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 GuideSmall 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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A couple with a baby wants Lucas to remodel their dangerously outdated pool and make it safe for their son.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.
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.
Mountain Lodge Oasis
The Lucas Lagoons crew faces the unique challenge of building a Rocky Mountain-style lagoon for a family living in the Florida wetlands, and quickly learn the clients will be supervising them along the way.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mountain Lodge Oasis
The Lucas Lagoons crew faces the unique challenge of building a Rocky Mountain-style lagoon for a family living in the Florida wetlands, and quickly learn the clients will be supervising them along the way.
