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Sarah Doukas, Hampshire
Sarah Doukas, founder and CEO of Storm Model Management, had built a swimming pool but could not get out of her head an article she had seen about swimming ponds and an exploratory meeting she had with managing director Tim Evans...
Given her experience, she believes that Gartenart deserve more of the word of mouth recommendation that triggered her own investigations. “Not enough people know. If more people understood what they could get, they’d feel like I do now.
"Fresh water is a different experience, totally different. I had no idea when we did it; I thought ‘we’re just going to look at this and say isn’t it beautiful?’ I was surprised by how it lured me in.
The construction team was just brilliant. They had problems and worked in shocking conditions, with pretty much persistent rain. The aftercare was good, too. It was altogether a nice experience, unlike with my swimming pool. My kids wanted a pool because they couldn’t envisage the lake. I couldn’t, either – you can’t until you’ve swum in it. There’s something so liberating about it. It’s by these two beautiful oak trees – Adam and Eve – so there’s incredible bird life. Jackdaws, woodpeckers, treecreepers... I watch them from the water."
Given her experience, she believes that Gartenart deserve more of the word of mouth recommendation that triggered her own investigations. “Not enough people know. If more people understood what they could get, they’d feel like I do now.
"Fresh water is a different experience, totally different. I had no idea when we did it; I thought ‘we’re just going to look at this and say isn’t it beautiful?’ I was surprised by how it lured me in.
