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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The water cleaning philosophy in a regular pool is to kill everything in the water short of the swimmer,” Sophia Elniff of The ...

Natural swimming pools are a wonderful alternative to traditional pools. They blend in with the surrounding landscape, they look beautiful, and they're designed to work without chlorine. As a result, ...

Swimming pools are often associated with chlorine, strong odors, and irritated skin. While they provide relief from summer heat, the chemicals used to keep them clean can be harsh on both people and ...

US homeowners dip their toes into the world of natural, chemical-free fun, opting for designs that shun chlorine and shock for plants or special filters. The traditional natural pool at the home of ...

Deciding to put in a pool can be quite the task to install, quite the expense, and quite the job to maintain. But there are some ways to make it a bit easier on yourself and still invest in a way to ...

What’s better than having your own backyard swimming pool? How about having a pool that relies on an underground garden to filter the water rather than chlorine and other harsh chemicals? Alan Barlis, ...

Growing up playing in the frigid ponds of Wisconsin, Rex Boggs became used to sharing a pool with fish, frogs and egrets. For him, it was the way swimming ought to be. So when he and his wife Katy ...

Often beautiful in theory, many ponds end up as stagnant corners of the garden that don’t quite earn their keep. But what if you could swap your unloved water feature for something a little more ...