With pools and modern houses, I think bold simple schemes work well. Ornamental grasses planted en masse would look effective. We surrounded a pool with Miscanthus sinensis interplanted with Verbena bonariensis in thin beds for one job. However, given the size of your planting area, this might be too large an area for this treatment. My other suggestion would be to go for a sort of Mediterranean scheme using blocks of small shrubs such as Cistus, Lavender, Hebe, Rosemary and Euphorbia wulfenii. These could be planted in drifts to a selected colour palette and then infilled with grasses and drought loving herbaceous like sedums, salvias and agapanthus. The shrubs work well in that their evergreen foliage and twiggy nature trap the leaves and prevent too much debris blowing into the pool.

Residential pool with water fall, Wood and concrete as a construction material for pool and deck and natural rock can also work. I like to get your comment about the design and what you think about it in general and this is just a preliminary design so is adjustable! Thanks.

Hi. It looks great. I assume you're after feedback on the whole space? I have a few comments as a non-pro ie so what I'd do myself..l I wouldn't use brick for the waterfall as it looks a little old fashioned IMO. I'd also make it deeper to stand out. Are they bamboos? I may be temped to go for different plants or the rock/stone feature wall here as when they grow the waterfall will just be eclipsed by them or do a living ŵall design so the greenery starts at the bottom. I'd change the colour of the plinths. The bar and stools are great however I might have 3 of them or go for an iconic chair design to make them a bit different or do this at the other end if it's shallow with something like a le corbusier so you can sunbathe in the pool. I also like sitting with my legs in the pool when sat at a bar, if this isn't the idea then maybe something along these lines from Imactoy (clearly not the same design/size but easier to visualise than describe!). I might also make the decking darker but that's a personal thing. Finally I'd change the baize on the pool table for something a bit different, we have silvery grey with black which looks good. Sorry that's a lot of comments and probably all personal, as I said it looks great!

I wonder if you need a designer. They will be able to help manage the project, can pull in the right professionals as you need them and may be able to help secure some trade discounts. In my opinion the change of layout with this project is reasonably minor but the purchases (kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, window covering, lighting etc) make up a much bigger part of the project.