15 Gorgeous Ways to Landscape Around a Pool 15 Photos
Is there anything more idyllic than a day at the pool? Turn your basic swimming hole into a relaxing oasis with these creative landscaping ideas.
Backyard Envy
About the Show
Award-winning pool designer Lucas Congdon founded Lucas Lagoons with the mission to create outdoor living spaces that are timeless works of art. The members of Lucas' tightly knit crew -- one of whom is his mother -- are builders, artisans and all-together unique characters. Follow Lucas and his crew as they tackle unprecedented designs, challenging clients, impossible build sites, malfunctioning equipment, crises in weather, unforgiving materials and much more in their quest to build breathtaking natural wonders in everyday backyards.
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Episodes
See Episode GuideA Lazy River Runs Through It
Lucas and the crew build their first lazy river for a family in Pine Island, Florida. The dream pool design also includes waterfalls, a grotto and outdoor kitchen with an entertainment system for all the family gatherings. Then Lucas kicks it up a notch with an unexpected surprise.
Pool-a-Vida
The crew heads to Plantation, FL to bring Costa Rica to a young family's home. Lucas builds the ultimate jungle backyard that includes a beach volleyball court, a huge swim-in grotto and a spa, complete with a giant water wall and a rain curtain!
Fiesta de Laguna
A Venice, Florida, couple calls on Lucas Congdon and his crew to transform their existing pool into a resort-style pool with an old-world Mexico vibe. Lucas encounters several firsts while working to infuse Mexican flavors into his creation.
Top of the Mountain
Pool designer Lucas Congdon heads west to Bountiful, UT to build a dream backyard on the side of a mountain. Faced with many challenges, Lucas creates a Tuscan-themed pool complete with a spa, the biggest linear fire wall he's ever built and a grotto with a 23,000 pound lid.
Castle By the Sea
Lucas Congdon faces an epic challenge building a pool fit for a Roman palace on the Gulf of Mexico. He journeys far outside his comfort zone and even taps Emperor Caesar for inspiration on his quest to fulfill his clients' dream of living in a castle by the sea.
Hidden Party Zone
Lucas Congdon takes on the nearly impossible challenge of transforming a tiny, suburban backyard in Sarasota, Florida, into a luxurious pool space worthy of a 5-star resort. He also helps to hide its secret identity as the ultimate sports and party fanatic's entertainment zone.
What's Up Dock?
Pool designer Lucas Congdon has a very special project ahead of him -- building a giant pool for a dear friend turned client. Lucas creates a dream backyard complete with a dock, large cascading waterfalls, fire pit and an audio/visual entertainment swim-up bar.
Small Yard, Big Dreams
A dedicated caregiver gets her lifelong wish of having her own pool. Lucas faces the pressure of not only building a dream pool, but has to create it in a small backyard. The team transforms the family's yard into a little oasis with big potential.
Dream Mulligan
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is tasked with a challenging project -- repair and remodel an unusable pool for a famous golfing family. Puzzled as to how this pool was even built, Lucas creates an ocean-themed pool with fire features, an infinity edge and his first water couch.
What's Up Dock?
Pool designer Lucas Congdon has a very special project ahead of him -- building a giant pool for a dear friend turned client. Lucas creates a dream backyard complete with a dock, large cascading waterfalls, fire pit and an audio/visual entertainment swim-up bar.
Small Yard, Big Dreams
A dedicated caregiver gets her lifelong wish of having her own pool. Lucas faces the pressure of not only building a dream pool, but has to create it in a small backyard. The team transforms the family's yard into a little oasis with big potential.
Dream Mulligan
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is tasked with a challenging project -- repair and remodel an unusable pool for a famous golfing family. Puzzled as to how this pool was even built, Lucas creates an ocean-themed pool with fire features, an infinity edge and his first water couch.
Hidden Party Zone
Lucas Congdon takes on the nearly impossible challenge of transforming a tiny, suburban backyard in Sarasota, Florida, into a luxurious pool space worthy of a 5-star resort. He also helps to hide its secret identity as the ultimate sports and party fanatic's entertainment zone.
Welcome to the Jungle
Award-winning pool designer Lucas Congdon and the Lucas Lagoons crew are challenged with bringing the jungle to life in a suburban backyard.
Paradise on the Bay
The Lucas Lagoons crew creates a bayside paradise for a couple with a home in Snead Island, FL. Lucas is stymied by the challenge of building an outdoor living space, pool, spa, fire features and kitchen without any of his signature rockwork.
For the Birds
A multi-generational, environmentally conscious family living in a designated bird sanctuary in Osprey, Florida, asks design expert Lucas Congdon to turn an outdated, rundown backyard into a human pool paradise and a bird pond oasis.
Living Under the Sea
Pool designer Lucas Congdon creates an outdoor water room that even a mermaid could love. Former clients who love the ocean ask Lucas to remodel their new home's tiny pool, which sits just yards away from the Gulf of Mexico.
Green With Envy
Lucas and the crew build a Caribbean destination in a landlocked backyard. It's a clash of wills, however, as the clients demand a reluctant Lucas use green rocks to create a tropical oasis with a sand-bottom, salt-water pool.
Waterpark Wonderland
Pool designer Lucas Congdon transforms a neglected backyard into a waterpark wonderland. With his most extreme remodel yet, Lucas creates a family fun zone complete with a waterslide and a double-decker party space.
Sliding into Neverland
Golfer J.B. Holmes says he never wants to grow up, but his wife wants relaxation. Challenged with making this two-in-one staycation fun-filled destination, Lucas creates a sports area, blissful sun shelf and his first covered slide!
Swimming with the Fishes
The Lucas Lagoons crew turns a koi pond into a backyard oasis for a family and their fish in Siesta Key, FL. The team transforms an old, outdated pool into a natural lagoon, then connect it to the new pond and install an amazing aquaponics system.
Rocks of Love
Lucas is tasked with creating a Mediterranean backyard resort with a Caribbean twist for a client's wedding anniversary. The team builds a paradise dream complete with a 30-person infinity edge spa, more than 10 fire features and an outdoor gym.
Growing Pains
A couple with a baby wants Lucas to remodel their dangerously outdated pool and make it safe for their son. The goal is to preserve the pool's cage while swinging in massive rocks to transform a dull patio pool into a stunning natural atrium.
In Hot Water
After 10 years of saving and dreaming for a pool, a couple wants Lucas to build them a "wow" factor. The crew delivers by creating a giant double-pool feature with a connecting stream and several customized surprises.
What's Up Dock?
Pool designer Lucas Congdon has a very special project ahead of him -- building a giant pool for a dear friend turned client. Lucas creates a dream backyard complete with a dock, large cascading waterfalls, fire pit and an audio/visual entertainment swim-up bar.
Pool-a-Vida
The crew heads to Plantation, FL to bring Costa Rica to a young family's home. Lucas builds the ultimate jungle backyard that includes a beach volleyball court, a huge swim-in grotto and a spa, complete with a giant water wall and a rain curtain!
