He also continued to welcome landscaper Jenn Nawada into This Old House family as they worked alongside each other and she became a regular fixture on the shows. As he stepped back from This Old House and Ask This Old House the last few seasons, Roger has maintained that grace and good-natured attitude, and endeared himself even more to his fans. But perhaps more importantly, he has displayed a sense of humor and warmth while going about his craft.

“For over 35 years, Roger Cook has provided expert landscaping and gardening advice to millions upon millions of viewers. Jenn lives in an early 1900s house in the Boston area with her husband and two sons.Notes from Dan Suratt, CEO of This Old House Ventures, and Roger Cook, Landscape Contractor: Prior to owning her own business, she was lead designer at a design firm in Boston, worked at a large-scale nursery in the Boston suburbs, and even worked as an Environmental Education Instructor in Vermont. She has been a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist since 2004. Jenn earned her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Rollins College in Florida and a Master of Arts in Landscape Design and Land Use Planning from the Conway School of Landscape Design in Massachusetts. Jenn later brought her smarts to Ask This Old House beginning in 2015, and officially became This Old House Landscape Contractor in January 2020. Jenn first served as Landscape Designer on the This Old House Auburndale project in 2010, working alongside Roger Cook to create a welcoming garden out front while respecting the natural river habitat behind the home.

She designs, manages, and implements both large and midsize projects throughout the Boston area with some of the finest local professionals to ensure a successful completion of each project. She helps clients realize the potential of their land, which can lead to healthier connections between people and their environments. As a residential landscape designer, Jenn creates landscape plans that are sophisticated, stylish, and natural. Jenn has been working in the landscape design and build field since 2001 and for more than a decade, she has owned a design-build company.

As Landscape Designer on This Old House and Ask This Old House, Jenn Nawada teaches solutions to viewers across the country to make their landscapes more beautiful and functional.

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