Landscaping Videos

These This Old House videos showcase all of our landscaping projects, how-tos, and designs.

Landscaping

How to Install a Water Feature that Reuses Rainwater

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a water feature that collects and reuses rainwater.

Build It | Fire Pit Cover

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva works with host Kevin O’Connor to build a cover that can turn a store bought fire pit into a table when not in use

How to Get Rid of Tree Stumps

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克helps a homeowner dig out a stubborn tree stump.

How to Build a Pondless Waterfall

Jenn Nawada, landscape designer for Ask This Old House, helps install a pondless waterfall in a backyard

How to Upgrade to a Smart Irrigation System

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada shares DIY Smarts tips when she travels to Orlando to upgrade an irrigation system.

How to Install a Water-Saving Drip-Irrigation System

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克helps a homeowner install a drip-irrigation system

How to Plant a Large Shade Tree

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克helps a homeowner select and plant a deciduous shade tree.

How to Build a Simple Dry Well

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough installs a dry well for a homeowner with drainage issues in his backyard

How to Plant a Victorian Garden

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada helps a homeowner add some curb appeal using Victorian plants to match the design of his house

How to Plant Hardier Foundation Plantings

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada helps a homeowner replace and improve foundation plantings that have been crushed by snow piles

How to Plant Palm Trees

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克heads to Miami to plant several varieties of palm trees in a front yard

How to Plan for Spring Bulbs

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and landscape designer Jenn Nawada share some tips for planting spring bulbs

How to Grow Grasses on the Prairie

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada partners with an ecologist in Cheyenne, Wyoming to learn about different types of prairie grasses and how to care for them

How to Repair a Cracked Stucco Retaining Wall

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough travels to San Diego to repair a crack in a concrete retaining wall with a stucco finish

How to Create a Vertical Garden for Small Spaces

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a vertical garden to maximize space for a homeowner

How to Install a Plunge Pool

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a plunge pool for a homeowner with a small back yard

Pruning a Crabapple Tree

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner prune his crabapple tree

How to Create a Desert Landscape

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada heads to Phoenix to recreate the desert in a homeowner’s front yard

How to Revitalize a Landscape for Free

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada updates a landscape by moving around, dividing, and pruning the current plants in the yard.

Pruning an Overgrown Hedge

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克saves a neglected, unkempt hedge.

How to Plant a Living Privacy Screen

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克helps a homeowner plant a living privacy screen.

How to Find Inspiration for Your Landscape Projects

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada walks Kevin through the process of pulling inspiration for a landscape design.

How to Reimagine a Historic Landscape Design

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada uses an historic landscape design from a protégé of Frederick Law Olmsted as inspiration to transform an overgrown backyard.

How to Transform Your Landscape Using Existing Plants

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada uses a homeowner’s existing plants and a few additions to transform the look of a house’s foundation

Ask This Old House: Roger Cook’s Greatest Hits

Over the years, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook has shown countless homeowners how to care for their trees

How to Prune Trees Using the Three Cut Method

Roger Cook explains the correct way to cut branches off a tree without harming it

How to Make Maple Syrup Like a Pro

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada heads to Vermont to learn about making maple syrup commercially and at home

How to Create Succulent Art

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada explains how to create a piece of artwork out of succulent plants

Ask Roger: Using Landscape Edging

Learning about landscape edging with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook

Ask Roger: How to Calculate Cubic Yards

这个老房子景观承包商罗杰·库克simplifies the tricky task to ordering mulch by the cubic yard

How to Remove Overgrown Shrubs

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook demonstrates how to remove overgrown shrubs safely

How to Build a Copper Trellis

Transform plumbing tubing and fittings into an elegant garden accent

How to Edge a Garden Bed With Brick

Use clay pavers to form a tidy border to separate your lawn from plantings.