Yard Videos

Learn how to install a dry well to collect discharge water from a basement sump pump with this detailed guide and video.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a pair of homeowners select and plant a privacy screen using bamboo plants.

Learn how to cut and connect drainpipe into a rack for a simple but challenging ball-toss lawn game—all in one afternoon.

Read our step-by-step guide to build your own Kubb game set and enjoy this fun Viking chess game at your next outdoor event.

TOH's Team Saturday shows you how to entertain friends with a yard-size version of this ball-drop game, made from wire fencing and plant stakes.

Learn how to build a Fun Ladder Golf game set for your guests with this detailed and easy-to-understand guide and video.

This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows how to construct a wood-timber retaining wall to create a play area.

Landscaping contractor Roger Cook shares his secrets for planting a large tree, including how to prepare the hole and ongoing care.

Learn how to make a concrete garden border that does double duty as extra backyard seating, with tips from This Old House's Mark Powers.

Bring the family together by building the green and then playing on it with this DIY miniature golf cart that both kids and adults can enjoy.

Learn how to build and launch your own water rocket using a 2-liter bottle and PVC pipe with our guide and accompanying video.

A DIY bird feeder is a project the whole family can help with. Learn how to make one out of materials you can find at a home center and grocery store.

Learn how to build a lemonade stand that you and your kids can assemble without any nails or screws by following our step-by-step guide.

This helpful video explains how to create a backyard sandbox play area, with instructions for parents and kids.

Learn how to build your own backyard soccer goal for hours of summer fun with these easy instructions for parents and kids.

Spend an afternoon assembling this simple backyard play area for kids of all ages.

Walk a little taller with a set of wooden stilts made from wood and handrails. Learn how to build them with This Old House's Tom Silva.

How to make a versatile backyard play area, with instructions for parents and kids.

In this how-to video, learn how to make a bat house, with instructions for parents and kids

Give these mosquito-eating creatures a place to roost in time for trick-or-treat season, and reap the benefits year-round. With instructions for parents and kids.

In this how-to video and guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook fixes a severed irrigation line.

In this how-to video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook plants a new lawn from seed

In this guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows you several ways you can prevent deer from lunching on your landscape.

Installing a low-cost lawn sprinkler can keep your lawn lush and green, and it's less expensive than professional services. Read how to complete this installation in our step-by-step guide.

In this how-to video and guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook discusses proper techniques for feeding a lush, green lawn.

Ground cover can control erosion on the slopes of your outdoor space and add visual interest to your landscape. Learn how to plant low-maintenance alternatives to traditional lawns in our step-by-step guide.

In this how-to video and guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook demonstrates how to revive and save a neglected lawn.

Get our expert advice on clearing large shrubs, from planning and tools to safety tips, for a smooth and successful yard makeover.

In this video, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to replace a worn-out valve diaphragm on a lawn sprinkler system.