Twisting by the pool.

I really didn't want a house with a pool that dominated the whole back yard.  We saw quite a few while we were looking.  In terms of the layout of the house at Porter Street and its garden, I really couldn't be happier with the location of the pool, except of course if the whole house was reversed and the kitchen, livingroom and pool were on the north east side.  But then again, poolwise, there would probably be too much sun and we'd have to erect some sort of canopy. 

Dig those pencil pines.  Yup, dig them right out of the garden, please.

So.  I'm happy with the location of the pool.  

And the great thing about it too is that it's impenetrable on three sides:  you've got the side of the house on one side, the boundary fence on the other side, and a gated brick wall at the end.  (Oh, and I've just noticed from this picture that there are steps at both ends.  Nice.)

So my thought is that instead of the metal fence on the fourth side, we should install a glass fence for aesthetic as well as safety purposes.

View of pool from other edge of verandah.

Melbourne Glass Pool Fencing depicing use of glass and metal fence around pool.

We will be getting rid, too, of all those straggly plants, pencil pines, pebbles and statues and other crap stuff and clean up the space with a clean, modern, built in timber bench, lining the fence-side which can act as poolside seating and storage.

As it is, it looks pretty messy, but the brick work / tiles are sound.

 

I saw exactly the sort of thing in this month's Home Beautiful.  I'll add a picture if I can find one online.