Following the garden redesign, this private garden offers a swimming paradise in a natural setting. The Living Pool, which is cleaned entirely without chlorine, is the focal point of the garden and attracts everyone's attention with its blue color.


Swimming fun in green surroundings
The owner of the detached house wanted a pool in the garden and a variety of plants. The result is a natural garden with a living pool at the center of the green oasis. The naturally cleaned pool offers bathing fun and its blue color creates a harmonious contrast to the rest of the surroundings. Two water spouts by the pool provide a gentle and calming ripple.
The wooden pool surround frames the pool and further emphasizes the ambience of the garden with its natural material. At the same time, the large wooden deck is ideal for sunbathing and lingering by the water. An existing magnolia tree at the end of the wooden deck has been preserved and provides pleasant shade, while a cozy area with table and chairs is covered by a parasol. Behind the wooden deck, the dining area with existing canopy offers space for cozy hours with a view of the natural pool and the rest of the garden.
The desired privacy is provided by existing walls that enclose the garden and are broken up by lush planting. On particularly hot summer days, a secluded seating area in the corner of the garden is ideal: Natural stone steps lead across the lawn to the shady spot, where you can also keep an eye on the entire garden.
Natural planting - a home for insects
Being close to nature is particularly important to the client. The varied planting of shrubs and berry bushes, fruit trees and flowering perennials further emphasizes the naturalness of the garden. Flowering perennials provide subtle accents throughout the bathing season and harmonize perfectly with the remaining planting of grasses and shrubs.
At the same time, the native plants attract bees and butterflies, thereby supporting our ecosystem. On the side of the garden there is a flower meadow which, at the client's request, is only mowed in mid-summer and thus becomes a habitat for numerous insects. A rose bed in the middle of the lawn breaks up the meadow and provides a colorful eye-catcher, while the lush rose bushes near the seating area by the house spark a veritable firework display of flowers in the summer months.
Video: A pool without chlorine
Planting
Shrubs/woody plants
- Parrotia persica, umbrella form (Persian ironwood tree)
- Liquidambar styraciflua, espalier form (American amber tree)
- Syringa vulgaris 'Mme Lemoine' (lilac)
- Malus 'Ginover' (apple tree)
- Malus 'Lancelot' (apple tree)
- Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseau Bleu' (Hibiscus)
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (panicle hydrangea)
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' (panicle hydrangea)
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo' (panicle hydrangea)
- Vaccinium 'Peach Sorbet' (blueberry)
- Rubus 'Baby Cakes' (blackberry)
- Ribes 'Jonkheer van Tets' (red currant)
- Ribes 'Captivator' (gooseberry)
- Ribes 'Titania' (currant, cassis)
Perennials/grasses
- Anemone hybrida (x) 'Honorine Jobert' (Autumn Anemone)
- Anemone nemorosa (wood anemone)
- Briza media (quaking grass)
- Calamintha nepeta 'Triumphator' (mountain mint)
- Geranium macrorrhizum 'White Ness' (cranesbill)
- Hosta tardiana (x) 'Halcyon' (Funkia)
- Helleborus niger (Christmas rose)
- Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple' (purple bell)
- Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa Lilac' (Lavender)
- Luzula nivea (Wood sedge)
- Melica ciliata (eyelash periwinkle)
- Paeonia officinalis 'Alba Plena' (Peony)
- Papaver orientale 'Queen Alexandra' (poppy)
- Papaver orientale 'Perry's White' (poppy)
- Primula denticulata 'Alba' (cowslip)
- Primula elatior (cowslip)
- Primula vulgaris (cowslip)
Miscellaneous
- Melissa officinalis (lemon balm)
- Origanum vulgare (oregano)
- Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)
- Salvia officinalis (sage)
- Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' (sage)
- Thymus vulgaris (thyme)
Equipment
- Wooden deck Sipo
- Natural stone slabs basalt Vietnam
Execution
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