Westin Lakes

Turf runs around a pool and raised spa, meeting the stone deck on one side and the play area beyond on the other. It is a full-sun backyard, the kind where natural grass at a pool edge is permanently either scorched or waterlogged depending on the week.

The perimeter detail is what matters at a pool. The turf is anchored into the coping line so it cannot lift, and the base carries splash-out away from the house rather than letting it sit under the surface. Full sun means the product choice matters too — a stabilised fibre that will not go grey along the sun line.