It’s cold outside at the moment. The winter weather is already starting to show up. Some places have already gotten a lot of snow. There are basically two kinds of people when it comes to winter weather. Those who like the snow and those that dread every day of it. Regardless of how you...
My Ideal Swimming Pool
There I am I have been installing in ground pools for quite some time now, and I think that gives me a pretty good idea about what components would make for the best in ground pool. Today I just want to give my readers my personal opinion on what I think would make a...
Decisions regarding in ground pools
In life we all face those somewhat tough decisions when we have to chose between spending more now to save money later. It may be a choice between a car that costs less but gets poor gas milage or a car that costs more but gets great milage. In the world of in ground...
In ground pools – How to choose
When you begin thinking about getting an in ground swimming pool there are some things that you can do so when the time comes you are ready. I have written about this subject in the past, however today I am going to approach it from a different angle. The reason being that today’s world...
The Thrill of Owning an In Ground Swimming Pool
There is a feeling of pride that people get which comes with owning an in ground swimming pool. I think that this feeling of pride comes from the fact that they have something beautiful in their backyard and it is also something that brings them much joy each and every year. I am sure...
The Backyard Staycation
There has been an increase in the amount of people putting money into their own backyards rather than spending it on expensive vacations. More and more people are taking advantage of the concept of the staycation. In case you are not aware a staycation is when someone, or a family of individuals take time...
Landscaping – Swimming pool builder – Working together
I have recently read an article in “the Edge” magazine about how to achieve a successful collaboration between a pool builder and a landscape designer. This article can be found in the 2014 first quarter copy. I found it to be very informative and would like to offer my readers the gist of what...
Only Alpha’s Garden Gems
There is an ongoing mindset that bigger and more is better. In almost every aspect of American life people strive to have the biggest and the best. We do this with our cars, houses, and swimming pools as well as food portions. We have extra large sodas, plates of food that we couldn’t, or...
How the Harsh Winter has Affected the Swimming Pool Industry
Rough start Well most of us know that this past winter was exceptionally harsh. Here in northern Indiana we had temperatures close to – 30 degrees F, not to mention thigh deep snow or more for most of the winter. I think the thing that made it seem even worse than that was the...
How to Get the Most out of Your Swimming Pool Season
Here in northern Indiana and most northern states I’m sure, we have a relatively short period of time in which we can use our swimming pools. Typically our season is from Memorial Day to Labor Day. So we really have about 3 months in which we use our pools the most. Many people aim...
