| Pool design has come a long way over the years. | | | | the prestigious ASLA 2008 Residential Design |
| With advancements in technology and endless | | | | Honor Award. |
| possibilities in modern engineering, swimming pools | | | | Waterfalls and Water Features |
| have become marvels of modern day design. No | | | | Another popular pool construction incorporated in |
| longer is a pool just a hole in the ground, with | | | | modern design, are waterfalls. Waterfalls, as we all |
| cinder block or poured wall construction. Yes, | | | | know, occur in nature. Not only do these natural |
| pools have gotten rather fancy. | | | | occurring formations help visually enhance a |
| Swimming pools date back to 2500 B.C. in ancient | | | | swimming pool they also achieve an audio stimulus. |
| Egypt and later in ancient Greece, Rome, and | | | | Rock formations can be custom made to |
| Assyria. Swimming pools became popular in the | | | | conform to any landscape. Waterfalls are not |
| middle of the 19th century and have not looked | | | | limited to a rock formation and can be installed at |
| back since. The standard backyard swimming hole | | | | any location in any manner. A spillover from your |
| has been outdone by unique design and elaborate | | | | spa back to your pool is a form of a waterfall. |
| construction. Who would have thought swimming | | | | Waterfalls and water features can be part of the |
| pools would end up protruding over the side of | | | | surrounding landscaping, part of the pool |
| skyscrapers? | | | | construction, or isolated and independent from the |
| Vanishing Edge | | | | construction. |
| Another design becoming more and more popular | | | | Swimming Pool Slides |
| is the "Vanishing Edge" pool. Also known as a | | | | Just like water features slides can be incorporated |
| Negative, Infinity, or Zero Edge pool, this unique | | | | into the construction built into the surrounding rock |
| design uses a catch basin allowing for the | | | | formations or be independent. If you did not have |
| continues overflow of water. | | | | your pool designed with a built in slide you can |
| The water level at one or more edges of the | | | | easily put one in. Slides are even designed with |
| pool is equal to the surrounding structure creating | | | | artificial rock formations to blend into your |
| an Illusion of a continuous pool edge. Using this | | | | backyard. The benefits of having a slide are |
| construction in conjunction with the surrounding | | | | obvious.....FUN! Sliding down a watery slide can |
| landscaping pool builders can create a breathtaking | | | | entertain children and even adults for hours. |
| panorama, turning your pool into an unreal | | | | Check out some of the slides we carry that can |
| sanctuary. | | | | easily turn your pool into a personal water park. |
| This is a great example of what a vanishing edge | | | | Negative edges, slides, fire pits, and waterfalls can |
| can achieve. Bringing together a body of water, | | | | be used to enhance your backyard swimming |
| the surrounding mountainous landscape, and | | | | pool. These features can be achieved after |
| incorporating the elevation and sky view, the | | | | construction, some more easily than others. To |
| ultimate optical illusion is created...and can be | | | | spice up your already existing swimming pool |
| enjoyed. Imagine floating around this pool on a | | | | check out some of our Backyard Living products |
| lounger, it would be like floating on a cloud. | | | | and slides. |
| There is no question as to why this design won | | | | |