Swimming Pool and Landscaping Blog
Get insight into design, construction, and inspiration for your backyard. From deep dives into landscape themese to swimming pool shapes, learn from professionals.
Backyard Design Guide
Unlock your backyard’s potential. This ultimate design guide covers foundational principles: analyzing your space, incorporating essential hardscaping, layered landscaping, custom pool features, and outdoor living areas for a beautiful, functional oasis.
Stories From Customers
Hear directly from our clients! Read Serenity Designs customer success stories and landscape design testimonials. Discover how we collaborate with homeowners to transform their backyards into stunning, functional outdoor living spaces, from comprehensive hardscaping to custom pool and garden features.
Swimming Pool Shapes
Choose your ideal pool! This guide details Geometric (Rectangle, L-Shape) and Freeform (Kidney, Lagoon) styles, plus Plunge Pools, helping you match the perfect shape to your yard and home’s aesthetic.
Small Modern Mediterranean
See how a compact 2100 sq. ft. yard transforms into a luxurious, low-maintenance Modern Mediterranean retreat. The design features a cohesive palette, 600 sq. ft. of stamped concrete, a natural gas fire pit, and drought-tolerant planting including Fruitless Olive trees and Tuscan Blue Rosemary.
Mediterranean-English Garden Swimming Pool and Landscape Design
Explore a stunning fusion of styles: the serene charm of an English garden blended with Mediterranean elegance. This project features a 366 sq. ft. geometric pool with White Diamonds Pebble Sheen plaster, travertine coping, three raised sheer descents, and a landscape anchored by a mature olive tree and synthetic turf for a low-maintenance, year-round oasis.
Palm Springs Swimming Pool and Landscape Design
Step into modern desert luxury. This Palm Springs-inspired design features a 495 sq. ft. geometric pool, 920 sq. ft. hardscape, water-wise plants, and a custom cabana—creating a sleek, eco-friendly outdoor retreat.
Verdant Park Landscape Design
Explore the lush Verdant Park Landscape Design project. This luxurious outdoor haven features a 1200 sq. ft. hardscape patio, a cozy fire pit, modern pergola, and 3800 sq. ft. of vibrant planting, creating a peaceful, natural vibe for outdoor living.
California Native Swimming Pool and Landscape Design
Discover a beautiful, water-wise California Native Landscape that blends a Grecian-inspired pool (486 sq. ft. with Pebble Fina Gregio plaster and deck jets) with low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plants, creating a stunning, sustainable outdoor retreat.
Tropical Swimming Pool and Landscape Design
Escape to a lush paradise! This Tropical Landscape Design features a 400 sq. ft. FreeForm Lagoon Pool with a Blue Granite Pebble Sheen finish, a large custom rock waterfall, and a cobblestone dry riverbed set amid vibrant, exotic vegetation.
Modern Xeriscape Pool and Landscape Design
Explore this stylish, water-wise Modern Xeriscape project! It features a sleek 392 sq. ft. geometric swimming pool with innovative floating benches and lights, a Bocce ball court, and a drought-tolerant landscape using pea gravel and minimalist planting.
Want More Inspiration? Check Our Our Portfolios!
Just starting your backyard transformation? Inspiration is everything! Explore our Construction Portfolio and Design Portfolio to see the full range of our completed projects and ignite your vision.
See our whole process in action with a video walk-through in a recent project then check out all our videos on our YouTube channel.