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Provincial-Style Pool Terrace With Water Features and Dramatic Masonry

Get ready to be whisked away to a magical outdoor retreat complete with a dramatic oval-shaped swimming pool. From the plantings to the stonework this space is truly a work of art that is the definition of an outdoor oasis.

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Photo: Stephen Govel Photography. From: Hess Landscape Architects, Inc..

Pool Terrace With Valley View

This beautiful pool uses bioremediation to keep the water clean. The interconnected system includes a series of cascading water features and a bog built into the terrace by the pool. The location was specifically chosen for its enchanting valley views.

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Photo: Stephen Govel Photography. From: Hess Landscape Architects, Inc..

Garden and Pool Terrace at Night

Stone walls were constructed around the swimming pool and terrace to look like time-worn ruins. There's a filtration bog that flows beside and beneath the pavers and into a native garden. The bog captures and cleans rainwater via bioremediation.

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Photo: Stephen Govel Photography. From: Hess Landscape Architects, Inc..

Limestone Pool and Patio

Reclaimed limestone makes up the terrace, pool coping, sun shelf and steps of this five-star pool and patio. Because of its reclaimed nature, each stone had to be cut to fit in its new environment. A poolhouse sits nearby, with an open wall for easy access.

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Photo: Stephen Govel Photography. From: Hess Landscape Architects, Inc..

Fountain and Bog in Pool Terrace

This yard's beautiful water feature is actually a biofiltration system: A waterfall empties into a small stone trough, that then spills over into a bog. The bog uses native aquatic plants and a graded stone filtration system to treat the water, then circulates it back around.

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