My Garden Desperately Needs A Makeover! | Dirty Business (Garden Makeover)

This tired backyard renovation is anything but typical. Dirty Business landscape expert James Dale combines traditional and modern elements to maximize its wow factor. And, it all has to revolve around a treasured tag sale find statue!
"Dirty Business" details how homeowners clean up their outdoor spaces with expertise provided by Earth Inc., a preeminent landscape design firm in Toronto. Watch as designers James Dale, Joel Loblaw, Kennedy McRae and Lorne Hancock manage the tension and stress of meeting deadlines and clients' expectations to create breathtaking gardens and upscale living spaces.
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[@littleone7404]

That Garden came out absolutely beautiful

[@crazyve26]

They have some great ideas. Curves in a yard; who would of thought that! It us so simple simple but it is "thinking outside the box"

[@QuestForDetails]

These are top of the line shows, I always enjoy them!!

[@jerryfrugoli3339]

I love your work!!! I’m wondering if you guys can be a little more concerned about reusing deck wood, older plants, or other materials? I know time is money, but this is our only planet, and their are finite resources, to know that you guys are willing to farm out the demo to folks that may reuse...... maybe there are folks near you who can help ??

[@smoothsailingmp]

Your program is very good, concept wise, very instructing, with beautiful plants and designs...makes us feel we might be able to see beyond what is "there" to what can be and be totally useful for year round use. Thank you

[@Thejakefaul]

I love the dog in this video lmao

[@ChandigarhGuy]

One thing specially I love about these guy's is they cut 1 or 3 tree's and they plant 10 tree's.

[@beknic8872]

My dream courtyard. Just stunning

[@peka1887]

Very nice choice of plants to go with the statue

[@abhasapre8047]

Stunning! Amazing space planning.This project. 5 stars to the plantation!

[@jacquelinemitchell7130]

A lovely makeover. I thought it might lose the maturity of the plot but it manages to retain it. The only downside, and it is nitpicking, is retaining a tiny piece of lawn that the owners will have to keep a mower for...but then the dog needs somewhere to pee!!

[@clairewright8153]

We had a ti y piece of grass at our last home and used a wipper snipper quick and easy

[@allthingsnu4673]

This is my favorite Abode video so far. The plants, arbor, statue... everything looks beautiful and practical. Really nice job. I've seen comments on more than one of your videos about the lack of stair handrails for elderly clients - I've noticed this myself but figure the clients may have preferred no rails.

[@jeanettepappas8060]

Love what you guys do excellent design skills love the brick work bravo! 🙏🏻

[@sexyfatbastid]

I love the brick arc.

[@alianajacobs5703]

This looks amazing! Great job guys!

[@lenam2114]

I really didn’t like the design when I saw the sketch, but the final result is beautiful!

[@jekku4688]

OK the arbor needs one more of those twig cover things. Two just looks dumb. Love the grotto!

[@aloevera7422]

if you want it to look like a shack i guess

[@leonasam5142]

One of designers mentioned that the Virginia Creeper vine would fill in the space over time.

[@GreentopLandscapes]

Great presentation

[@lisakilmer2667]

Really nice design, but as always, there are far too many trees planted. The thuja hedge (they called it cedar) can easily have every other plant removed in a few years, but all those spruces around the statue are going to be a real problem - each one will get as big as the existing blue spruce and they will drop their lower branches and be bald trunks in a few years (ask me how I know this). I just feel so sorry for all the homeowners in this series because the yards look great at first but will be a big problem in a short time and they will have to pay to have it re-done/modified.

[@seagal-1]

Quite a transformation! I had my doubts about the arbor as well, but it worked. Love the curved brick walkway. Adored Pan but I feel he did not get the proper background to show him off. Would have preferred much lighter foliage behind him. That is an extremely high strung dog who I fear will be getting chastised for pooping in one lovely spot or another. I don't think the design took that issue into consideration, He probably digs as well.

[@carinwiseman4309]

Arbors need slats for shade and plant support.

[@GODSPEAKS898]

Beautifully designed and beautifully done!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️

[@estelleadamski308]

Just subscribed! This is my 2nd episode and you guys have me hooked! I live on 80 acres in WI, but, next to my house and garage the area is sm so most of these are very tiny yards, and I'm looking for design ideas like what you show. Love it!

[@shirleylangton7967]

Love this design.

[@AbodeLDS]

Thank you! 😊

[@patriciasmith9039]

Great design...

[@hughkirk3946]

Awesome work as usual.

[@robynwilliams8110]

Once again - great use of a boring rectangular garden - really breaking it up into a magic space where the boundaries disappear.

[@Eva-ml6qr]

So enjoying all of your videos!! So happy I found you! I'm hooked! You're all so uniquely talented and yet make such a professional team. I hope you keep the videos coming!

[@Nightowl-72]

This looks amazing 💜

[@thesmartgene]

The owner looks like American Beauty's Carolyn Burnham played by Annette Bening.

[@mtm00]

👍Absolutely brilliant! I love it!

[@lindaparnell1546]

Stunning result, elegant and beautiful

[@rworld9410]

Beautiful garden❤

[@phyllisarrington7436]

I think the statue looks like the god, Pan. 😊

[@glgardener4972]

Lovely.

[@terencemitchao]

Omg the amount of outs 😍

[@johncornell7103]

That ligularia around the sculpture is going to fry in the sun

[@goodfrequency8171]

Why do they continue to put in stairs for older clients without handrails?

[@sunshine-db2zm]

A good point.

[@kmw4359]

Wow those Thuja and Hornbeams are a) planted too close together and b) too close to fence - will affect neighbor’s garden. Plus, can’t believe they put a Cedar and an Acer so close to the deck / house. Lastly, that poor dog who has no more place to play!

[@lisakilmer2667]

Totally agree. They over-plant in Every.Single.Episode. The hardscaping is always beautiful but the poor homeowners are going to have a mess to re-landscape in 5 years!

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

What's the point of having pergolas if you are not going to plant it uo with scented plants like star jasmine or climbing roses??

[@shastac1396]

Nice!

[@TheLunkad]

That's beautiful work. I stay in an apartment in India and have a 30 feet long French window. Want to know which plants can provide privacy. Currently i have 20 - 12" pots of Raphis palm which is not so bushy. Please suggest. Thanks

[@rv4515]

You can plant Combretum Indicum . It is beautiful creeper and grows v fast. It will cover the windows. It is v common in India.

[@acps1057]

Won't the dog spread that gravel everwhere ?

[@SwiftPushkar]

Honesty the garden was bit more better before. Anyway rest of the restoration videos are awesome I must admit.

[@samoatodd8730]

❤️

[@rr2402]

Get Lorn to do some fitness videos also

[@flinryder7119]

She keeps moving that post giving me anxiety 😥

[@lr50plus54]

Poor dog

[@goodfrequency8171]

He will have to poo on the rocks or brick...

[@pd4887]

I’m sorry great show, but what s with that hat? He looks like a giant baby 🤣

[@jhutch1681]

It's all the rage - a bucket hat!

[@smoothsailingmp]

We don't need the crass statements

[@ManuimGarten]

To much gravel and boring trees on the border.

[@heavydinsc]

You guys make interesting videos and interesting designs, but you appear to be operating in the 1970s in terms of concern for sustainability. Your contractors destroy so much building material that could be easily removed and repurposed. (To wit, the deck in this vid.) And your planting crew tears out mature vegetation that could be replanted elsewhere. Are you familiar with the concept of embodied energy? Dirty Business could truly do with a sustainability director. Have you considered that? It would be the most direct way for your company to jump into the 21st century.

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[@mlheesakkers9606]

It's a shame of that flag in the back!

[@sweetness6048]

I know right they should have had a Rasta one