Makeover: A City Garden With A Poolside Bar Made From A Shipping Container

This dreamy backyard has all of the essentials for alfresco entertaining: a spacious pool, firepit, bar and more! Landscape designer Joel Loblaw shares how he gave a bland backyard a much-needed facelift with fun and functional design. The outdoor space lacked intimacy, so he created different zones for lounging, swimming and entertaining. See how columnar trees add extra privacy above the fence, and low-maintenance foliage works for the homeowners' busy lifestyle. Plus, you'll love the poolside bar area made from a shipping container!

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Betz Pools; Giant Containers; Versatile Grass Inc.; Unilock; Lighting, Silhouette Lighting; Irrigation, ProGreen Irrigation; Furniture, Fresh Home and Gardens.

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[robininva]

“They’re at the cottage right now.” Haha... Cute. Loved the container bar. Genius.

[yushikuang]

This is city garden...it’s perfect to enjoy the outdoor. Covid-19, never been more happy than in my backyard.

[JennyLouRN]

Beautiful yard, plants, pool, and container pool house. Cute sense of humor too 😉

[darwinmcquerter]

Great job! Love the bar area at the end of the pool!

[radicalaccounting]

great use of minimal space. Like the layers of plants that give depth in a very little space.

[Nour.ElKotob]

"They're at the cottage right now" 😂😂😂

[jjupiter]

This was very clever lol 👏🏾👏🏾
Good on you

[ShiningVegaStar]

Can someone please tell me the name of the grass used right next to the pool...can’t make it out in the video. Would appreciate it.

[owenmelo]

Who makes that wire table between the two adirondack chairs by the bar area?

[Df-jrnk]

Sorry but the deck tiles look old and boring... I think there were way more creative and fun options. But the pool is great. Also, love the concept of separate rooms in an open space, it gives purpose and sense to the backyard.

[BClanBeauty]

Can anyone tell me the type of tree used by the fence, having a hard time hearing exactly what was said in the video.

[XaviarLaCante]

All that amazing hard work, effort and money put into a nicely executed project, but they forgot to at least sand and varnish the wooden fence… bummer.

[peadar-o]

That garden is so big, they could build an entire new house or granny flat in it.