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Understanding Common Types of Sprinkler Heads
Landscape contractor Lee Gilliam teaches host Kevin O’Connor all about sprinkler heads, including the types, how they work, and how he likes to set them up around plants, trees, and yards.
How to Control Gutter Runoff
When a homeowner called for help controlling their stormwater runoff, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada knew what to do. The two install two runoff containment systems to keep the yard dry.
How to Build a Retaining Wall in Five Simple to Follow Steps
Watch as This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook uses manufactured concrete blocks to create an attractive retaining wall.
Jenn’s Orange Grove Memories
Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada tells us about growing up in Florida amongst the citrus groves. She enjoyed fresh grapefruit and sold fruit from her bike, cherishing her time in The Sunshine State.
How To Select Tropical Fruit Trees
Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada restores a hurricane-battered garden. With the help of a local citrus expert, they work together to select the right fruit trees to meet the homeowner’s needs.
Remembering Roger Cook, 1954-2024
With tremendous sadness, This Old House bids farewell to our friend and longtime landscape contractor, Roger Cook, who died on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.
Jenn Learns All About Roses
Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada heads to the International Rose Test Garden to choose the perfect rose variety for a homeowner’s garden bed.
How To Transition a Landscape From Spring to Summer
Host Kevin O’Connor meets with landscape contractors Jenn Nawada and Lee Gilliam to talk about what homeowners should do to transition their yards from spring to summer.
S22 E25: Firebox Restore, Tool Storage
Ross discusses IAQ testing; Mark restores a Victorian firebox; Jenn and Lee discuss transitioning landscapes from Spring to Summer; Tom, Kevin, and Zack Dettmore organize a tool storage cabinet.