The addition of a Barrier Reef Plunge Pool and clever landscaping by Tracey Penkethman from Livingscapes has transformed this small Perth 65 sqm yard.
The 4.2 x 2.6 metre fibreglass saltwater pool with four spa-jets and multi-coloured LED lighting has a below-ground blanket box whose lid matches the surrounding travertine paving and is almost invisible.
Barrier Reef Pools managing director Brad Hilbert said that as occasionally happens when installing a pool in a front yard, there were minor glitches when they encountered sewerage, water, gas and phone lines. With extra care from the Barrier Reef Pools Perth team, these problems were soon overcome and the owners are thrilled with the end result.
Once the pool was installed the landscaping and planting began. With stainless steel espalier wires attached to the walls, the team planted Trachelospermum Jasminoides, a quick-growing highly perfumed jasmine that provides a bee-humming screen of white and green when in full flower.
Interspersed with the jasmine was marginata, a vertical-growing plant that gives architectural interest and structure in contrast to the soft-flowing creeper.
Around the rest of the house, Livingscapes laid exposed aggregate to match the travertine paving as well as gates and lights which shine up and down, turning ordinary features such as a wall into something interesting by night.
Society garlic and nandina gulf stream – which turns red in winter when colour is needed most – completed the list of plants used in this stunning outdoor haven.
