Going Yard - Season 2

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Outdoor Rooms With a View

1 - Outdoor Rooms With a View

Air Date: April 19, 2013

Chris Lambton tackles a yard so unusable that the homeowners' two daughters play in the driveway rather than in the large yard behind the house. Chris designs a yard that blends with the natural surroundings, yet is family functional.

A Tuscan Outdoor Dining Room

2 - A Tuscan Outdoor Dining Room

Air Date: April 26, 2013

Homeowners who recently visited Italy ask Chris to create a Tuscan-inspired backyard. Chris repurposes an old shed into an outdoor dining room, installs a new stone patio and creates an outdoor kitchen and a unique pond.

Eclectic Dream Yard

3 - Eclectic Dream Yard

Air Date: May 3, 2013

Chris and his team tackles a yard littered with old bathtubs and coffee urns as planters. They start with a huge clean-up before expanding a tiny deck, redesigning an outdoor shower and adding a stone patio with a fire pit.

Caribbean Backyard

4 - Caribbean Backyard

Air Date: May 10, 2013

A well-traveled homeowner requests that Chris Lambton create a Caribbean backyard in Cape Cod. Chris gives the homeowner a wrap-around deck, a Caribbean-themed bar, a stone patio with a fire pit and an outdoor dining area.

Creativity Retreat

5 - Creativity Retreat

Air Date: May 17, 2013

Chris works around a beautiful but rooty tree to give a couple a creative backyard retreat. Chris builds a deck with an attached bar and a rustic outdoor cabana complete with desks where they can set up their laptop computers.

Triple-Decker Oasis

6 - Triple-Decker Oasis

Air Date: May 24, 2013

A couple realizes they have a diamond in the rough, but they don't know how to turn it into a jewel. Chris Lambton and his team create a nautical-themed yard centered around a three-level deck.

A Yard for Entertaining

7 - A Yard for Entertaining

Air Date: May 31, 2013

A family's backyard is unsightly, unusable and lacks privacy. Chris Lambton and the team go to work to create a backyard the whole family will love complete with an outdoor kitchen, pizza oven and curved pergola for shade.

Urban Farm Oasis

8 - Urban Farm Oasis

Air Date: June 7, 2013

A young couple hires Chris Lambton to create a beautiful urban farm in their backyard. Chris designs an eclectic backyard complete with raised planters, a chicken coop and a tool shed.

Woodlands Retreat

9 - Woodlands Retreat

Air Date: June 14, 2013

New homeowners and their dog would like to use their overgrown woody backyard. Chris Lambton breaks out his backhoe and chainsaw to tame this backyard before creating a new shady outdoor retreat.

Private Garden

10 - Private Garden

Air Date: June 21, 2013

Chris designs a yard for new parents complete with a toddler play area and an adult entertaining space. Chris levels out the sloping landscape and creates an outdoor fire pit, raised dining room and charming playhouse.

Mediterranean Fountain

11 - Mediterranean Fountain

Air Date: June 28, 2013

A family wants an outdoor space as lovely as their recently-renovated Mediterranean-style home. Chris and his team build a huge deck off the French doors that opens to a grass-and-stone tiled yard, a cobalt blue fountain and an oversized gazebo.

Outdoor Deck and Bar

12 - Outdoor Deck and Bar

Air Date: July 5, 2013

Chris Lambton and his team tackle a backyard overrun with poison ivy. A couple and their toddler can only use a small, old deck for entertaining. Chris Lambton designs a space that allows for large family barbecues and play dates.

Asian-Inspired Yard

13 - Asian-Inspired Yard

Air Date: July 12, 2013

When a couple can't agree on how to create a beautiful but low-maintenance backyard, Chris and his team take over. They build a steel pergola over a dining and yoga area, build a sunken fire pit and plant an easy yin-yang garden.