Gardening Videos
These This Old House videos showcase all of our gardening projects, how-tos, and designs.
How To Plant a Pollinator Garden
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to Texas to plant a garden that attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
How To Temporarily Transplant a Rose
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook relocates a mature rose bush to keep it safe while exterior construction work takes place.
How to Use a Compost Bin
Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada gets a lesson on the best ways to compost organic materials at home.
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.
Everything You Need to Know to Mulch a Garden Bed
In this guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook provides instructions on how to properly mulch garden beds.
How to Plant a New Garden Bed
Spruce up your outdoor space by creating a flourishing sanctuary that promotes biodiversity and beauty in your backyard.
How to Build a Copper Trellis
Transform plumbing tubing and fittings into an elegant garden accent
How To Build a Living Wall Vertical Garden
See how pressure-treated lumber and galvanized planter boxes can combine to create a vertical garden filled with colorful greenery.
All About Brick Garden Edging
Install clay pavers to form a tidy garden border to separate your lawn from plantings.
How to Plant Flower Bulbs
Tips for planting bulbs with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
How to Compost
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and composting specialist Ann McGovern show how to transform kitchen scraps and yard waste into highly prized compost
How to Build a Rain Garden
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to use rainwater to sustain a lush garden
How To Choose and Plant Climbing Roses
Choosing and planting climbing roses can add a stunning vertical element to your garden. Watch our video guide to learn how.
How to Transplant a Rhododendron & Keep It Healthy
In this guide, Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook demonstrates how to move a rhododendron shrub to a new location.
How To Plant a Flower Bed in Clay Soil
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for successfully growing shrubs and flowers in stubborn clay soil.
How to Prepare a Raised Garden Bed for Winter
Putting a vegetable garden to bed with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
How To Save Water with an Irrigation Timer
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for conserving water while maintaining a lush lawn.
How to Plant a Butterfly Garden
Attracting butterflies with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
How to Choose and Use Shovels and Other Digging Tools
Hole-digging advice with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook
How To Propagate Plants from Cuttings
Learn how to reproduce plants with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and plant propagator Jack Alexander.
How to Build a Wheelchair Accessible Raised Garden Bed
In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook builds a wheelchair accessible raised garden.
How to Choose and Plant Ground Cover
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips for selecting, planting and growing low-maintenance ground cover.
How To Keep a Lawn and Garden Beds Separate With Borders
Are you searching for a long-term way to keep your lawn away from your garden beds? Learn expert tips and tricks here.
How to Make a Concrete Planter That Fits Your Needs
In this guide, This Old House contributor Christopher Beidel walks you through how to make your very own concrete planer.
DIY Privacy Planter Box With Privacy Screen
Use cedar and stock lumber to build a tall privacy planter box to spruce up and screen your backyard.
How To Edge a Garden Bed
Watch this video to learn how to create a natural edge on your garden bed with This Old House landscape expert Roger Cook.
How To Make DIY Plant Covers for Winter
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares tips and tricks for keeping plants and shrubs safe this winter with DIY protectors.
How To Choose and Plant Hydrangeas
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows you how to choose and plant hydrangeas and get their flowers to bloom every year.
How To Plant a Bamboo Screen
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a pair of homeowners select and plant a privacy screen using bamboo plants.
How To Build a Raised Vegetable Garden
Raised beds make vegetable gardening more convenient. Learn more about how to build them from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.
How to Test Soil Using a Kit
In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook discusses the benefits of testing soil.
How to Mulch Plant Beds
In this how-to video, learn how to wake up a tired planting bed with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.