Landscaping How To & DIY

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How to Build a Wire Trellis

A wire trellis is an excellent way to maximize vertical space in your garden, and building one is the perfect project for people with small yards or gardens.
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How to Manage Invasive Plants and Take Back Your Yard

Learn how to manage invasive plants and take back your yard with expert tips from This Old House's Lee Gilliam and our detailed guide.
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How to Landscape a Yard on a Slope. Tips From the Experts

Do you have a yard on a slope? Learn how to landscape a sloping yard with our video and guide from expert landscapers.
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How to Clear a Fallen Tree with a Portable Sawmill

Did a tree recently fall in your backyard or front lawn? Here's how you can use a portable sawmill to turn the wood into something useful.
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How to Build a Stone Water Fountain

Did you know building a stone water fountain can be done in just a few hours? Click here to learn everything you need to know.
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5 Gorgeous Rock Landscaping Ideas

Spruce up your outdoor space with cool rock landscaping ideas and reap the many benefits of using rocks in your landscape design.
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How to Grow Hebe Shrubs

Hebe bushes can bring color and beauty to your garden year-round. Here’s what you need to know about planting, pruning, and propagating them.
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How To Kill a Tree Stump

From home remedies to professional solutions, here’s everything you need to know about getting rid of a tree stump in your yard.
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How To Install Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting for Your Home

Read this guide and watch electrician Heath Eastman demonstrate how to install low-voltage landscape lighting for your yard.
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How To Anchor Hardscaping With Plants | This Old House: Live

Watch as Ask This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada helps out a friend with some plantings that work well with a brick walkway. 
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How to Build a Raised Garden Bed | This Old House: Live

Watch as This Old House landscape expert Jenn Nawada demonstrates how to build a raised garden bed in her backyard.
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How To Plant a Cherry Tree in 9 Simple to Follow Steps

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada travels to Washington D.C. to help a homeowner select and plant a cherry tree for his house.
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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.
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How To Grow Grasses on the Prairie

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada partners with a Wyoming ecologist to learn about different types of prairie grasses.
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How To Create a Vertical Garden for Small Spaces

Watch as Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada installs a vertical garden to maximize space for a homeowner.
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Build It | Fire Pit Cover

This Old House contractor Tom Silva shows how to build a cover that can turn a store-bought fire pit into a table when not in use.
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Pruning a Crabapple Tree

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner prune his crabapple tree
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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.
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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.
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How to Dispose of Fall Leaves

You found the rake—now do the right thing
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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.
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Create a Dog-Friendly Landscape Plan

Dogscaping 101. Here's everything you need to know before you get started planning your yard
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How to Create a Drainage Swale

The plant-populated channels can redirect storm water to specific locations
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How To Maintain Fruit Trees

Read these care tips from Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery to learn how to properly maintain fruit trees, from fertilization to pruning.
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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
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How To Build a Pondless Waterfall

Jenn Nawada, landscape designer for This Old House, shows how to install a pondless waterfall in a backyard.
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A Suburban Lot Turns into Magical Garden Rooms

Here's how an ordinary suburban lot became a nature playground for kid and adults alike—with ideas anyone can use
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Early-Spring Pruning Primer: A Guide to Seasonal Foliage

Read how to prune plants, flowers and other specimens in the late winter or early spring for healthy thicker foliage later on.
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How To Install a Water-Saving Drip Irrigation System for Your Home

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a drip irrigation system to save water.
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How To Plant a Large Shade Tree

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a homeowner how to select and plant a deciduous shade tree.
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Ask Roger: How To Use a Wheelbarrow Safely and Effectively

Learn safe and effective ways to use a wheelbarrow from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and the tips in this article.
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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.
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Ask Roger: How to Prune Shrubs

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows the right way to prune shrubs