| Many people long to spend hot summer days | | | | In addition to choosing an above ground pool with |
| lounging around a refreshing backyard swimming | | | | a decorative appearance, a homeowner can |
| pool, but the cost of installing a traditional in | | | | further enhance the pool's appearance by adding a |
| ground swimming pool is often prohibitive. Not | | | | pool deck and surrounding the base of the pool |
| everyone can spend tens of thousands of dollars | | | | with colorful and creative landscaping. River rocks, |
| for a backyard swimming pool. Luckily, a much | | | | evergreen shrubs, and seasonal blooms are just a |
| more affordable option is available. Above ground | | | | few of the landscaping options that allow an |
| swimming pools (also known as on ground | | | | above ground pool to blend smoothly into the |
| swimming pools) cost a fraction to purchase, | | | | natural environment. |
| install, and maintain. Admittedly, the appearance of | | | | Homeowners who may still have reservations |
| an above ground pool has not always appealed to | | | | about installing an above ground pool in their |
| homeowners, but the once lowly above ground | | | | backyards may find comfort in knowing that they |
| pool has come a long way in terms of looks over | | | | can have their cake and eat it, too, so to speak. |
| the years and now serves as a beautiful focal | | | | The superior construction and corrosion resistance |
| point in many backyards. | | | | of some above ground swimming pools make it |
| Manufacturers of today's above ground swimming | | | | possible for them to be installed as semi-in ground |
| pools have succeeded in producing materials that | | | | and even mostly in ground pools. Homeowners |
| combine quality and durability with aesthetic | | | | can achieve the appearance of an in ground |
| beauty. Above ground pools, which are often | | | | swimming pool at a significantly more reasonable |
| constructed of industrial strength steel or | | | | cost. |
| aluminum and super strong resin, are specially | | | | Today's above ground swimming pools offer |
| coated with multiple layers to resist corrosion, | | | | durability and beauty at an affordable price. This |
| scratching, and UV rays, but they are also | | | | winning combination of characteristics makes |
| available in a variety of attractive colors and | | | | those long, hot summer days spent lounging |
| patterns to suit the most discriminating tastes. | | | | around the backyard pool even more refreshing. |