≫> The 13th Annual Henderson Heritage & Tourism Garden Tour will truly inspire anyone's green thumb on Sunday,  June 26. The garden tour is your invitation to visit normally private backyards showcasing some hidden landscaping treasures! Four of the yards showcased this year are located along Lakeview Park making it convenient to meander from yard to yard while taking in a view of the lake. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park General Store from June 22 - 25  from 1 - 4 p.m.

Why Pool Coping is Vital to Your Inground Swimming Pool

Owning your own swimming pool can be a relaxing and rewarding experience like no other. It should be a place where you can really unwind and relax. A place where you can let your worries go as you let the water take over you.

However, with owning a swimming pool comes great responsibility.

You have to ensure that you make it safe for the entire family and any guest that might use it. You have to ensure that you build it in such a way so that you don’t have to waste money with unnecessary maintenance. And you want it to enhance the value of your home.

So, in order to accomplish all of the above, you must not forget the pool coping. It might not seem like such a big issue, however the benefits of having pool coping far outweigh any reasons for not including it your pool design....

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Pool coping is the part of your swimming pool that surrounds the edge and gives the pool that “finished” look. A pool without pool coping looks very much unfinished and with it adds style and class. Pool coping also adds a safety feature providing a non slip and smooth edge to your pool.

Normally the around the swimming pool there is some attractive paving laid. Pool coping can make your pool stand out if it has a contrasting color to your surrounds.

Pool coping tiles come in lots of styles, colors and materials ranging from natural quarried stone to poured and stamped concrete. Bullnose coping allows concrete decking to be poured abutting the pool’s lip, while cantilever coping extends over the lip of the pool wall and is used with stone, cast concrete and brick.

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