Ep. 263: Pools, Patios, and Porches w/ landscape architect Brantley Snipes

How to Decorate

Caroline McDonald

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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We had such positive feedback on our last episode with landscape architect Brantley Snipes, that we decided we had to have her back for part 2! Brantley is a Mississippi-based landscape architect as well as the owner, lead designer, and project manager for Brantley Snipes Landscape Design. Among many accolades, Brantley was named to the Greenwood Commonwealth’s Top 30 under 40. The last time we had Brantley on the show, we talked a lot about plants and softscaping. Today we “dive” into pools and other hardscaping elements. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: What to consider when deciding to build a patio. What are the pros and cons of concrete and when is it best to use it? What other hard materials should be considered and when? When should you consider using loose stone? How to determine the size, depth, shape, etc. of a pool. What to consider for the surrounding area of a pool; especially when kids are using it. All about pool tiles…and why are they so limited?! Considering liner vs. gunite pool surfaces. Does Brantley recommend a pool cover, fence, or both? What is a swim shelf?! And other popular pool accessories. It’s important to consider pool storage, using the bathroom, and other elements of hosting/entertaining. What is a realistic landscaping budget; for both softscaping and hardscaping? Mentioned in This Episode: Ep 248: Creating Outdoor Spaces with Brantley Snipes Brantley Snipes Landscape & Design Brantley Snipes Landscape & Design on Instagram Brantley Snipes Landscape & Design on Facebook Osmanthus Market

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:08.7	Each week will help you unleash your inner decorator.
0:11.6	I'm Caroline, and I'm on the marketing team.
0:13.7	And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.
0:15.8	And I'm Liz.
0:16.5	I head up the Ballard creative team.
0:18.2	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs
0:21.6	for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world.
0:25.9	Plus, we'll answer our listener question at the end of each show. So don't forget to send them to
0:30.0	podcast of Ballarddesigns.net. Yes, we love answering them. Now on with the show.
0:35.9	Okay, so we got such great feedback from our episode a few weeks ago with landscape architect,
0:42.0	Brantley Snipes, that we decided to answer a few more questions about outdoor design today.
0:47.0	So if you did not listen to episode 248 with Brantley, go back and listen to that.
0:52.5	And then come back.
0:53.9	Last time, we mostly spoke about
0:56.8	plants, planting, plant installation, all those sort of nice, soft, sort of soft goods, I guess,
1:04.5	of your outdoor world. But we did not get a chance to cover hardscape, which is very important.
1:12.1	And really kind of the bulk of what a landscape architect does is right, Brantley.
1:17.4	And we also didn't talk about pools, which we really wanted to talk about.
1:20.9	So we're back today.
1:22.8	We have Brantley Snipes here.
1:24.0	She's a Mississippi-based landscape architect.
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