Living Gardens ...
NATURAL SWIMMING
PONDS
'Natural Swimming Ponds' or 'Natural Swimming Pools' as they are also
called, are a chemical free alternative to a chlorine swimming pool.
The water is kept clear, clean and free of harmful bacteria by the circulation
through a planted 're-generation area'. The clean water and aquatic
plants enhance any setting.
Michael Littlewood, a Landscape Architect
and environmental planner, has written the definitive guide for the
design and implementation of these sustainable schemes entitled 'Natural
Swimming Pools' (Schiffer, £28, h/b, 232pp ISBN 0 7643 2183 8).
I have also designed a number of these type of pools for Aqua Swimming
Ponds Ltd. There are a limited number of businesses in this country
which can offer 'Design and Build' services. A google search
will get you a comprehensive listing.
I have spent August 2006 visiting a selection of Natural swimming ponds
in Austria. The photographs below represent my own attempts to capture
some of the beauty of these places.
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Peter Thomas Associates Garden Design 
