This Old House

S25E12 Access to and Visions of a Beautiful Yard - The Concord Cottage

Upon arriving at the site, Kevin and Norm see that the driveway's base coat is complete, and the stylish cut shingles have been installed on the cottage’s gable end. Roger walks Kevin through the newly planned brick walkway and explains how the grade has been elevated at the front door for a comfortable six-inch stair rise. The homeowners have already received approval to include a ramp for future accessibility. Inside the kitchen, Kevin is taken aback to discover that there’s no cabinet company involved; Tom's team is constructing everything on-site due to the kitchen's small size. While Tom and Norm create the pantry base cabinet from veneer plywood, Roger takes Kevin to a large garden center that spans over 650 acres. There, they meet owner Wayne Mezitt to select and tag a variety of plants for the Concord project, including Japanese tree lilacs, stewardia, and stunning pink diamond hydrangeas. The first-floor bathroom also gets