Landscaping How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our landscaping step-by-step tips & ideas.
How to Prune an Overgrown Hedge
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook gives new life to an an out-of-control hedgerow
How to Transplant Mature Trees
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook uses muscles and machines to safely move trees to new locations
How to Landscape a Small Urban Yard
Beautifying a boring backyard with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
Grow Espaliered Trees for a Slim Fit
Trained against a wall or trimmed into a living fence, espaliered trees and shrubs are an elegant small-space solution for any yard
12 Late Summer Yard and Garden Upgrades
Summer months may be coming to an end, but you can still have a nicely groomed yard and enjoy the outdoors well into fall. Keep reading to see a few yard and garden upgrades you can do today.
How to Create a Tree-Stump Planter
Turn a lopped-off tree into the highlight of your yard by filling it with colorful flowers
How to Manage Heat Gain and Loss Year Round
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for saving energy throughout the year.
How to Lay Sod
Creating a lush, new lawn with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
How to Edge a Garden Bed
Creating a fresh garden edge with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.
How to Remove a Dangerous Tree
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and arborist Matt Foti remove a badly decayed tree.
How to Install Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting
Light up your yard with help from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and Mark Piantedosi.
How to Take Down a Dead Tree
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and certified arborist Matt Foti show the safe way to remove a dead tree
How to Install a Sump Pump Dry Well
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to collect discharge water from a basement sump pump.
Fall Landscaping Checklist
TOH landscape contractor Roger Cook's top tips for fall yard cleanup
How to Get Rid of Weeds
Learn how to kill weeds in your lawn without killing your grass.
How to Plant a Privacy Hedge
Learn how to a low-maintenance evergreen screen from tall arborvitae shrubs.
13 Types of Evergreens to Plant for Privacy
A line of evergreen trees or shrubs can provide year-round seclusion even better than a fence. Here are some of the best and fastest-growing evergreens to consider planting in your yard.
How to Plant a Small Tree
Boost your curb appeal with a handsome addition to your landscape
How to Build a Wood Retaining Wall
This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area.
How to Prune a Tree
An arborist's rules on how to shape up a small ornamental tree to make it more attractive and healthy
How to Winterize Shrubs
Heavy snow and other cold-weather hazards can wreak havoc on yard plantings. Here's how to protect your shrubs in winter so that they make it to spring damage-free
How to Plant a Mature Tree
This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shares his secrets for planting a large tree
How to Build a Diamond-Patterned Twig Trellis
Trellises made from twigs look at home in any backyard. Here's how one gardener makes her own—and how you can too
How to Start a New Lawn Like a Pro
Want a fresh lawn in your yard? We lined up the experts to help you choose the right turf and the best way get the greenest lawn in the neighborhood.
How to Build a Concrete Sitting Wall
TOH Senior Technical Editor Mark Powers shows how to make a concrete block garden border that does double duty as extra backyard seating
How to Transplant a Small Tree
Need to do some landscaping? Learn how to move a small tree safely out of harm's way
How to Remove a Boulder
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares his secrets for busting up big boulders
Fixes for Rain-barrel Snafus
Though they're easy to use, it's just as easy to overlook simple tasks that keep rainwater barrels shipshape
How to Build a Branch Trellis in a Pot
Use twigs and branches to build an attractive, space-saving trellis
How to Winterize Yard Tools
Your outdoor power tools will benefit from some upkeep before they hibernate for the long winter ahead.
Digging Do's and Dont's
Shoveling can be backbreaking labor. To avoid undue injury to yourself or the shovel, follow these guidelines
How to Build a Wire Trellis
Try vertical gardening in small yards