I, too, like the idea of the fence being painted in Monument, or something similar. You look like you live in either in the tropics or subtropics, judging by the photos. Apart from looking attractive, you also want to the plants to have low leaf drop, be fairly hardy, not have an invasive root system, be reasonably low maintenance and sun tolerant (the pool area looks very hot and sunny, and you didn't mention if the palms next door provide any shade during the day). Anyway, here is my 5 cents worth: native pigface "Aussie Rambler"; blue fescue; bromeliad Neoregelia sheba; philodendron Xandadu; sun-tolerant cordyline species; dwarf ixora; dwarf frangipani. Bambino bougs also look lovely near a pool. You'll be picking up the old bracts as they drop but they look so gorgeous its worth it. Touch of Class have recently introduced some beautiful new varieties of dwarf oleanders (we have "Isabella"). Oleanders have been given a really bad rap about their toxicity, and yes, they are poisonous, however, they have never caused a human fatality in Australia and are no more toxic than many other plants we put in our home gardens. Apparently, they are a more of a threat to livestock who seem to eat them despite their bitter taste. Having said that, I wouldn't use them if you have young children or pets that like to chew everything. You'll have noticed that most of the plants I have suggested are of the "dwarf" variety. This is so the plants don't become too big for the pool area, and to help keep maintenance down. A self-cleaning palm like the golden cane, foxtail or Alexander could provide some overhead shade, but only if they were planted at least 1.5m away from the pool (preferably more). I would also be mulching with stones to minimise it ending up in the pool on windy or rainy days. Although I love natives, I have not suggested them, other than the pigface, to keep maintenance and leaf drop to a minimum.

http://www.katrinaleechambers.com/slowly-updating-our-pool-area/ Have a look at this blog, their pool area looks great but very doable.

I would not recommend bamboo, especially that close to the pool. Bamboo drops lots and lots and lots of leaves and it is also susceptible to salt and chlorine. We planted bamboo (clumping) along the fence in our pool area in Melbourne and although I loved the look of it we took it out last year as it was just too much work cleaning up the leaves. I could have filled our green bin every week and it clogged up our pool cleaning robot. It also started yellowing in one spot that occasionally got splashed and I was told it was due to the chemicals. Once we took the bamboo out we had timber slat screening put up against the existing fence (with consent from neighbor) and have now planted a few lily pily in front. So much easier to maintain now.

Hi Southaussie , Bouganvillea are beautiful but trimming them is a literal pain .Any scratches are really painful for weeks after . Go to a local nursery and ask about the roots and other suitable plants .