Ask This Old House: Special Projects for Kids: Building A Vegetable Garden/Constructing a Mini-Golf Course

Ask This Old House

Special Projects for Kids: Building A Vegetable Garden/Constructing a Mini-Golf Course (#720)

A raised bed for growing vegetables, a miniature golf course and a model rocket launcher are built.

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Program Description: ASK THIS OLD HOUSE answers home repair questions by taking the ASK THIS OLD HOUSE team to homeowners' doorsteps. Host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Roger Cook and guest experts make personal HOUSE calls, guiding viewers through home improvement techniques, and in the loft of a renovated New England barn stuffed with tools, survey the latest products. For information and guidance on plumbing, carpentry, electrical, painting, landscaping and gardening problems, viewers may submit questions to thisoldhouse.com or mail letters to: Ask This Old House, This Old House Magazine, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10036.

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