Season 2
13 episodes · 2013
1Outdoor Rooms With a View
Chris Lambton tackles a yard so unusable that the homeowners' two daughters play in the driveway rather than in the large yard behind the house. Chris designs a yard that blends with the natural surroundings, yet is family functional.
2A Tuscan Outdoor Dining Room
Homeowners who recently visited Italy ask Chris to create a Tuscan-inspired backyard. Chris repurposes an old shed into an outdoor dining room, installs a new stone patio and creates an outdoor kitchen and a unique pond.
3Eclectic Dream Yard
Chris and his team tackles a yard littered with old bathtubs and coffee urns as planters. They start with a huge clean-up before expanding a tiny deck, redesigning an outdoor shower and adding a stone patio with a fire pit.
4Caribbean Backyard
A well-traveled homeowner requests that Chris Lambton create a Caribbean backyard in Cape Cod. Chris gives the homeowner a wrap-around deck, a Caribbean-themed bar, a stone patio with a fire pit and an outdoor dining area.
5Creativity Retreat
Chris works around a beautiful but rooty tree to give a couple a creative backyard retreat. Chris builds a deck with an attached bar and a rustic outdoor cabana complete with desks where they can set up their laptop computers.
6Triple-Decker Oasis
A couple realizes they have a diamond in the rough, but they don't know how to turn it into a jewel. Chris Lambton and his team create a nautical-themed yard centered around a three-level deck.
7A Yard for Entertaining
A family's backyard is unsightly, unusable and lacks privacy. Chris Lambton and the team go to work to create a backyard the whole family will love complete with an outdoor kitchen, pizza oven and curved pergola for shade.
8Urban Farm Oasis
A young couple hires Chris Lambton to create a beautiful urban farm in their backyard. Chris designs an eclectic backyard complete with raised planters, a chicken coop and a tool shed.
9Woodlands Retreat
New homeowners and their dog would like to use their overgrown woody backyard. Chris Lambton breaks out his backhoe and chainsaw to tame this backyard before creating a new shady outdoor retreat.
10Private Garden
Chris designs a yard for new parents complete with a toddler play area and an adult entertaining space. Chris levels out the sloping landscape and creates an outdoor fire pit, raised dining room and charming playhouse.
11Mediterranean Fountain
A family wants an outdoor space as lovely as their recently-renovated Mediterranean-style home. Chris and his team build a huge deck off the French doors that opens to a grass-and-stone tiled yard, a cobalt blue fountain and an oversized gazebo.
12Outdoor Deck and Bar
Chris Lambton and his team tackle a backyard overrun with poison ivy. A couple and their toddler can only use a small, old deck for entertaining. Chris Lambton designs a space that allows for large family barbecues and play dates.
13Asian-Inspired Yardfinale
When a couple can't agree on how to create a beautiful but low-maintenance backyard, Chris and his team take over. They build a steel pergola over a dining and yoga area, build a sunken fire pit and plant an easy yin-yang garden.