Desperate Landscapes

Desperate Landscapes has some serious help for one super busy mom. Neighbors say Kristina Brate is working two jobs, going to school and taking care of her daughter&leaving little time for landscaping. Jason Cameron creates a colorful, low maintenance front yard and comes up with a "concrete" solution to an unsightly problem.

Jason Cameron and the Desperate Landscapes crew head to Westminster Drive where Gwen White recently moved back to her childhood home and a landscape in need of an overhaul. Neighbors in the tight-knit community remember when Gwen's father took impeccable care of the yard. Gwen did not inherit her father's green thumb, and that's why friends want Jason to help Gwen and her husband, David, fix up the front yard and bring it inline with the rest of the neighborhood.

The Desperate Landscapes' crew is battling Mother Nature to stop the grumbling on St. John's Terrace. Many of the people who were born here spend their lifetime here. That's the story for Tom Callahan. He's known his neighbors since he was a boy. They all love him, but they do not like his landscape. That's Jason Cameron's cue to help Tom, his wife, Paula and their sons clean up the front yard and bring peace to the neighborhood.

In a neighborhood of gorgeous old homes, Bob McCaslin's house sticks out for all the wrong reasons. His neighbors say Bob's a great guy who let the garden go after a divorce, and now they want to help Bob get the landscape lessons he needs to turn his yard around. DIY's Desperate Landscapes is coming to the rescue as landscape pro, Jason Cameron, has tips for cleaning up a dreary front door, painting a porch floor and dressing up the yard with plenty of plants. Jason and the crew knock out a weekend's worth of projects in one day and make Bob's home the pride of Carolina Avenue.

The Desperate Landscapes crew heads to Brocdorf Drive, a family-friendly street where one family has been too busy with their four kids to do much with the landscape. The neighbors says Tom and Laura Glassman are great parents and neighbors but not-so-great when it comes to yard work. Neighbors have called in some outside help so the Glassmans can get the job done. That's where Jason Cameron comes in. He has the plans, plants and paint to rescue this Desperate Landscape.

A community blight is bought by a local non-profit group and turned into a beautiful home on the inside, but the new homeowners and the non-profit are at a loss for what to do with the landscape, and neighbors are eager to see some change. That's why they've called Jason Cameron and the Desperate Landscapes crew to help. Jason has plants, landscape lights and plenty of stain for a super-size porch to end the complaints on Academy Avenue.

A busy classical musician is out of tune with the neighborhood as her landscape leaves a lot to be desired. Now neighbors are hoping Jason Cameron can help Hyesun Park fix up her front yard. With plans to remove an ugly awning, hide a hideous garage door and fill up the garden with plenty of flowers, Jason hopes his landscape plan will be music to everyone's ears and eyes on Duncan Avenue.

Jason Cameron and the Desperate Landscapes crew head to Kosine Lane where to help a pair of parents who are busier than most. The parents are juggling jobs, rehabbing a house and caring for their two sons, one of whom is physically challenged. The neighbors say Paul Clawson works hard enough and deserves a break when it comes to the landscape and his wife, Amy, couldn't agree more. That's why they've asked Jason to help out. Jason's plans call for color, containers and a creative solution to help some struggling trees and when the job is finished, there are is plenty of joy and tears for everyone at the Clawson house.

A beautiful old home is in desperate need of a landscape makeover. Neighbors say Sean, a law student and Elissa, his art teacher wife, have slowly been chipping away at the many projects associated with keeping up an old house, but they haven't had time to tackle the landscape, and that's why they've asked Jason Cameron for help. Jason brings this huge house down to size with plenty of shrubs and has a project to hide a common problem, an air conditioner unit that sticks out like a sore thumb. Find out if the neighbors approve of the changes on Davenant Avenue.

DIY's Desperate Landscapes helps an outdoorsman figure out how to fix up the great outdoors in his own front yard. Craig Davis is a single dad who needs a serious landscape makeover. Landscape Pro Jason Cameron helps clear out the mess and clean up everything from the front door to some big shrubs. The project includes woodworking projects like fixing the shutters and mending the fences. It's all in a day's work for our DIY crew!

Scott and Kerry Risner are big hits with the neighbors. They're active in the community. Kerry's a great cook, and Scott's an award-winning mandolin player, but when it comes to the landscape, they're both just fiddling around. Neighbors say the Risners don't have a plan, and they need professional help. That's Jason Cameron's cue. With paint, containers, shrubs and a little musical inspiration, Jason hopes to have everyone signing the praises of the Risners' home on Scott Boulevard.

The Desperate Landscapes crew is headed to Patron Court to help a very deserving pair of seniors. Jane and Lee Wenstrup have been helping neighbors and doing work for community organizations for decades, all the while raising a huge family. Now, their kids, grandkids, great-grandkids and their neighbors want to give the Wenstrups something in return, a new landscape. Jason Cameron is very happy to oblige. With a big team of family helpers, Jason patches a damaged porch, adds plenty of color and replaces a worn out screen door to help the Wenstrups enjoy their yard in their golden years.

Jason Cameron goes to Burdsall Avenue where neighbors say one of the smartest families on the block needs a serious lesson on landscaping. David and Laura Morris are busy with kids and work plus Laura's working on her PhD. That's why neighbors want Jason Cameron to help clean up the overgrown trees and shrubs, patch the porch steps and bring some much needed color to the yard. See if Jason and the Morrises earn a passing grade from all their neighbors.