Your plan for a summer of fun? A custom pool from Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping

By Patricia Nugent

What’s the first thing you do when you go on vacation, right after you get to the hotel room and quickly unpack?

You head to the pool.

Nothing screams escape and vacation like sitting by or diving into the pool. The vibe is chill, the kids tire themselves out and the last thing anyone is thinking about is screen time.

Over the past several years, the number of people choosing to add that “vacation” feeling to their everyday lives by installing a pool at their home has grown. In fact, there’s one pool for every 31 people living in the United States.

Here in the Cleveland area, one of the premier pool installation companies—Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping—is already busy installing lavish, low-maintenance fiberglass pools to transform lives and add value to homes. If lately you’ve been dreaming a little dream of plunging into a glamorous pool on a hot summer day, the reality could be closer than you think.

Several years ago, the company partnered with a top national pool manufacturer headquartered in the Midwest and has since been elevating backyards to resort-worthy status.

“We can customize any pool to fit the taste, lifestyle and whims of the homeowner,” says Owner Chris Peters. “Right now, people are looking for pools that will grow with their family, a space that’ll fit their children and their friends, then still be a nice fit when the kids move away, and the parents want to entertain more. We’re installing models that are flat-bottomed without deep ends.”

When it comes to high-end bells and whistles, the sky’s the limit, with features including cascading multilevel configurations, sunken spillover spas and built-in benches within the pool. And for the person who has everything, why not add a tiki bar or two to the surrounding poolscape?

Custom Built
During a design consultation, pool designers get a feel for how you’ll utilize your pool. Do any of these pool personalities sound like you?

Parent-centric: You take your role as “architect of happy childhoods” seriously. Enriching every moment of your children’s lives is what makes you tick. Your pool: The Grace Beach entry model includes splash zones and walk-in entry for safety and nonstop hours of fun.

Cannon-baller: You grab life by the horns. Always in motion, you’d love to jump in, and swim laps every day (and you probably have the beach bod to boot, so why not show it off?) Your pool: The Spirit offers up to 40-feet of flat-depth lap swimming.

Escape Artist: Does the idea of running away from daily stress sound like heaven? Would you love to open your backdoor and slip into a luxurious getaway? Your pool: The Wellspring model comes in a sexy, undulating shape with a spacious deep-end soaking bench.

Crowd Pleaser: Extrovert much? Your natural element is being surrounded by like-minded friends who enjoy letting the good times roll. Your pool: With interior surround bench seating, and in-pool tanning ledges, the Aspen is perfect for your revolving games and gatherings.

Whatever dip fits you to a tee, now is the optimal time to start planning it, as the company has openings for summer and fall and is scheduling into 2025. (Plus, you’ll lock into current pricing.)

Ready for Spring Transformation
For more than 70 years, the award-winning designers and landscape artists at Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping have been creating dreamy and luxurious outdoor spaces.

According to owner Chris Peters, “Whether you have a patio already in place that you want to reimagine or expand, or will be creating a new space, we can design a bespoke mix of softscapes and hardscapes customized to your distinctive tastes.”

Designers dabble in dazzling flower beds, staggering intermittent bloom cycles for yards that look stunning spring, summer and fall. Unusual combinations and creativity are what really sets them apart from other landscape firms. Each finished yard is its own work of art and reflective of the homeowner.

Features include high-end pavers to create patios, like natural stone, Unilock and Oberfields, ponds and water features, hot tubs, firepits, fireplaces, outdoor lighting, outdoor kitchens, grills, pizza ovens, gazebos, pavilions and pergolas.

“Al fresco entertaining is all the rage, and it seems with the yards we’re designing this year people are adding heating elements so they can enjoy them into fall and even winter,” he says. “Our Amish craftsmen can build enclosures with sides that roll down or are removed in summer yet keep you warm and toasty in the colder months. Since outdoor flat-screen televisions are also trending, clients tell us their backyards have become party central for the Cavs, Guardians and Browns games.”

Candyapple Nursery & Landscaping is headquartered at 1075 South Court Street in Medina. Financing options are available for any pools installed by Candyapple. To keep up with rising demand, the company is growing and offering employment opportunities to pool installers. For more information, call 330-591-7009 or visit CandyappleLandscaping.com.