How to Lay Shade Sod | Ask This Old House
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Ай бұрынIn this video, a homeowner with a shady backyard is tired of looking at dirt and moss. This Old House landscaper Lee Gilliam shows him what to do to bring his backyard to life.
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Shady backyards can be frustrating to deal with. The only thing that seems to grow is moss. When a homeowner called the Ask This Old House team for help, landscaper Lee Gilliam answered. With the help of a homeowner, they continue the yard’s garden aesthetic into the backyard with shade-tolerant plants, amend the soil with compost, and lay a thick carpet of shade-friendly sod.
Where to find it?
If your yard is shady, maximize the sunlight exposure by trimming back larger trees. To trim back smaller tree branches, use long reach pruners [homedepot.sjv.io/g1E6nv]. Use a pole cutter [homedepot.sjv.io/WqkdkO] for thicker branches.
To prep the soil before the install cover the yard with an organic compost [homedepot.sjv.io/0ZNjNY] and use a metal straight rake [homedepot.sjv.io/zNBQrr] to spread the compost out evenly. Work the compost into the soil with a rototiller [homedepot.sjv.io/dazVz3].
Once the soil is prepped use a wheelbarrow [homedepot.sjv.io/OrxKdA] to transport the sod to the install area. Lee selected a micro clover sod [homedepot.sjv.io/eKWE06] because it is shade tolerant and low maintenance. Install the sod in a staggered brick-like pattern using sod cutters [homedepot.sjv.io/75NONV] to cut the rolls to length. Use hand pruners [homedepot.sjv.io/q4jxjq] to cut around sprinkler heads.
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Materials:
Marking paint [homedepot.sjv.io/5gNZNo]
Compost [homedepot.sjv.io/0ZNjNY]
Shade tolerant plants [homedepot.sjv.io/eKWEW6]
Shade tolerant soil [homedepot.sjv.io/xkG5Gx]
Microclover sod [homedepot.sjv.io/eKWE06]
Leaf mulch [homedepot.sjv.io/rQPDPj]
Tools:
You may choose to rent a rototiller [homedepot.sjv.io/dazVz3].
Long reach pruner [homedepot.sjv.io/g1E6nv]
Pole cutter [homedepot.sjv.io/WqkdkO]
Shovel [homedepot.sjv.io/rQPDPd]
Rake [homedepot.sjv.io/zNBQrr]
Wheelbarrow [homedepot.sjv.io/OrxKdA]
Sod seam cutter [homedepot.sjv.io/75NONV]
Hand pruner [homedepot.sjv.io/q4jxjq]
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@petercampbe11 Ай бұрын
nothing beats Roger - he is an OG legend but this new guy is good - top class job also
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
He's currently building a pergulah in New Hampshire
@the_jonathan_o Ай бұрын
I like how encouraging Lee is. Glad he's around.
@kturob Ай бұрын
I like this new guy on the show
@Guardducks Ай бұрын
My landscape jobs never go this quick. ☹️ maybe I'm just not quick like Lee is. Looks good Lee.
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
Perhaps try filming the project over three days like they do, and then editing the video down to 20 minutes…
@blueline308 Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of An entire crew of helpers and a virtually unlimited budget don't hurt either.
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
And that's a mulch, and that's beneficial to your garden!
@RichBshine1972 Ай бұрын
Miss mr cook on the show but this new guy seems really good
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Rogah
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
Clahm chowdah
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of lobstah wit butthole
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of lobstah wit burtholes
@rubenharris9241 Ай бұрын
A fantastic transformation.
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Like a 3 yr old with lobstah flavad clahy
@elvisfreitas3757 Ай бұрын
Great job
@RidwanMarian Ай бұрын
Things you don't want to hear from your contractors on their way out: I'll see you soon 😂
@darrenwilliams445 Ай бұрын
Nice
@heathneptune2330 23 күн бұрын
So I see a lot of the videos are based in the north East. I’m in Georgia and cause the clay have never been able to grow grass. Would you guys ever do a special in the south?
@lisamay4376 Ай бұрын
I need shade sod in my entire backyard!
@kturob Ай бұрын
How do you qualify to get something done on the TV show and how do you enter
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Worked on the production crew years back, contact us with your plans, they have a group that goes over each entry, then usually map it to plan it, there's a guy Wayne from here we did his deck, and he kept us drop off 52 urinals we demoed from a bar
@TheBroot0999 Ай бұрын
So which sod is it? I am looking on the link and the page comes up and there is nothing that says micro clover sod.......?
@edorofish Ай бұрын
If you're not from that area the micro clover sod probably will not show up. The link takes me to my local home depot.
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Micro clover sod, which is gonadular in nature, is primitive to certain areas of the US
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Micro clover is a leprechaun based sod, indigenous to Easter Morberly Finland
@JJ-to6qu Ай бұрын
You can seed micro clover very easily and it will come up and spread. Does well in shade and very drought tolerant. Overseed with fine fescue in the fall.
@mathyouforgot Ай бұрын
Lee is starting to become less camera shy. good luck !
@Jack-xo2zp Ай бұрын
The homeowner is going to have a problem with a lot of overgrowth. Annabelle hydrangeas spread to 6ft, and limelight hydrangeas spread to 8ft. Mr. Gilliam said he also had PJM hydrangeas, but the only reference which can be found to PJM is for rhododendrons. I think he misspoke on that plant. The rhododendron also will spread to 6ft. The fence is going to be completely covered with hydrangeas and rhododendrons and will start to rot from constant moisture kept on the fence because of the plants. It probably would have been better just to hang some flower pots off the fence.
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Overgrowth as in what, like pubes?..you're a perbaht
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Like what?....pubees?
@bingo45373 Ай бұрын
I have a question how long does it take in some of the projects because I know some of them take more than a day and I would hate to see the editing
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
In the 90s I worked on production, sometimes in the exiting room, that room was a mess, hundreds of thousands of feet of film all over the place.....let's say a pergulah, between Tommy sharting and emptying his pants every 25 minutes, pulling the take showing all the beer cans, it takes 4 weeks for every 25 minutes of film, and the project usually comes crashing to the ground
@bingo45373 Ай бұрын
@@OrangeCountySkid dang
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@bingo45373 I know, it was a mess, that's PBS for you, barely a budget, was like pulling teeth in the 80s to get Tommy on board, one of his demands back in the 80s was he wanted to look like Supah Marioh Bruddahs, with the stache and overalls, but due to his incontinence, he had to wear special pants to hold his dumps while working....and the editing room, I've never seen so much film cut up before, those guys spends weeks editing,on Saturdays too
@Mulerider4Life Ай бұрын
What made him not choose something like a shade tolerant Zoysia?
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Because he used a sun dried pergulah
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
@OrangeCountySkid I see you’re still sticking with the pergulaahs
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of they are fanciful, cheap, and usually come crashing to the ground in about 20 minutes
@jeffreymason7049 Ай бұрын
Some of those plants are definitely off the discount rack, looking real beat up (@8:12)
@RDC_Autosports Ай бұрын
i miss Roger ☹️
@tazalots Ай бұрын
green side up
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Brown side down . .catch my drift?
@b-rare Ай бұрын
I own a landscaping company in Canada and that shade area is going to struggle with that sod . Overtime it’ll be patchy again. I would have cut more of the tree to get more sun in the yard. And watering the grass once or twice a week would never work in Canada . Has to be everyday the when it’s new .
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Hmmm ... Canada's still there?
@westendlawn Ай бұрын
Did you miss where they said it's a shade tolerant sod 🤷🏼♂️
@b-rare Ай бұрын
@@OrangeCountySkid Biden? Lmao USA is literally laughed at let’s not play here now
@b-rare Ай бұрын
@@westendlawn why cause couple clovers in it? I’m a landscaper . That’s not going to work. You’re just watching KZfaq videos. I have experience. That’s not going to work . Lol. ( I silenced you so don’t reply I won’t get it)
@af_loyd20 Ай бұрын
@@b-rarethat is a loser mentality. Snide comment then block. You're emotionally weak.
@nml5536 Ай бұрын
Im glad the secretary of defense lloyd austin could help out this homeowner.
@cejkwo100 Ай бұрын
Lol
@kangkim150 Ай бұрын
I think he is looking for oil so he can spread some democracy and freedom
@nickk05281982 Ай бұрын
lol it comes with its own weeds lol
@robsmith6281 Ай бұрын
Where's Jen?
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Go grab a Hustler yah perbaht
@robsmith6281 Ай бұрын
@@OrangeCountySkid sorry I don't speak idiot what is a perbaht?
@robsmith6281 Ай бұрын
@@Navy1977 he's seeking attention he has no friends.
@robsmith6281 Ай бұрын
@@OrangeCountySkid get a life skidmark.
@durangodave Ай бұрын
certainly not a budget solution. I would guess $1200 +
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
4500.00 total price
@westendlawn Ай бұрын
$1,200 would barely buy just the sod in Virginia
@durangodave Ай бұрын
@@westendlawn i was being conservative because it was not a premium sod. But yes probably more like $3500 figuring $150 per plant which i forgot about.
@durangodave Ай бұрын
@@OrangeCountySkid yeah i was way off.
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@durangodave that's ok, we can only wish it was that price again
@Anamnesis Ай бұрын
"black gold, this is nice stuff" right, wanna tell us where it's from? every landscaper that sells topsoil throws in hundreds of pounds of rocks and trash totally free of charge with their topdress mixes
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Does a chef reveal his mother's secret pie recipe?
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
Pepperoni and dickhead pie?
@jeffreymason7049 Ай бұрын
@@OrangeCountySkid They do when they put it on a TV show
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@jeffreymason7049 no they don't, it's obvious you watch too much tv
@jeffreymason7049 Ай бұрын
@OrangeCountySkid actually don't own a TV, and I'm a chef, so a big swing and a miss!
@randolph69 Ай бұрын
8:13. Worst throw ever
@randolph69 Ай бұрын
@@Navy1977 am I wrong?
@randolph69 Ай бұрын
@Navy1977 you're looking too far into it. Lighthearted joke directed at the dad. Throws like uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite
@yankeesfan2726 Ай бұрын
Chill Tom Brady
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
At least it’s a ball. All my old man threw at me was empty booze bottles, and Florsheim shoes that I usually intercepted with the back of my head…
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of wingtips by chance?
@kurlis Ай бұрын
some sort of turf would of worked too, minimal maintenance
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
They did the fake grass episode the other day
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
*Would HAVE. As in, “you should have paid attention in English class.”
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
D E I 🤷🏿♂️
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
Dats a happy pergulah
@agethauno6592 Ай бұрын
If it weren't for ignorant and incompetent wealthy homeowners, this profession would be far less profitable
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
Same can be said about all the trades…
@agethauno6592 Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of I agree completely
@agethauno6592 Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of"..." *
@peehandshihtzu Ай бұрын
Rocks, I think they should have put rocks back there. Not smooth stones but jagged rocks. :)
@RI-uv3lm Ай бұрын
Jagged rocks? Not where kids play!
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
Excellent idea!
@OrangeCountySkid Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of is dis guy a perbaht?
@Kevin-mp5of Ай бұрын
@OrangeCountySkid The homeowner definitely looks like a perb
@peehandshihtzu Ай бұрын
@@Kevin-mp5of They should have used a Kaboter to save time for eating lobstah!
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