The new homeowner can opt for a pool that fits into the natural setting, one with green energy solutions, maintained by hand rather than power equipment. She can aspire to a water oasis in her own private garden, free of waste. Today’s popular landscape designs for pools are consciously conceived to take advantage of the cosmopolitan uses of the private pool, while respecting the ancient dictum of the Greek poet Pindar that urges us to avoid harming ourselves through actions that are ill-advised and unnatural.
Another emerging design trend incorporates stone accents into a landscape design scheme, such as pavers or pathways that mimic the shape of a pool.
Natural Shapes
As such, many home owners nowadays try to get a pool and landscape design which will blend in with the natural environment. Commercial pool designers on California (who coined the term wetscaping as reported by this news site) are designing pools to imitate natural curves, installing rock gardens and other features, to create the best outdoor backyard living with a beautiful pool. As such, their designers try to build the swimming pool with similar rounded contours as seen in nature. Geometric pools are better for modern architecture as they will add nice lines. They are more uniform in shape, which in turn makes it better for swimming lanes, or cabanas that can be placed by the pool. Now, those who want to experience paradise without leaving the comfort of home can acquire a beach entry pool that can create a luxurious oasis (at least in one’s backyard), complete with lounge chairs and swim-up bar, transporting its inhabitants back into the realm of desert oasis right in the comfort of home! Especially immersive can be plantings of climate-adapted species.
Low-Maintenance Landscaping
During the beginning, having surrounding plants and flowers around the pool is a good idea because of its beauty, but its maintenance will be quite boring after a few days. Due to this, usage of low maintenance landscaping around the pool has became a common trend in designing the pool. Ornamental grasses with graceful blades like fountain grass or maiden grass make a perfectly authentic vista requiring you to remove ne’er a leaf from your pool. Drought-tolerant plants come in a wide array of colours and fragrances, sedum being a favourite among most gardeners, while lavender appeals to those looking for low-water scented flowers – even sedums carry a brief and delicious heady fragrance. Concrete pavers, decking, and other ‘hardscape’ features are a good way to create pool landscaped areas that are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing, and help reduce weed growth and the need for maintenance. If you do landscape with more plants, use native and drought-tolerant grasses and perennials, so you can reduce the need for supplemental (‘grey’) water you use in your yard.
Lights
Landscape lights can recede into the distance to create a pocket of light and the illusion of more depth in a swimming area after dark, or they can help create a more intimate and romantic space and pool lighting, strip lights lining a pool edge called floodlights, well lights tucked among flowers – all part of equalising the night – are our stock in trade. We make these transformations happen in our design on the ground. These modern poolscaping ideas will help you create a beautiful home retreat, the ultimate in entertaining and relaxation, but they also work well if you’re minded to embrace sustainable living practices where you try to harmonise with nature as much as possible. By choosing suitable, eco-friendly materials and green energy solutions, it’s perfectly possible to have it all while minimising your impact on planet Earth.
Ledges
Ledges incorporated into the pool landscape add both style and usability. The lounging ledge (also known as the tanning ledge) gives the poolside adult the chance to be in the pool with their feet exposed to the waters while their bare bodies sunbathe. It also is built in a way that supports those who have limited mobility but still want to enjoy the pool. Ledges can serve as a protected area for children or family pets who may be afraid of the deep end to play in and cool off safely, a wonderful feature for a family with small kids. And in response to the way that homeowners now wanted a pool and landscape design that was more reflective of their personal taste and style, Gib-San could provide the perfect backyard oasis to match.
Plants
Blending natural elements into the poolscape is a growing approach that helps ‘dissolve’ the materials and construction of the swimming area into its broader landscape. Want to transport your client halfway around the world? Staghorn ferns or coral bells will help them feel like they are on vacation – even if they’re at home. You can add privacy with plants such as blue wood sedge or leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides). Ornamental grasses can also work well around their water feature. Your clients can dress up the structures by lining them with flowers, such as morning glories or hibiscus, that attract pollinators and add colour, just be sure to keep them out of the pool’s edges, which collect the fading blooms and gum up the works.