Backyard and Outdoor Living

Among the Gum Trees

A backyard swimming pool is every Aussie’s dream, but when your backyard is set amid such spectacular bushland surrounds — and offers a water view, albeit a distant one — well, it calls for a pool that is just as extraordinary. Nestled in the outer Melbourne suburb of Warrandyte, the site presented both a raft of opportunities and a host of challenges, so the owners turned to Apex Pools & Spas to design and construct a

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