We have a very wooded lot in Southeast Ga....went with screen enclosure and due to slope in yard, had to go in with some serious hardscaping including footers, poured concrete with rebar, HCB and handmade 9 inch estate brick to face it all......came back with same brick to build stair planters, walkway and ground gutters with two patios....vinyl liner pool but has 10 inch thick, poured concrete walls. Will send more mature landscape pictures soon as palms, blue pacific juniper and crepe myrtle have all grown significantly in past two summers.
Glad to have you join us at TFP! Is this your first pool? Keep up with the pictures-we love watching the pool builds. 