Thanks NWMNMom,
Not sure what it's called, I think Boreal according to the brochure http://www.piscinesvogue.com/_media/.../Impact_US.pdf

As for mowing, yes we have a lawntractor, we're working on woods, I have many baby maples in the field behind the pool, our place is pretty much surrounded with trees along the fences, and our driveway is lined with many maples, we have approximately 20 Willows of all sizes - they may be messy, but they're beautiful trees, and when you live in the country as you well know, a messy tree is not a bad thing as long as it's not near the house or pool!
We get good breezes at the pool due to it's open location, therefore teh need for the solar cover, it's actually more of an evaporation shield than anything else, our solar panels do the heating, the pool is usually 5-10 deg warmer than anyone else's in our little hamlet, even though almost everyone has a pool, the kids seem to swarm to our house for a swim.