Pool maintenance - looking after your pool

As the swimming season comes to a close and the water plants start to die back it's time to give the natural pool a tidy up. This involves easy tasks that anyone can do over a couple of days. The main jobs are cutting back the plant foliage to below water line, and giving the swimming area floor a vacuum. 


You can use a pair of garden secateurs or scythe to cut the water plants back but make sure you remove all the cuttings to prevent nutrients getting back into the water.

The pool vacuum is a specialist piece of equipment for cleaning natural swimming pools, here is a photo of the pool floor being cleaned. Unlike a chlorine pool you only need to do this task 2 or 3 times a year, once in Spring, then Mid Summer and finally at the end of the season. 

6 reasons to like an Eco pool

Chlorine-free so great for those prone to asthma and allergies.

Nature at eye level, swaying reeds, hovering dragonflies and fragrant water lilies.

Cooling summer swims or fresh dips after the hot tub.

A relaxed location for entertaining with friends and family. 


Imagine a pool that blends beautifully into the landscape.


Soft water which leaves your skin feeling healthy and invigorated.