An alpine plunge in the backyard
A seemingly natural mountain pool replaced an old oval pool in this backyard
BEFORE: The cookie-cutter oval pool and its surrounding flat concrete slab offered little visual attraction. Overgrown landscaping blocked views.
AFTER: A landscape of manmade boulders colored and textured to mimic granite and interspersed with plants forms a ruggedly romantic setting.
To give the pool a naturalistic look, the designer covered the shell with a new coat of gray plaster–which darkens the water–and added broad, low artificial boulders to redefine the perimeter. Extending below the waterline, the boulders resemble an outcropping of granite, as if this pool had somehow been formed by glacial action. A waterfall at one end contributes to the mountain landscape effect.
