A garden for those who love to indulge – swimming pond in Planegg
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A garden for those who love to indulge – swimming pond in Planegg

A swimming pond with the feel of a pool right by the terrace, a natural pond set into the planting and an outdoor shower that curls round like a snail shell.

LocationPlanegg, Munich district
Sizeapprox. 1,100 m² (including house)
DesignFuchs baut Gärten – Gärtner von Eden · Swimming pond with planted regeneration zone · Terrace: large-format travertine · Paths: Dolomite gravel, small granite setts in arcs · built November 2008 to April 2009
ImplementationFuchs baut Gärten GmbH – Gärtner von Eden
Photography–
AwardPublished in the book “100 Traumgärten” (Gärtner von Eden)

In Planegg, the owners wanted a garden to enjoy: it was to have a Mediterranean feel, with room for guests. We built it from November 2008 to April 2009, which makes it one of the earlier water features we have documented.

Right by the terrace is a swimming pond with the feel of a pool: clean edges, dark water and tubs of agapanthus along the rim. The water is cleaned not with chemicals but by a planted regeneration zone. A little further away, in the middle of the planting, there is also a natural pond with grasses and a stream. How the principle works is explained under Swimming ponds.

The terrace is made of large-format travertine. The paths are made of Dolomite gravel with granite edging and lead through the planting to a seating area in the shade. The highlight is the outdoor shower: its white wall, studded with stones, curls round like a snail shell – you shower in the middle of the garden and are still sheltered.

In the evening, the lighting takes over. Some of it is practical, the rest purely for atmosphere: picking out individual areas and tree canopies so the garden has depth at night too. The garden was later published in the book “100 Traumgärten” by Gärtner von Eden.

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Impressions
Travertine terrace with seating area, and behind it the curled outdoor shower by the swimming pondOutdoor shower with a stone-studded wall, curled like a snail shell, with white wicker chairs in frontNatural pond with grasses in the planting, with the gravel path behindBlue agapanthus flowers at the edge of the swimming pondView across the swimming pond to the terrace and outdoor showerPlanted natural pond with grasses and perennials in the lawnCurving gravel path beneath an old tree leading to a shady seating areaReeds and agapanthus in planters by the swimming pond, with the outdoor shower behindDaylilies and lady's mantle beside the gravel bed of the streamCovered seating area with barbecue, draped in grapevinesSwimming pond with the feel of a pool along the edge of the terrace

Photos: – · Published in the book “100 Traumgärten” (Gärtner von Eden)

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