E28 | Rethinking a Garden | Ask This Old House
Not all landscape projects require starting from scratch. Many times, working with plants already there can make a huge impact. In this special episode, Jenn Nawada uses an historic landscape design from a protege of Frederick Law Olmsted to transform a yard. She updates a landscape by moving around, dividing, and pruning current plants in the yard. Finally, she designs a secret garden.
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E28 | Rethinking a Garden | Ask This Old House
S19 E28 - 23m 42s
Not all landscape projects require starting from scratch. Many times, working with plants already there can make a huge impact. In this special episode, Jenn Nawada uses an historic landscape design from a protege of Frederick Law Olmsted to transform a yard. She updates a landscape by moving around, dividing, and pruning current plants in the yard. Finally, she designs a secret garden.
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Girl Scout Community Garden
Saturday
Sep 30
30 Minutes
Jenn and Nathan team up to help his nieces' Girl Scout troop rebuild and replant its community garden beds. -
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Girl Scout Community Garden
Sunday
Oct 1
30 Minutes
Jenn and Nathan team up to help his nieces' Girl Scout troop rebuild and replant its community garden beds. -
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Shelves; Washing Machine
Monday
Oct 2
30 Minutes
General contractor Tom Silva helps a couple transform stock shelving into a custom built-in; plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a new washing machine valve that will prevent flooding. -
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Bluestone Patio; Bikes
Tuesday
Oct 3
30 Minutes
Landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a bluestone patio in an urban backyard; What Is It?; Tom helps a homeowner and her daughter hang their bikes in a small garage; in the loft, Roger demonstrates the single-folding bike rack. -
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Mantel; Leaky Faucet
Wednesday
Oct 4
30 Minutes
Tom Silva builds a custom fireplace mantel for a homeowner; Roger shares some tips about garden edging; Richard helps a homeowner repair a leaking kitchen faucet; in the loft, Richard shows the Diamond Seal Technology valve. -
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Sod; Wireless Thermostat
Thursday
Oct 5
30 Minutes
Helping a homeowner lay sod in his backyard; What Is It?; Tom shares a tip about finding measurements without doing math; installing a wireless thermostat to control a heating system; an app that allows the thermostat to be controlled remotely. -
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Palm Trees; Combo Boiler
Friday
Oct 6
30 Minutes
Roger Cook heads to Miami to help a homeowner plant several varieties of palm trees; Kevin shares information on new light bulbs; Richard replaces an old heating system and hot water heater with a much smaller and more efficient single appliance. -
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String Lights; Kitchen Painting
Saturday
Oct 7
30 Minutes
Installing remote-controlled patio string lights; color matching and repainting a retro aqua kitchen cabinet; specialized levels for different types of projects. -
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String Lights; Kitchen Painting
Sunday
Oct 8
30 Minutes
Installing remote-controlled patio string lights; color matching and repainting a retro aqua kitchen cabinet; specialized levels for different types of projects. -
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Task Lights; Cable Rail
Monday
Oct 9
30 Minutes
Richard Trethewey tours a scale model of New York City; host Kevin O'Connor works with a local electrician to add task lighting to a dark kitchen in Brooklyn; Tom helps a homeowner in Greenwich Village add a cable railing system to her deck. -
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Kitchen Sink; Sidelights
Tuesday
Oct 10
30 Minutes
Richard Trethewey heads to Colorado Springs to install a brand new kitchen sink and faucet; Tom Silva installs insulated sidelights on a front door.
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