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Magical Outdoor DIY: How Make An All-Natural Swimming Pond

July 29, 2015 By Angela Davis 13 Comments

Magical Outdoor DIY: How Make An All-Natural Swimming PondInstead of a regular old swimming pool, how’d you like to have a large natural pool that looks like a pond, complete with plant and animal life? You get to enjoy that lovely bond with nature as if you were out in a jungle somewhere, when you’re actually in your very own back yard (and you don’t have to worry about what dangers lurk beneath). I’ve seen a lot of posts and shows lately about people getting companies to transform pools into gorgeous ponds like these, but here you can learn how to make this natural transformation yourself… and save a lot of money doing so.

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Video by David’s Natural Swimming Pools.

Apart from the breathtaking visual impact and the serene sense of nature, this type of pool has a lot of other benefits:

  • A pool in 2 parts: the deeper swimming zone, and the shallower surrounding plant zone
  • No chlorine or other chemicals in the water – the plants and animals filter and oxygenate the water naturally, thus keeping it clean and clear
  • A solar-powered circulation system (this should also keep the mosquitoes at bay)
  • An animal-friendly pool filter built from scrap materials

The brainchild behind this project, David Butler, has a DVD for sale on Amazon: Natural Swimming Pools: A Guide to Designing & Building Your Own. This guide will take you through the steps so that you, too, can enjoy such a marvelous natural swimming experience.

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If you like the idea but need it on a much, much smaller scale, then go for this stunning pond garden feature that’s actually made from old tires.

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  1. Judith Foster says

    July 30, 2015 at 3:33 am

    looks like a neat idea.

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    • Judith Foster says

      July 30, 2015 at 3:34 am

      It is 10:35 p.m. central time here.

      Reply
  2. Marci Strode says

    July 30, 2015 at 9:50 pm

    Looks absolutely gorgeous, but not sure if it would pass muster with our building codes for “pools”; of course if you just called it a pond, you could maybe skate–they’d never know the “fish” were human. Did you run into any issues with this?

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  3. Diana says

    July 30, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    Me and hubby are planning on building one this year. These at really cool and seem to be getting more popular.

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  4. طراحی سایت says

    March 12, 2016 at 4:18 pm

    good idea , i like that

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  5. Laura says

    September 14, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    When the pool is natural, has it to be cold?

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  6. Debbie atkinson says

    April 23, 2018 at 3:10 am

    Have you got any ideas for transforming existing pools without of liner.

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  7. Caro says

    February 21, 2019 at 2:24 pm

    Great idea if you want to swim in “swamp” like conditions that attract snakes, bugs, mosquitos if water is allowed to get stagnant and alligators if you live in the Gulf Coast region! No thank you!

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    • Chris says

      April 30, 2019 at 8:50 pm

      The water is specifically not allowed to become stagnant. It may attract wildlife, however, but no more that a typical lake. Around here (Seattle) lakes are great for swimming.

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    • Smartypants says

      May 25, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      The alligators will leave if you feed them on your neighbors property ?

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    • Erin stevenson says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:37 pm

      Like my mama always said…. if you don’t have something nice to say, say nothing at all. Do your research before you speak.

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  8. Char says

    June 16, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    I love this idea and am planning one myself! So beautiful

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  9. Katie says

    June 17, 2019 at 5:22 am

    I am hoping that we can do this. It looks like so much fun

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