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Landscape
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Boulder Waterfall and Vinyl Fencing
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew use some oversized boulders to create a backyard water feature. Then they put up a maintenance free fence, insulate an attic and install a new roof. |
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Backyard Clean Slate and Ashlar Paver Patio
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew prepare a cluttered backyard for a new patio, fence and water feature. Then they install a tumbled paver patio with plenty of circles and curves. |
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Townhome Micro Landscaping
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew create an oasis with retaining walls, patios and plantings within the compact back yard of a townhome. |
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Front Yard Rehab
We helped clean up a front yard by adding new egress pits, retaining walls, a paver patio driveway, a pergola w/ trellis, new foliage, and a sprinkler system. |
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Walkout Retaining Wall & Paver Patio
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew replace some decaying timber terracing with a series of faux stone retaining walls. |
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Pond Upkeep
New problems at the pond require some unusual solutions. Dean, Miriam and the Hometime team experiment with a uniquely fragrent fertilizer to repel deer, bacteria to keep the pond from turning green, and a custom fence to keep out the invasive carp. |
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Hillside Patio/Irrigating a Yard
The family has outgrown its backyard play set. We helped create a grown-up outdoor space on the hillside with retaining walls, a unique turf-and-paver patio, underground irrigation, and perennial plantings. |
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Saving a Beat-up Yard
We returned to Bob and Kay's home afer the addition of a new patio and driveway to add a walkway, patch-up their lawn, and enhance their landscape after a summer of remodeling leaves their yard a mess. |
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Pond Reconstruction
In this two-part project, we continued the saga of restoring a 5-acre pond and the surrounding wetlands. A new stone weir and custom steel bridge were put in place and over 56,000 native grasses and perennials were planted. |
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Deck and Frontyard Makeover
In this episode, we showed how upgrading the concrete front steps and focused landscape improvements can transform a front yard. |
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Shoreline Restoration
In this two-part series, we explored ecological and aesthetic issues as we documented the efforts to stabilize and restore the crumbling shoreline around a 5-acre pond. |
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New Suburban Landscape
We started from scratch on the landscape of a new suburban home and installed new patios, driveway, and sidewalks; a new irrigation system; planting beds and plant material; and low-voltage lighting. |
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Landscaping a New Home
In this two-part miniseries, we delved into the challenges of landscaping a new home site. |
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Urban Backyard
We returned to our Colonial Addition project to clean up the mess we made of the backyard, build a new cedar fence with an arbor, and plant new gardens. |
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Cottage Gardens
In this episode, we defined the cottage style of landscaping and showed how it works with both an 1890's and a 1990's home. |
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Shingle Cottage Landscape
In this follow-up to the Shingle Cottage series, we developed a landscape plan that included planting beds, a retaining wall, stamped concrete patios, a drip irrigation system, and more. Show Index |
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Water Gardens
We excavated and installed a complete water garden that included a pump, filter, aquatics, fish, and a waterfall. |
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Backyard Makeover
This episode focused on improving the structure of an urban backyard by building a fence and installing a paver patio and walkway. |
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Landscaping and Deck
We landscaped the backyard of a newly built home, installing a new deck, cobblestone-look pathway, and exterior lighting. |
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Retaining Walls
In this project we tackled both a basic retaining wall and an elaborate terracing project. Show Index |
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Patio Furniture
We built two Adirondack chairs, a footstool, and a small snack table. |
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Putter Shed
We returned to the original Log Cabin to build a simple backyard shed with some classic touches like windows in the double doors and clerestory windows across the top. |
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Basic Landscaping
In this two-part series we renovated a tired landscape with new trees, shrubs, and flowers along with a new walkway and deck. |
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