We moved to Florida and my family wanted a pool. If I was doing it, I was doing it right! The HOA would not allow us to move grandfathered palm trees so we built around them.
I planned the project with input from the pool company, landscaper and other contractors. Pool area is fully wired for sound with the ability to inflate a movie screen on the far side of the pool and shoot a movie across the pool, popcorn provided by the commercial popper I picked up off Craigslist.
I had the pool heated with gas and the lines were extended around the pool for tiki torches from Hawaii with future consideration given to an outdoor kitchen and a generator.
Landscaping was done by a local pro with input from me as I would take pictures of various trees and plants that I thought would look good and enhance the tropical feel of the yard.
No oasis is complete without some steel drum music and frozen drinks with little umbrellas…