About this season
Professional landscaper Chris Lambton and the Yard Crashers crew turn ordinary backyards into striking spaces with novel takes on decks, patios, fire pits, water features, landscaping, hardscaping and more
Episodes (13)
1. Modern Tuscany
Aired 1 April 2013 • 20 min
A neglected yard with a nuisance tree gets transformed into a Tuscan style getaway by Matt Blashaw. The tree's removed and in its place, a redwood hot tub, a brush finished concrete patio, a stone fireplace and a wood pergola.
2. Balinese Tropical Paradise
Aired 8 April 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw transforms a loud, neglected yard into a peaceful, tropical getaway with custom waterfall that drowns out noise from the frequently passing train.
3. Rustic Tuscany
Aired 15 April 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw and the Yard Crashers turn a neglected, underused space into a taste of Tuscany. The backyard gets a custom wine bar, a new stained concrete patio, a water trough with rustic steel panels and a potted redwood bench.
4. Country French
Aired 22 April 2013 • 20 min
An empty lot filled with concrete chunks gets a Country French makeover. Matt Blashaw gives the huge yard privacy with a 6-ft fence plus 2-ft of lattice. A fire feature, a redwood bridge and a stream are created as destinations.
5. Backyard View
Aired 29 April 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw transforms a dilapidated, overexposed backyard is transformed into a room with a view complete with barbecue island, a colorful water feature, a stone paver patio and a decorative redwood fence.
6. Sunken Outdoor Living Room
Aired 6 May 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw takes a neglected backyard and creates an Asian-inspired oasis complete with three new patios that lead to a sunken living room, a water-fire feature and a barbecue.
7. Family Friendly Getaway
Aired 13 May 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw and Ahmed Hassan team up to create a family friendly getaway with a design including a metal screen water wall, a customized masonry couch and BBQ, a hand crafted concrete patio and an ancient ox trough fire feature.
8. Country French Backyard
Aired 20 May 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw gives a large yard a Country French-style makeover with a fire feature, a remodeled outdoor grill station with a new pergola.
9. Rustic Meets Yoga Retreat
Aired 27 May 2013 • 20 min
A narrow, weed-filled yard gets a one-of-a-kind water feature that has water flowing from a steer skull. Matt Blashaw and Ahmed Hassan create a custom concrete seating wall as a place to sit for entertaining forty people.
10. Retro Chic
Aired 3 June 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw and Ahmed Hassan transform a weed-filled yard with a one-of-a-kind checkerboard hardscape and metal-faced grill station that has a Retro Chic 50s diner feel.
11. Italian Inspired Outdoor Room
Aired 10 June 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw and crew create an Italian-inspired outdoor room with a pizza oven in front of a revolving wall with a movie screen on the other side and more.
12. Redwood Back Yard
Aired 17 June 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw and the Yard Crashers crew find a California couple with three things of value in their backyard: redwoods, redwoods and more California redwoods.
13. Modern Outdoor Party Yard
Aired 24 June 2013 • 20 min
Matt Blashaw gives a tiny space an outdoor grill station, a steel pergola covered with fabric and a dual TV cabinet, a cabana bed made from a trampoline and more.