Yard Videos
These This Old House videos showcase all of our yard projects, how-tos, and designs.
How to Help Prevent Melanoma While Working Outside
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook demonstrates the importance of sunscreen on the job site
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.
How to Harvest Honey from a Beehive
Landscaper Roger Cook and a professional beekeeper harvest honey, talk about hive health and show you how to maintain and grow your hive.
How to Set Up a Beehive
Ask This Old House’s Roger Cook takes you through everything you need to plan and install a beehive in your backyard or a field near your home.
Build It | How to Build a Chicken Coop
Use pressure-treated lumber and PVC trim to create a shelter designed by Tom Silva to keep predators at bay—and provide a source of fresh eggs right out your back door.
How to Build a Fire Pit Patio
On their own, handsome stone pavers expand a home’s entertaining space, but add a fire pit and your yard becomes a destination
How to Get a Great-Looking Lawn
Ask This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook heads to Kentucky to help a homeowner revive his lawn.
How to Run Electricity to a Shed
Electrician Scott Caron shows us how he powers an outbuilding—which takes wiring knowledge as well as lots of digging.
How to Build a Tree House
Kevin O’Connor and Tom Silva build a great backyard treehouse using special hardware that will allow the tree to continue to grow for many years
How to Build a DIY Treehouse
Use specialty hardware designed to preserve the tree and a mix of lumber and branches to create a platform sturdy enough to support your kids’ wildest imaginations.
How to Build a High-Tunnel Greenhouse
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner build a simple, affordable backyard greenhouse
How to Install a Frost-Proof Hose Spigot
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner install a new sill cock
How to Install a House Hydrant
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a house hydrant to replace a leaky outdoor spigot.
How to Hand-Prune Trees
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows the proper way to prune a branch without damaging the tree
Build It | How to Build a Chicken Coop
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva creates a backyard chicken coop for a homeowner in Connecticut in "Build It."
How to Install a Water-Saving Drip-Irrigation System
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a drip-irrigation system
How to Install an Outdoor Television
Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron installs a weatherproof television to complete a homeowner's patio.
How to Plant a Large Shade Tree
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner select and plant a deciduous shade tree.
How to Maintain Your Snow Blower
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook gives tips on how to keep a snow blower running through every storm.
Ask Roger: How to Calculate Cubic Yards
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook simplifies the tricky task to ordering mulch by the cubic yard
How to Make a Rain Barrel for $40
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner how to make her own rain barrel on a budget
How to Install a Raised Vegetable Garden with Arbors
This Old House landscaping contractors Roger Cook and Jenn Nawada help an elementary school build and plant a raised-bed vegetable garden.
How to Install a Natural Gas Barbecue Grill
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a natural gas line for a barbecue grill
How to Plant Palm Trees
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to Miami to plant several varieties of palm trees in a front yard
How to Build a Classic Picnic Table
Use cedar boards to make a table and benches fit to host family and friends for years to come.
How to Rejuvenate a Lawn
Breathing new life into an old lawn with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
How to Build a Garage Door Pergola
Use milled brackets and pressure-treated lumber to create an elegant canopy over your garage door.
How to Cable a Large Split Tree
Certified arborist Matt Foti installs hardware to save a troubled tree from certain failure
How to Revive a Lawn With a Slice Seeder
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a quick, easy way to seed and resuscitate a sickly looking lawn
How to Fix a Patchy, Weedy Lawn
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook resuscitates a dying lawn
How to Shovel and Salt Snow and Ice
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for clearing a concrete walkway after a snowstorm
How to Install a Solar-Powered Fountain
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to harness the sun's energy to power a backyard water feature.