The Courtyard Pool Garden

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An awkwardly positioned existing swimming pool became the starting point for a complete reorganisation of the garden. The pool was reshaped and enclosed with new retaining walls, paving and planting, while a series of adjoining terraces create spaces for breakfast, dining and family life. Planting softens the architecture throughout, creating a warm and welcoming garden around the house and pool.

Aerial view of The Courtyard Pool Garden in Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire, showing the renovated house, swimming pool and family terraces.
Overhead view of the redesigned swimming pool, surrounding terraces and planting at The Courtyard Pool Garden.
Aerial detail of the swimming pool terrace with loungers and planting forming a soft boundary around the family pool.
Verbena and naturalistic planting framing views across the swimming pool towards the contemporary garden building.
Pale stone pool terrace with family seating and loungers beside the redesigned swimming pool in Marsh Baldon.
Relaxed outdoor dining area surrounded by Verbena and perennial planting in the family garden.
Before the redesign, showing the awkward existing swimming pool, brick terraces and steps beside the house.
The Courtyard Pool Garden during construction, retaining the existing pool location while completely reorganising the surrounding garden.
Completed pool garden with new retaining walls, timber balustrade, pale paving and integrated planting.
Swimming pool and contemporary garden building framed by naturalistic planting and the new timber enclosure.
Aerial view of the family dining terrace, pool garden and planting connecting the different outdoor spaces.
Family lounging terrace with layered planting creating a soft transition towards the enclosed swimming pool.
Contemporary garden building and poolside loungers surrounded by relaxed perennial and ornamental grass planting.
Detail of the redesigned swimming pool enclosure with timber balustrade, pale stone steps and surrounding planting.
Family dining terrace beside the renovated Oxfordshire house, softened by Verbena and informal perennial planting.
Fine ornamental grasses, Thalictrum delavayii Album and purple Verbena creating movement and softness within the architectural pool garden.
Low perennial planting and box topiary, spilling against the pale timber pool enclosure and stone paving.
Echinacea and Verbena flowering within the long-season naturalistic planting at The Courtyard Pool Garden.
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