browse
- Board direction and how it changes the apparent size
- Edges: built-in benches and planters instead of rail where allowed
- Stairs wide enough to double as seating
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