This view facing north gives you a great feel for how the new space feels like it belongs. The fence was custom made to match the railing on the porch and tie the spaces together.

Aménagement complet d'une piscine

Antoine Morin Paysage

The Prairie At Post Estate

CAVINESS LANDSCAPE DESIGN, INC.

This Caviness project for a modern farmhouse design in a community-based neighborhood called The Prairie At Post in Oklahoma. This complete outdoor design includes a large swimming pool with waterfalls, an underground slide, stream bed, glass tiled spa and sun shelf, native Oklahoma flagstone for patios, pathways and hand-cut stone retaining walls, lush mature landscaping and landscape lighting, a prairie grass embedded pathway design, embedded trampoline, all which overlook the farm pond and Oklahoma sky. This project was designed and installed by Caviness Landscape Design, Inc., a small locally-owned family boutique landscape design firm located in Arcadia, Oklahoma. We handle most all aspects of the design and construction in-house to control the quality and integrity of each project. Film by Affordable Aerial Photo & Video

Savannah

3D Stone

Introducing Savannah - A sandstone look with the ease of granite maintenance that exudes a beachy charm. Savannah works great as durable paving or pool coping for a Mediterranean villa feel.

Traditional Home

EASA Architecture

New Residence- Rear Yard

Contemporary Look for a Small Backyard

Betz Pools Limited

One of the design challenges for this backyard was the need to remain within Toronto’s 50% lot coverage requirement. It would have been nice to have had a little more deck beyond the coping at the deep end to facilitate diving. Thankfully, the addition of a row of stepping stones in its place satisfied that need.

Westridge Backyard | Outdoor Kitchen Addition | Brentwood

Pure Builders Inc.

Outdoor Heating Systems

Mosquito Control Systems & Mist Cooling Systems

This award-winning Platinum Smart-Heat™ series sets the benchmark against which all other outdoor heaters are measured, with nothing else that comes close in terms of technology, design, power, and efficiency. Designed with low-clearance, semi-enclosed spaces in mind, the award-winning Platinum Smart-Heat™ Electric & Gas series offers minimized light emissions and dedicated recess kits that allow these stand-out outdoor heaters to blend seamlessly into any environment. Available in both black and white, the elegantly understated Platinum Smart-Heat™ series combines superb style with sensational heating without compromise, delivering 25% more heat with a much smaller footprint than the best of any other competitors outdoor heaters. Featuring corrosion-proof 304 stainless steel chassis’ and Schott tinted ceramic-glass screens, these compact yet powerful outdoor heaters can be subtly placed practically anywhere with our dedicated wall, ceiling, and flush-mounting options.  Blending beautifully with any environment, they also virtually fade from mind, with set-and-forget simplicity and complete heating control delivered by single switch activation and smart control compatibility.

Piscina con Giardino

Patrizia Nardone

Piscina in cemento armato con ulivo secolare al centro del lato corto

Traumterrasse mit maritimen Flair

Blöchle und Schwaller GbR

Ein Wasserbecken mit Sprudlern umgibt die Terrasse und produziert ein sanftes Plätschern.

Family Outdoor Living and Dining

Design Works - Landscape Architecture & Const.

Landscaping Around Pool

Big Rock Landscaping

Landscaping around your pool matters, and this backyard is a stunning example of the difference the plants, hardscape and design around your pool can make for the space.

Purple Rain

Mom's Design Build

Custom Infinity Edge Pool and Spa in Davie, Florida

Van Kirk & Sons Pools and Spas

This amazing infinity-edge pool and spa really accentuate this amazing backyard perfectly. A lush landscaping pattern adds life to this modern masterpiece

Irvine

Design Focus International

Modern Farmhouse with Reclaimed Brick and Board and Batten

Wyrick Residential Design

Hartford, CT Rectangular Pool with Landscaper EA Quinn

Aqua Pools

Aqua Pool & Patio is the premier in-ground, gunite swimming pool builder and installer in CT. We provide custom swimming pool design, new pool installation, swimming pool renovations, commercial pool construction and a wide array of pool maintenance programs. We can even create a custom Gunite water features!

Varied Residences

Bartsch Landscape Architecture

A vanishing edge works well with trees backing it up, no need for clear open views beyond. David Bartsch, www.BartschLA.com

Maison V Villennes sur seine

Olivier Chabaud Architecte - Paris & Luberon

Olivier Chabaud

Green Pool Design Ideas with with a Pool

Swimming pools are heavenly during hot Australian and New Zealand summers and are the perfect way to cool down, relax, entertain friends and even get fit. A pool can also create visual interest, especially when you consider features like coloured pool tiles, lighting and landscaping. If you are short on space, you might still fit a lap pool, plunge pool or swim spa, all of which could be focal points in your small garden. As you plan your pool design, map out your space and determine what size, shape and style works best for you. Browse the photos on Houzz for design ideas for above ground pools, inground pools, as well as pool landscaping and novelty features like pool slides or water features. Then, save your favourite photos to an ideabook, and get in touch with the experts behind your favourite picks.

What type of pool should I install?

The dimensions of your backyard will determine the type of inground pools you can install. Take into account boundary restrictions and pool fencing compliance. Fibreglass versions are cheaper, and quicker to install; whereas concrete constructions are better suited to tricky sites and give you more freedom in design. If you’re on a tight budget or don’t want to commit to an inground pool, above ground pools are a more affordable alternative. If you only have a small backyard, a plunge pool is a great solution, and can easily run along a boundary wall or down the side of a house. This option is also low maintenance, can be heated for use in winter, and can do double duty as a swim spa. A long, narrow space, on the other hand, could fit a lap pool, whereas a water feature could fill an awkward space. If your backyard features a stunning vista, consider an infinity pool to accentuate the view.

What pool fencing options are available?

While the specifics vary from state to state, fencing is required of most pool designs. However, pool fencing doesn’t have to obscure your pool design. Glass fencing is increasingly popular for this reason exactly, and is available framed, frameless, semi-frameless and even in-ground. A cheaper alternative is aluminium or steel fencing, which, again, are available in a variety of styles: flat top, loop-top, double-top and wire-based.

What pool landscaping features should I consider?

To get the most out of your pool, design an area that offers multiple hangouts. Include a nearby barbecue, dining area, seating for lounging and outdoor shower. Having shaded areas will give you more reason to stay poolside longer, too. Timber decking and stone paving are popular choices for pool surrounds, and are also helpful in creating zones. Just imagine a raised timber platform with a daybed – a luxurious, resort-style addition to any pool design. Leafy trees and rocks will create a more natural-looking oasis, and will help provide more privacy for swimmers. Where you want your landscape to be the main focus, keep pool equipment and furnishings to a minimum.