That’s what a recent client of Landmark Pools, Inc. was looking to replicate in the backyard of his home. The Ciancio family in Brandon had purchased a house a few years ago, and after completely renovating the inside, they were ready to transform the outside, as well.

“Mr. [Anthony] Ciancio did a lot of traveling for his job, pre-COVID [pandemic], and stayed at a lot of five-star hotels,” says Landmark Pools designer Pat Mathews, “and he decided he wanted a resort-style pool in his backyard.”

The best answer is Paving Crew. With a 5,000 square foot showroom, including an outdoor space installed with a myriad of idea-inducing vignettes, Paving Crew is far from the typical stone and paver yard. The showroom is staffed with helpful, knowledgeable personnel, whose goal is to assist you in finding the perfect high-quality materials and design to fit your home’s architecture, your budget, and lifestyle.

Co-founder and president, Earl Rahn, has reason to celebrate. In March, NewSouth Window Solutions was ranked #1 in the nation by Door and Window Market magazine, one of the top trade publications for the fenestration industry.

“It’s amazing to think that you could go, in a little over ten years, from nobody ever heard of you to number one in the entire United States of America, when it comes to companies that manufacture windows and doors and actually sell them direct to the consumer,” Earl remarked.

Sod Solutions®, the company that brought zoysia grass from Brazil and developed it into EMPIRE® Zoysia, a breed that is perfect for our Florida climate, wants to help you have the most beautiful and healthiest lawn possible. For more than 28 years, they have made it their mission to develop and improve turfgrass for both commercial and residential lawns. To assist and educate their clients in choosing and maintaining the best type of grass for their area and usage, they developed Sod University®, which is accessible on their website: EMPIREinFlorida.com.

Vyzione is the shade and structure division of LYFE Outdoor Comfort Solutions. They represent and professionally install many different types of shading solutions, including retractable screens, retractable awnings, and the amazing StruXure pergola systems.

Retracting screens, which are commonly used to keep flying pests at bay, are also great for keeping the glare off your patio and can add a layer of privacy from unwanted eyes, depending on the opacity of screening used.