Transforming My Outdated Garden Without Breaking The Bank | Dirty Business (Garden Makeover)

After a painstaking interior renovation, Jennifer takes on her outdated front yard. Dirty Business landscape expert Joel Loblaw guides her to choices in line with the home’s character that don’t break the bank and maintain visual interest year-round!
"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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[@sharonthompson2333]

Just found this show on youtube and am loving it so much, I so hope they are still in business and filming again, they are a great group with wonderful artistic ideas.

[@marzymarrz5172]

What a change. Its amazing how it changes the impression of the whole property. Beautiful

[@sct4040]

Crab apples, magnolia are both just beautiful. Lavender is a great choice too.

[@jjroarodriguez9279]

Aside from the amazing work... you guys are very good looking contractors... esp you James. LOL! Love the smile and eyes.

[@annsmith7207]

Excellent job and the contractors admitting errors was refreshing! Terrific design ...you got through it, Kennedy...good on you ✨🌞✨

[@dianeleininger704]

This project really helped soften the look of the house. Beautiful.

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 🖤🖤🖤...

[@beccagiessing3890]

Love herringbone!

[@jhutch1681]

Love the brick drive contrasted with the darker walk material. I am so glad you didn't make boxes around the plantings between the drive and walkways; I always think they are just obstacles for car doors and snow ploughs, but I wonder if the car door hits the retaining wall on the neighbour's side. All the lush green softens the space beautifully. Still not sure why you don't mulch to keep the weeding and watering down... Glad you reused the urns. The oval planting was a small touch, but so impactful. I'd love to see it all flowering again after a year's growth. You should do a whole series of revisiting previous projects :)

[@sexyfatbastid]

I'm so in love with their "secretary" (@1:52) She's SO gorgeous !!!

[@patriciaschemenauer1064]

These guys are amazing

[@terribleq]

Great feng shui, whether you intended it or not. Great video, too!

[@lisakilmer2667]

Really good design for a parking area. I think it's the first episode where they didn't hugely over-plant.

[@heidi.a.thomson]

I really love their work and comraderie.

[@phumzilegumbi4357]

Aw

[@susannapotter1859]

Gorgeous!

[@kmw4359]

Lavender prefers well drained, poor soil and full sun - it’s a Mediterranean plant. Similar preferences for Echinacea to grow well. By contrast, Beech trees want moist, rich, acidic, non-compacted soil. Just because it sounds like it will be pretty together does not mean that all the plants will be able to grow well together or survive in that location.

[@tonibauer2949]

You are right, but it does very well in the cloudy, rainy, Pacific Northwest. Beautiful fields of it over on Whidbey Island and a lot in yards here. Even did well out on the edge of my north facing, shady yard.

[@micheleriddel9049]

I dislike lavender, but I have Echinacea that crops up, grows and flowers in my yard in the shade of my beech tree. My mother also has lovely Echinacea and a lovely healthy Tri-colored Beech.

[@seagal-1]

Looks lovely. I would never have thought to plant so much and never dreamed you could plant in winter! Looked fine in the spring but I would be too chicken to try it. I do wonder about the walkway from the sidewalk appearing to take you to the alleyway (where I think I saw trash barrels) then the sharp turn left to the door. If it were my house I would want to soften the turn. Would mean some of the plantings being shaved off their view from the interior, but I think an entrance is important and should have a graceful shape.

[@kmw4359]

Your planting instincts are good ... trust them.

[@janbaldwin1189]

A decorative gate would take care of the pathway issue. Quick fix.

[@unicornzalltheway8064]

Yes, Magnolias are just magnificent in the Carolinas! :)

[@tonibauer2949]

All of the south. The varieties there grow huge, with gorgeous, fragrant, cream colored blossoms the size of dinner plates. I was surprised when I moved from there to see them in Seattle, even on the downtown streets. Not the same varieties, but pretty nice. I bought a nice one for my sister’s yard there to bring in something reminiscent of our original home.

[@deborahchen6083]

Great great design!

[@jeanettepappas8060]

Very nice love your work i am starting to be able to tolerate your humor because your work is so nice.

[@booknerdjebbi5037]

hahaha

[@shirleysenkler781]

I had some service berry in my yard a few years ago and had to get rid of them since they attracted massive amounts of Japanese beetles. Live in Minnesota.

[@kmw4359]

Thank you for this comment ... I nearly bought some a while back and now glad I didn’t!

[@jwilliams8931]

I’ve done a ton of residential and commercial gardening and never ever noticed that, so I would not say that that’s a given

[@r.b.8061]

I would use only one paving. Nice, that even a parking lot can looks good.

[@janiceingle2131]

Please make more episodes!

[@lynnharrell9598]

The reality series, “Dirty Business,” ran in 2008 & 2009. So, unfortunately, there won’t be anymore episodes. 😔

[@logannewman7141]

Great working!!

[@yanyan4828]

I love your designs! Its amazing. New subs!

[@AbodeLDS]

Thank you so much! welcome aboard

[@silvanomanuel2589]

Please make a new episode, it's a nice show.

[@shannonholmberg8835]

After watching a number of your videos. Question: why do you leave dirt showing? Why not use a natural mulch? Also, what is the zone that you are working in? Just curious. Thanks.

[@cherylfinch3687]

Zone 5

[@leslyeglover2761]

They are in Toronto, I think.

[@tonibauer2949]

They leave dirt showing when putting in young plants rather than mulching because it encourages the plants to grow, covering the earth and eliminating the need for mulch. Much can deter their growth at times.

[@gisawslonim9716]

I was sort of expecting them to find a body once they dug up all the paving stones...oops, wrong program! But it might have been fun.

[@zarnigarsheerabi2516]

Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha

[@MysticFiddler1]

Amazing how the 1.5 cars can park sideways with no turn-in spot. They must have an airlift.

[@kristibrooks967]

Am I the only one who noticed client asked for a "car and a half parking"?

[@bryanjohnson1628]

Is there away to apply to get on the show. I have a house 3k sq ft house on over half an acre wooded lot. Seeking a total landscape makeover

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

Bryan Johnson Keep in mind that the homeowners pay for the makeovers. It's not free, lol.

[@jwilliams8931]

It’s Toronto they work out of

[@carleighz5264]

This show is from 10 years ago.

[@jwilliams8931]

@@carleighz5264 the company is still in business if they want to hire them

[@carleighz5264]

@@jwilliams8931 yea just two of the guys work together now I think, but you couldn't get on the show as it's been off air for years.

[@jeanmayes240]

I would love to know how much this cost

[@paranihiaanaru4414]

Herring bone hahahahaha

[@lynnaliya1]

Why aren’t you guys on TV

[@lynnharrell9598]

They were. 10 years ago.

[@mrchlorophyll4950]

I don't understand the sense in obscuring the front door and steps with trees. That just draws one's eyes to the car parking spot more than the house itself. I would've put a paved walkway leading straight to the front porch and would flanked that pathway with plantings instead.

[@janine4360]

You’re so right. It looks horrible with the entrance blocked. You can delineate the walkway from the parking spaces with paving pattern or materials and give more separation from the neighbor.

[@sandramartins5490]

gives privacy

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

It's pronounced ASS FAULT not ash fault.

[@marcschulte3244]

They are from Canada. That’s really how they pronounce it there. They also said ‘proh-ject’ at the opening of the show. And if asked, I bet they would say they have a ‘shed-jule’ to follow for their ‘proh-ject’ that covers everything from ‘A to Zed’ ;-)

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

🤷‍♀️😏

[@janine4360]

I don’t get that four guys have to collaborate on a design concept for this tiny space. Normally it takes only one, who can also do all the material selection and estimating. And the term “plant material” makes me cringe! 😬

[@jwilliams8931]

Pretty standard in landscaping to call it plant material, what do you want them to call it?

[@janine4360]

Ok, standard for “landscapers.” 😉 I was too negative about the collab here, sorry. I can imagine it’s tons of fun, just resource intensive from my experience.

[@tracestevens1773]

This commercial about Blood pressure is redundant and boring. Get on with it allready. I have started it 10 Times now. Only to turn it off. If you really want to help people like your father, spit it out.

[@peanuts215]

their work is always great but I wish they would change this awful theme/intro song. It makes me cringe every time

[@nulseqirobasba8350]

The square palm notablely float because salesman distally worry unto a protective antarctica. trashy, meaty slime

[@rv4515]

clean and boring