The best pools start with a call to a landscape architect.

Before you call a pool contractor, there is one conversation that changes everything - and that is with a Landscape Architect.

A pool is one of the most consequential investments you will make in your home. It's a decision that fundamentally alters your property. It redefines everything from the grading, the drainage, the sightlines from every window, the way your family moves through the space. When you get the design right, you'll find you never want to leave your backyard.

A pool contractor will build a great pool. A landscape architect will design your entire outdoor living experience.
For over fifty years, the landscape architects at CLC Landscape Design have been proving that point in projects across New Jersey.

"A pool is only as successful as the landscape it lives in. When landscape and design align, the space doesn't just look right—it feels right."
— Rich Cording Sr., President & Licensed Landscape Architect, CLC Landscape Design

THE DIFFERENCE
What a Landscape Architect Brings To a Pool Project

⦁ The site comes first. Before a line is drawn, CLC walks every inch of the property - studying grade, drainage, sun angles, and sightlines.
⦁ One integrated design - pool shape, patio materials, plantings, water features, and lighting are conceived simultaneously. The result feels like it was always mean to be this way.
⦁ One company manages the entire approval process from impervious coverage calculations to drainage plans, to permit acquisition, to zoning board presentations if needed.
⦁ A licensed landscape architect is involved from start to finish seeing the original vision is implemented and improving the design along the way.
⦁ A comprehensive budget for all individual costs based on the master landscaping plan.
⦁ Experience. For over Fifty-three years CLC has navigated the complexities of swimming pool design in New Jersey

THE DESIGN
Conceived as One. Built to Last.

When CLC designs a pool, they design the entire environment simultaneously. The shape of the pool responds to the architecture of the home. Patio material flows from the interior threshold to the water's edge without interruption. The planting plan accounts for privacy, seasonal drama, and the view from the water looking back toward the house at dusk. Lighting is designed to maximize ambience. The result is a backyard that feels as though it was conceived all at once. Because it was.

New Jersey's Most Awarded Landscape Design/Build Company

CLC Landscape Design
58 Ringwood Avenue, Ringwood, New Jersey
973-839-6026 · CLCdesign.com
Licensed Landscape Architect · Serving All of Northern and Central New Jersey

Published (and copyrighted) in House & Home, Volume 26, Issue 1 (May/June 2026)
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