Description of Challenge
To create a swimming pool free that is free from chemicals and benefits the garden or land around about.Pools constructed with a swimming zone and an adjacent planted zone such that the plants maintain clear and clean water. No chemicals are required in natural pools.
Solution
Natural swimming pools were first constructed in Austria in the 1980’s and since that time have been rapidly gaining in popularity. They are simply a constructed body of water with an area containing an appropriate selection of plants that through their natural systems, filter and cleanse the water to a high standard suitable for swimming and recreation. They can further add to the local ecosystem of the garden and surrounding environment with benefits all round.
There are now a number of established companies that design and build pools but there is also a significant amount of information on line to help you build your own.
