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THIS IS MY NOT-SO-LOVELY BACKYARD.
I HATE MY YARD.
IT'S BASICALLY A BIG DESERT WITH NO CHARACTER AT ALL.
(woman) EVERYTHING ABOUT THE YARD, WE HATE.
IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING.
I DON'T THINK YOU COULD PAY ME
TO COME UP WITH ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT IT.
(narrator) WHEN A YARD'S THIS BAD, YOU NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET.
THAT'S WHERE TOP LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
SARA BENDRICK COMES TO THE RESCUE.
NOW WE CAN GET GOING.
THIS MIGHT TAKE LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT.
SO, MAYBE JUST ANGLING A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.
TOUGH, CREATIVE, AND DETERMINED,
SARA CAN TURN THAT YARD YOU HATE
INTO AN OUTDOOR SPACE YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE.
(man) IT WAS AMAZING. I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
(woman) I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS!
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M HOME RIGHT HERE.
I'M GOOD.
-- Captions by VITAC --
Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC.
SINCE HOMEOWNER KESHIA BOUGHT THIS RAMBLER A YEAR AGO,
SHE'S DREAMED OF HAVING A KID-FRIENDLY BACKYARD
FOR HER SON, JAYDEN.
WHOA!
PLUS, SHE AND HER ROOMMATE, BIANCA,
WOULD LOVE A SPACE TO SIMPLY LAY OUT
WITHOUT HAVING TO WADE THROUGH WEEDS.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT SARA COMING IN
AND CHECKING OUT MY BACKYARD.
I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GONNA SAY
WHEN SHE SEES HOW BAD IT IS.
THIS IS MY NOT-SO-LOVELY BACKYARD.
WOW.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS USED TO BE OVER THERE.
IT USED TO BE A GATE FOR THE POOL EQUIPMENT,
BUT THE WIND BLEW IT DOWN, AND WE MOVED IT.
ARE THOSE ALL WEEDS?
THOSE ARE.
I WANT TO GO LOOK AT THIS. THOSE ARE GNARLY.
I THINK YOU NEED TO, LIKE, STAND UP NEXT TO IT,
AND I'M GONNA MEASURE THAT.
YOU GOT ABOUT SEVEN INCHES.
(laughs)
YEAH. (laughs)
WELL, AN ISSUE THAT I SEE RIGHT OFF THE BAT IS THIS.
THIS IS TERRIBLE.
I KNOW.
(laughs) THIS IS SO BAD.
IT'S KIND OF A SAFETY HAZARD.
I WOULDN'T WANT MY 3-YEAR-OLD TO, YOU KNOW, YANK THIS DOWN.
AND, OH, MY GOSH, YOUR PATIO -- WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
IT JUST STARTED TO FALL APART.
SO, WE'RE GETTING RID OF THE POOL, RIGHT?
(laughs)
THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE LIKE, THE POOL.
IT GETS REALLY HOT OUT HERE.
REALLY HOT.
OVER 100 DEGREES.
YEAH.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF HARDSCAPE,
WHICH ACTUALLY INCREASES THE HEAT AROUND HERE.
YOU HAVE SOME SOFTSCAPE OVER THERE
THAT LOOKS LIKE JUST A GIANT PATCH OF WEEDS.
THEME-WISE, HAVE YOU THOUGHT
WHICH WAY YOU'D LIKE TO GO WITH YOUR YARD?
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
OH, YEAH? (laughs)
I LOVE THE TUSCAN, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE.
OH, REALLY?
I CAN NAIL THAT. (laughs)
OH, YAY!
(Bendrick) IF WE DO A MEDITERRANEAN THEME,
THEY USE A LOT OF FRESH PRODUCE,
AND THIS COULD BE AN AWESOME AREA
FOR A VEGETABLE GARDEN.
WE LOVE TO COOK, SO I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT.
(Bendrick) AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR PLANTER OVER HERE
IS FALLING APART.
YEAH, THIS WALL DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S PLUMB ANYMORE.
I THINK THAT IT SHOULD PROBABLY GO.
AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE... YOU CAN SEE YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WE CAN SEE EVERY NEIGHBOR ACTUALLY.
YES.
AND LET'S KIND OF BLOCK THEM OUT.
WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
(laughter)
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND THIS IS AN UGLY AREA.
IT'S THE POOL EQUIPMENT.
MAYBE JUST SCREENING THIS AREA
'CAUSE ALL THIS STUFF NEEDS TO STAY.
AND THEN THIS BLANK WALL HERE, IT'S PRETTY BORING,
AND I THINK THAT WE COULD DO BETTER THAN THIS.
YEAH. (laughs)
I CHALLENGE YOU.
YOU CHALLENGE ME.
(laughter)
I ACCEPT.
HERE'S SARA'S PLAN.
THE EXISTING PERGOLA WILL STAY,
BUT IN PLACE OF THE OLD SUPPORTS,
SHE'LL BUILD FOUR COLUMNS
WRAPPED WITH ENGINEERED STONE VENEER.
THE CONCRETE UNDER THE PERGOLA
WILL BE PATCHED WITH AN OVERLAY,
AND ALL THE CONCRETE WILL BE STAINED.
AND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE IS GETTING A SPLASH OF COLOR.
THE END OF THE YARD WILL FEATURE
AN ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN
SURROUNDED BY GRASS AND TUSCAN-THEMED PLANTINGS.
ON THE OTHER SIDE,
SHE'S GOING TO DITCH THE OLD PLANTER,
COAT THE WALLS WITH STUCCO, AND INSTALL A WATER FOUNTAIN.
SHE'LL ADD A COVER TO THE POOL
AND REBUILD THE FENCE TO HIDE THE POOL PUMP.
KESHIA'S BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT IS 22 GRAND.
TODAY, WE HAVE A LOT TO DO.
WE HAVE DEMO, DEMO, DEMO,
AND THAT INCLUDES REMOVING THE SUPPORT COLUMNS.
WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE PLANTER BED IN THE BACK
AND CLEAN ALL THE JUNK FROM THE BACKYARD,
INCLUDING ALL OF THE WEEDS.
WOW. SOME OF THESE WEEDS ARE LIKE FULL TREES HERE.
GOODBYE, WEED.
(man) THAT'S REALLY BAD.
OH, YEAH.
IT DOESN'T HIT THE BOTTOM, HUH?
YEAH, THEY DON'T.
(Bendrick) ON THIS JOB, WE WERE GONNA USE
THE EXISTING SUPPORT COLUMNS AS REFERENCE
AND JUST PUT A 16x16 BLOCK AROUND IT,
BUT WHEN WE STARTED DEMO,
WE REALIZED THAT THEY WERE NO GOOD AT ALL.
(Bendrick) SO IN ORDER TO SALVAGE THE PERGOLA,
WE NEED TO PUT UP TEMPORARY 2x4 SUPPORTS,
AND THEN WE CAN SCRAP THE OLD POSTS.
WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET RID OF THIS WALL.
YAY.
I'M READY.
BASICALLY GO AHEAD AND TAP THE FRONT OF THIS.
OKAY. STAND BACK.
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT.
THE PERGOLA AREA IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE.
WE NEED TO REMOVE ALL THE BROKEN CONCRETE
AND ALL THE LOOSE DIRT.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA START BUILDING THE SUPPORT POSTS
OUT OF RING BLOCK.
THE CONCRETE OVERLAY THAT WE'RE USING
HAS A RESIN IN IT THAT'S REALLY GONNA HELP IT
FROM CRACKING AND CRUMBLING LIKE THE OLD ONE.
SO, THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS APPLY A GLUE
THAT ACTS AS A BONDING AGENT
BETWEEN THE OLD CONCRETE AND THE CONCRETE OVERLAY.
THE NEXT LAYER'S A BASE COAT,
BUT WE GOT TO WORK QUICK BECAUSE IT DRIES REALLY FAST.
SO, WE HAVE THREE MINUTES, KESHIA, TO GET THIS...
(both laugh)
...CONCRETE SET WHERE WE WANT IT.
(man) MOVE, MOVE.
I'M GOING THROUGH THIS STUFF PRETTY QUICK.
IT'S GETTING HARD ALREADY.
YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA LET IT CURE OVERNIGHT,
AND THEN TOMORROW, IT'LL BE READY FOR THE SKIM COAT.
I WANT TO PAINT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT COLOR.
THIS MIGHT BE BRIGHTER THAN WHAT I'M ENVISIONING.
(narrator) AFTER JUST ONE DAY OF WORK,
KESHIA'S BACKYARD IS SHOWING MAJOR IMPROVEMENT.
BUENOS DíAS.
OOH.
THIS LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER ALREADY.
IT'S AMAZING.
SO, JASON, FOR TODAY, I'D REALLY LIKE
TO GET THE SCRATCH COAT ON THE WALL
SO WE CAN PREPARE FOR STUCCOING TOMORROW,
FINISH THE SKIM COAT HERE,
AND MAYBE THROW SOME PLASTIC ON IT
SO WE CAN START PAINTING THE HOUSE,
AND IF WE CAN GET TO IT,
I WOULD LOVE TO MAYBE START THE FENCE.
OKAY.
IS THAT DOABLE? (laughs)
IT'S DOABLE.
WHO ARE WE GONNA GO GRAB OFF THE STREETS?
WE HAVE SOME HELP?
YEAH, ACTUALLY, KESHIA'S FRIENDS ARE COMING THIS AFTERNOON.
REALLY? AWESOME.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM HELP WITH THE SCRATCH COAT HERE
AND ALSO PAINT THE HOUSE.
(Bendrick) YESTERDAY, WE APPLIED THE BASE COAT
TO THE CONCRETE OVERLAY,
AND TODAY, WE'RE GONNA DO THE SKIM COAT.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS GONNA BE
THE FINISHED LEVEL OF YOUR FLOOR.
WE STILL HAVE TO DO SOME EPOXY ON TOP OF IT TOMORROW.
AND WE'LL JUST START WORKING.
JUST KIND OF MAKE IT NICE AND SMOOTH.
WE HAVE SOME TIME TO WORK WITH THIS MATERIAL,
WHICH IS GOOD.
SO, YOU THINK YOU WANT TO CHANGE JOBS?
YOU CAN DO THIS ALL DAY.
MAYBE.
(both laugh)
YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU SMOOTH THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE THE FINISH OF YOUR FLOOR.
(Bendrick) ONCE THE SKIM COAT IS DOWN,
WE'RE GONNA COVER IT WITH PLASTIC.
WE CAN ACTUALLY WALK ON IT,
BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH PAINTING
TO DO ON THE PERGOLA, I WANT TO COVER IT UP.
DRIPS AND SPILLS WOULD NOT BE GOOD AT THIS POINT.
TO GO WITH THE TUSCAN THEME,
I WANT TO PICK A NICE, WARM YELLOW
FOR THE BACK OF THEIR HOUSE.
THIS MIGHT BE BRIGHTER THAN WHAT I'M ENVISIONING.
I ACTUALLY KIND OF LIKE THAT INITIALLY.
THIS IS GONNA BE SUCH A BIG PART OF THE DESIGN.
THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR US TO ACTUALLY PAINT SAMPLES ON THE HOUSE.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE RIGHT NOW.
I JUST FINISHED THE PAINT SAMPLES,
AND I WANT THEM TO COMPLETELY DRY
BEFORE I CHOOSE ONE BECAUSE THE FINISHED COLOR
IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE WET COLOR.
BUT KESHIA'S FRIENDS ARE HERE, SO I'M GONNA HAVE THEM WORK
ON PAINTING THE PERGOLA RIGHT NOW.
SO, IF YOU WANT TO START IN THIS CORNER
AND KIND OF MOVE YOUR WAY OVER.
(rumbling)
JASON'S GUYS FINISHED EACH SUPPORT POST
BY FILLING IT WITH CONCRETE.
BUT NOW WE NEED TO MAKE THEM LOOK GOOD,
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THAT WITH ENGINEERED STONE.
(Bendrick) WE GOT TO FIND A STONE THAT'S GONNA FIT IN THIS AREA,
SO THIS IS THE PUZZLE PART.
OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BOXES
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT STONE LOOKS BEST WHERE.
SEE, THIS ONE -- THERE'S TOO MUCH SPACE THERE.
THIS DOESN'T REALLY LOOK GOOD.
I THINK THERE'S A BOX BEHIND YOU.
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
OOH, THAT'S ALMOST PERFECT, ACTUALLY.
SO, BEFORE WE STICK THAT ON, THOUGH,
WE WANT TO PUT THE THINSET ON THE BACK OF THIS, TOO.
OKAY.
JUST SMEAR IT ON LIKE THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SOME NICE POCKETS HERE
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA STICK BETTER.
PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO. WE GOT ONE UP.
FOUR POSTS TO GO.
(both laugh)
THESE ENGINEERED STONES LOOK AND FEEL LIKE REAL STONE,
BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY MADE
OUT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE MATERIAL,
WHICH MAKES THEM REALLY EASY TO WORK WITH.
ON THE PERIMETER WALL, WE'RE GONNA DO A STUCCO FINISH.
BUT FIRST, WE HAVE TO APPLY THE SCRATCH COAT.
BASICALLY, KESHIA, I WANT TO WET DOWN THE WALL
SO THE BLOCK DOESN'T SUCK THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE CEMENT
THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO PUT ON.
YEAH, THIS IS FUN.
I KNOW, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
(laughs)
YOU WANT TO DO A 45-DEGREE ANGLE.
AND YOU'RE JUST GONNA PUT SOME PRESSURE.
THAT'S PERFECT.
SO, WE SETTLED ON A PAINT COLOR FOR THE HOUSE.
KESHIA'S FRIENDS JUST FINISHED
DOING THE FIRST LAYER OF THE PERGOLA.
I'M GONNA PULL THEM OFF THAT PROJECT
TO COME JOIN HER OTHER FRIENDS AND PAINT THE HOUSE.
(indistinct conversations)
OH, HE'S SO CUTE.
HE'S SUCH A HARD WORKER.
I LOVE TO PAINT.
(laughs)
FAMILY AND FRIENDS ROCK.
(laughs)
I KNOW. WE TOLD THEM THEY CAN'T GO HOME TILL THEY'RE DONE.
RIGHT. OKAY. THERE YOU GO.
SO, MY ONLY QUESTION IS THE SCRATCH COAT HERE.
I KNOW THAT WE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS TODAY
ON GETTING THAT DONE, BUT WE STILL GOT TO FINISH THIS.
ARE YOUR GUYS GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE?
YEAH. THEY'LL BE DONE IN PROBABLY 30 MINUTES.
OKAY, GOOD.
'CAUSE THAT WAY, WE'RE ON SCHEDULE
FOR OUR STUCCOING TOMORROW.
YES.
TOMORROW, LET'S RECONVENE AND SEE WHERE WE ARE.
ABSOLUTELY. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
WELL, WITH NASTURTIUMS, I KNOW THEY TRAIL A LOT.
IS THAT GONNA BE AN ISSUE?
ARE THEY GONNA TAKE OVER THIS BED?
(narrator) IT'S DAY 3 OF THIS TUSCAN-THEMED MAKEOVER,
AND KESHIA'S YARD IS STARTING TO COME TOGETHER.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON TODAY.
THE STUCCO GUYS ARE APPLYING THE FINISHING COAT
TO THE PERIMETER WALL,
THE CONCRETE STILL NEEDS TO GET STAINED,
AND THE ORGANIC VEGGIE BED'S GOING IN.
TO HELP US OUT WITH THAT, WE BROUGHT IN A TEAM
THAT SPECIALIZES IN URBAN FARMING,
AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP BUILD A VEGGIE BED IN THE SIDE YARD.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT FOUR FEET HERE,
AND AT LEAST FOUR FEET FROM THE WALK HERE.
AND THEN IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT
SORT OF THE FINAL POSITIONING WITH SUNLIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GET SOME WINTER BLOCKAGE
FROM THIS BIG TREE.
THAT'S TRUE.
AND THEN WE GOT TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FENCE
AND THESE BIG SHRUBS HERE --
THAT IT'S GONNA START DECREASING OUR WESTERLY SUN.
HERE'S FOUR.
THERE'S FOUR.
THE FRAME FOR THE VEGGIE BED IS MADE OUT OF REDWOOD,
AND THESE GUYS DESIGN AND BUILD EACH ONE
SO IT'S CUSTOMIZED FOR YOUR NEEDS.
HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
(woman) GOOD.
IT'S LOOKING AWESOME. OH, IS IT GONNA BE TIERED?
IT'S GONNA BE TIERED.
WHOO!
WE'VE GOT A MIX OF TOPSOIL, COMPOST, AND POTTING SOIL.
WE'RE INSTALLING A TARGETED DRIP-IRRIGATION SYSTEM,
WHICH IS GONNA SAVE HER A TON OF WATER
AND ALSO KEEP HER FROM HAVING TO HAND-WATER EVERY DAY.
WE'RE PLANTING THE VEGETABLES SHORTEST TO TALLEST
SO THAT WE CAN OPTIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SUN
THAT EACH PLANT RECEIVES.
(Bendrick) LOOKS AWESOME.
THANK YOU, GUYS. YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
(laughs)
ALL RIGHT, SO, I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE PROGRESS
THAT WE HAVE ON YOUR YARD SO FAR.
FIRST, THE SANTA BARBARA FINISH.
(Keshia) OH, MY GOD. I LOVE THAT.
(gasps)
WE STILL NEED TO COME THROUGH
AND DO THE SEALER AND FINISH ON THIS.
SO, THE CONCRETE GUY'S COMING AFTER LUNCH.
WE'RE IDEALLY GONNA FINISH THESE POSTS TODAY.
AND THEN OVER HERE, I WANT TO SHOW YOU YOUR VEGGIE BED.
ISN'T IT GREAT?
THIS IS AMAZING. YES.
YOU HAVE IRRIGATION HOOKED UP TO IT.
WE HAVE NASTURTIUMS RIGHT HERE.
YOU USE THE FLOWERS.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY STICK THEM IN SALADS.
WOW. MMM.
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD.
VEGETABLES.
AND THERE'S SOME PEPPERS.
YEAH, THERE'S A BELL PEPPER.
OH, LOOK AT THAT! I LOVE THIS.
(laughs)
SO, LET ME SHOW YOU THE COMPOST BIN.
YOU JUST SPIN IT OPEN LIKE THIS.
YOU WANT TO HAVE AN EVEN BALANCE
OF GREEN WASTE AND BROWN WASTE.
STAY AWAY FROM ANY OILS OR FATS.
IF YOU SPIN IT AROUND AND WATER IT ONCE A WEEK,
YOU'LL HAVE SOME AWESOME COMPOST
THAT YOU CAN RECYCLE BACK INTO YOUR GARDEN.
AND YOUR PLANTS ARE GONNA DO SO GOOD.
WOW. THAT IS AWESOME.
NOW THAT THE VEGGIE BED'S IN PLACE,
I'M GONNA PLACE A ROW OF DWARF CYPRESS TREES
IN FRONT OF THE PERIMETER WALL TO GIVE THEM SOME PRIVACY.
OH, THESE ARE GREAT.
(Bendrick) THESE ARE THE TINY TOWERS.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA GET NEARLY AS TALL AS THOSE GUYS.
OKAY.
WE GOT JAYDEN DIGGING A HOLE FOR US.
OH, LOOK AT YOU, JAYDEN. YOU HAVING FUN OVER THERE?
MM-HMM.
SO, ACTUALLY, WE'RE PROBABLY PRETTY GOOD
IF YOU JUST WANT TO GET RID OF A LITTLE BIT
OF THIS LOOSE DIRT THAT KIND OF FELL BACK IN.
OKAY.
I'M GONNA ADD A LITTLE BIT OF THIS NICE, ORGANIC BLEND
OKAY.
OKAY.
I DON'T WANT IT TO FALL ON YOUR FEET.
I'M GONNA PUT IT SIDEWAYS HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
AND GO AHEAD, AND WE'LL KIND OF MIX IT ALL AROUND.
OOH.
UH-OH. YOU DON'T WANT TO BURY YOUR FOOT.
(laughs)
I GOT SOME SOIL.
GOOD JOB.
NOW, WE MIX THE SOIL HALF-AND-HALF
BECAUSE WE WANT THE PLANT
TO GET USED TO THE NATURAL SOIL HERE.
YOU GOT IT?
WHOA!
(laughs)
NOW POINT IT AT THE SOIL.
GOOD JOB.
SO, HOW'S IT GOING OVER HERE?
IT'S COMING ALONG GOOD.
THIS IS A NO-SHOE RULE?
(laughs)
I AM STAINING THE OVERLAY RIGHT NOW
WITH A NICE, GRAY BASE.
SO, WE'RE GONNA DO A COUPLE LAYERS OF THIS.
AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ART FORM.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COME THROUGH WITH A BROWN
ON TOP OF THIS.
I CHOSE TO STAIN THE CONCRETE WITH GRAY AND BROWN TONES
SO THAT IT COMPLEMENTS THE COLORS
ON THE STONES FOR THE SUPPORT COLUMNS.
OH, MY GOD!
ISN'T THIS AWESOME?
JAYDEN, THIS IS YOUR BACKYARD!
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN TUSCANY RIGHT NOW.
(laughs)
(narrator) IT'S ALMOST A WRAP ON KESHIA'S BACKYARD MAKEOVER.
FIRST ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS SEALING THE OVERLAY.
RIGHT NOW, I'M PUTTING THE SEALER ON THE CONCRETE HERE.
AND BASICALLY, IT'S TO WEATHERPROOF THIS AREA
AND ALSO TO KEEP THE PIGMENT IN THE CONCRETE.
NOT ONLY DID I WANT TO MAKE THIS BACKYARD LOOK REALLY GOOD,
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE IT CHILD-FRIENDLY.
THE POOL COVER MAKES AN ADULT SPACE ALSO KID-SAFE.
I'M REALLY GLAD WE FOUND A KHAKI POOL COVER.
IT REALLY GOES WITH THE REST OF THE COLORS IN THE YARD HERE.
(man) IT ABSOLUTELY DOES. IT BLENDS IN REALLY NICE.
THE PLANTS I SELECTED FOR THIS PROJECT
ARE ALL VERY TUSCAN.
WE HAVE THE ITALIAN CYPRESS, WE HAVE A YARROW,
WE HAVE ROSES, AND WE ALSO HAVE LAVENDER.
YOU NEVER WANT TO PUT MULCH
RIGHT UP TO THE BASE OF THE PLANT
BECAUSE IT HOLDS A LOT OF MOISTURE,
AND IT COULD ROT THE ROOTS.
THE NICE THING ABOUT USING AN ORGANIC MULCH
IS THAT IT EVENTUALLY DECOMPOSES INTO THE GROUND,
AND IT ADDS NUTRIENTS BACK INTO THE SOIL.
I'M TRYING TO PUT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF MULCH.
THAT'S A GOOD AMOUNT.
SO, WE HAD SO MANY OF THESE EXTRA BLOCKS,
AND I WANTED GRAVEL AT THE BOTTOM OF MY POT THERE --
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ON SITE -- SO I'M GONNA MAKE GRAVEL.
THESE ARE PERFECT SIZE.
(laughs)
I'M PUTTING THE CINDER BLOCK IN HERE TO HELP THE POT DRAIN.
I WANT THE WATER TO COME OUT, AND I WANT THE SOIL TO STAY IN.
IT SHOULD COME RIGHT OUT JUST LIKE THAT.
RUFFLE UP THE EDGES HERE
SO THAT THE ROOTS KIND OF SPREAD AROUND.
THESE ARE GONNA LOOK SO GOOD.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE RED POT.
THEY'RE GONNA GO GREAT WITH THAT RED DOOR.
(Bendrick) KESHIA'S BACKYARD IS SO COLORFUL AND VIBRANT NOW.
BESIDES THE RED POTS,
THE GATE TO THE POOL PUMP WE PAINTED RED,
AND WE PLACED A RED CANVAS COVER ON THE PERGOLA.
WATER FEATURES ARE PRETTY TYPICAL
OF A TUSCAN DESIGN.
WE FOUND THIS ONE FOR LESS THAN 500 BUCKS.
I'M SEALING THE FOUNTAIN TO PROTECT IT FROM WATER DAMAGE
'CAUSE WATER, OVER TIME, CAN BE PRETTY BAD
FOR THE CONCRETE THAT THIS IS I MADE OUT OF.
IT'S BEEN SO HOT IN THE BACKYARD.
I FOUND THE PERFECT SURPRISE FOR THEM.
WE FOUND THESE MISTERS,
AND WE'RE GONNA ATTACH THEM TO THE PERGOLA.
ALL RIGHT.
AWESOME.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SHOW THEM THEIR BACKYARD.
I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
(narrator) BEFORE,
THIS YARD WAS WALL-TO-WALL, DINGY CONCRETE
AND COMPLETELY OVERRUN WITH WEEDS.
NOW IT'S DECKED OUT IN RICH, WARM COLORS
AND FEATURES THAT CAPTURE THE AURA OF TUSCANY.
OH, MY GOD!
ISN'T THIS AWESOME?
JAYDEN, THIS IS YOUR BACKYARD!
A TREE!
YEAH, YOU LIKE THE TREE?
YEAH, LOOK AT THAT.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF THE HOUSE COLOR?
I KNOW YOU WERE A LITTLE NERVOUS AT FIRST.
I LOVE THE COLOR.
I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK THIS AWESOME.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
IT LOOKS BETTER THAN THE PLANS.
THE COLORS ARE AMAZING.
SO NICE.
IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE IT.
WE HAVE THE COVER ON THE PERGOLA,
OF COURSE, ALL THE STONE.
REMEMBER YOU HAD THOSE RICKETY IRON POSTS?
YOU REMEMBER THE PATIO SPACE HERE --
HOW TERRIBLE THAT WAS?
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE CEMENT STAIN.
CHECK OUT YOUR NEW BARBECUE OVER HERE.
NOW YOU CAN REALLY FEED PEOPLE.
THIS IS NICE.
WELL, HANG TIGHT RIGHT HERE.
I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SHOW YOU GUYS.
OKAY.
(humming)
(Bianca) WHAT'S THAT?
(laughter)
LET ME LIFT YOU UP.
CHECK IT OUT.
HIGHER!
ALL RIGHT, ONE TRY HIGHER.
WHOO!
(laughs)
(laughter)
(Keshia) JAYDEN.
(Bendrick) THE FAMILY'S SO EXCITED ABOUT THE MISTERS.
IT WAS WORTH THE EXTRA WORK TO PUT THEM IN.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THESE VEGETABLES TO COME IN.
YEAH. THEY'RE GONNA BE GREAT.
I LOVE THIS STUCCO.
IT JUST TOTALLY MAKES THE BACKYARD.
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN TUSCANY RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS JUST AMAZING.
WE HAVE YOUR POOL COVER HERE, AND IT'S FOR SAFETY.
BUT, OF COURSE, I PICKED A COLOR
THAT WOULD GO WITH THE TUSCAN THEME.
I LOVE THE POOL COVER 'CAUSE THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN,
SO I'M SO GLAD WE HAVE THAT.
HEY, JAYDEN, WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE YARD?
I LOVE THE MISTERS!
(laughs)
YEAH.
(Bianca) I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE VEGETABLE GARDEN
AND THE HERB GARDEN BECAUSE WE COOK SO MUCH
AND IT'D BE SO NICE TO COME OUTSIDE AND PICK YOUR OWN.
(Keshia) SERIOUSLY, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS MY BACKYARD
AND YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LEAVE
AND I'M GONNA ACTUALLY LIVE HERE.
THERE'S NO WAY THIS FAMILY CAN HATE THEIR BACKYARD NOW.
IT ROCKS.
(narrator) AND WE JUST ABOUT NAILED THE BUDGET,
COMING IN JUST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS OVER.
I THINK SARA DID AN AMAZING JOB.
SHE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT I EXPECTED IT TO BE.
I LOVE MY YARD.
IT LOOKS LIKE AN ITALIAN RESORT BACK THERE.
(Bendrick) WELL, IT'S YOUR BACKYARD TO ENJOY,
SO I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL PARTY BACK HERE.
OH, I'M GONNA HAVE THE BEST PARTY.
I THINK THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT COME TO THE PARTY.
OH, THAT'S SO AWESOME.
WELL, I'M GONNA LET YOU ENJOY THIS SPACE.
IT'S BEEN GREAT WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU.
(both) THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YEAH. (laughs)
YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.