Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A natural pool and pool house Natural pools are the ultimate in backyard design and they are seriously in demand at the moment.

Swimming pools are often associated with chlorine, strong odors, and irritated skin. While they provide relief from summer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The water cleaning philosophy in a regular pool is to kill everything in the water short of the swimmer,” Sophia Elniff of The ...

What if a dip in the backyard pool felt more like a swim in a clear mountain lake? That’s the experience New Jersey-based BioNova is seeking to re-create with its natural swimming pools. Instead of ...

Editor’s note: This is the 24 th installment in Finance & Commerce’s Top Projects of 2015 series, which profiles the 26 honorees through Sept. 30. No, it’s not really 10,000. The actual number of ...

What’s better than having your own backyard swimming pool? How about having a pool that relies on an underground garden to filter the water rather than chlorine and other harsh chemicals? Alan Barlis, ...

Chlorine has long been the industry standard to keep pool water clean and clear, but consumer demand for alternatives has prompted the emergence of new technologies, including the saltwater systems ...

These natural-looking swimming holes are easy on the eyes and the environment The owner-built black locust and white oak pergola was factored into the overall landscape and pool design and provides a ...

A whiff of chlorine is virtually synonymous with taking a dip in a swimming pool. While it helps to kill off bacteria, it also serves as a subtle reminder that you are wading around in chemically ...

Often beautiful in theory, many ponds end up as stagnant corners of the garden that don’t quite earn their keep. But what if you could swap your unloved water feature for something a little more ...

The first hint that there is something unusual about the new outdoor swimming pool at Borden Park in Edmonton, Alberta, is what isn’t there—that insidious but telltale odor of chlorine. This is ...

Growing up playing in the frigid ponds of Wisconsin, Rex Boggs became used to sharing a pool with fish, frogs and egrets. For him, it was the way swimming ought to be. So when he and his wife Katy ...