Roger Cook (landscaper)
Encyclopedia
Roger Cook is the head landscaper on the PBS show This Old House
. He also appears on Ask This Old House and Inside This Old House.
Cook's journey with This Old House began in 1982, when he first appeared on the series. At the time, he was working as the landscape foreman for the Frost and Higgins Company, but that didn't stop him from contributing ideas and expertise to several This Old House projects, including the Bigelow Ranch and the Woburn House. A phone call many years later from landscape architect Tom Wirth changed everything. It was 1988, the project was the Lexington Bed & Breakfast renovation, and Cook was on board full time as the landscape contractor.
In 1977, Cook received a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife management and conservation law from the University of Maine
. A certified landscape contractor in Massachusetts
, Cook is an active member of the Massachusetts Arborist Association and has served as president of the board of directors of New England Grows and the Association of Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts.
Cook owns and operates K & R Tree and Landscape Company, which he and his late wife Kathleen founded in 1982.
He currently serves on the editorial board of This Old House magazine, published by This Old House Ventures, Inc., and most recently contributed to Complete Landscaping, published by This Old House Books in conjunction with Sunset Books in 2004.
In Burlington, Massachusetts
, Cook lives with his two children in a suburban Cape home, which he and his family continue to renovate along with their cottage on Cape Cod
. Cook enjoys saltwater fishing when he's not working or gardening.
This Old House
This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:...
. He also appears on Ask This Old House and Inside This Old House.
Cook's journey with This Old House began in 1982, when he first appeared on the series. At the time, he was working as the landscape foreman for the Frost and Higgins Company, but that didn't stop him from contributing ideas and expertise to several This Old House projects, including the Bigelow Ranch and the Woburn House. A phone call many years later from landscape architect Tom Wirth changed everything. It was 1988, the project was the Lexington Bed & Breakfast renovation, and Cook was on board full time as the landscape contractor.
In 1977, Cook received a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife management and conservation law from the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
. A certified landscape contractor in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, Cook is an active member of the Massachusetts Arborist Association and has served as president of the board of directors of New England Grows and the Association of Landscape Contractors of Massachusetts.
Cook owns and operates K & R Tree and Landscape Company, which he and his late wife Kathleen founded in 1982.
He currently serves on the editorial board of This Old House magazine, published by This Old House Ventures, Inc., and most recently contributed to Complete Landscaping, published by This Old House Books in conjunction with Sunset Books in 2004.
In Burlington, Massachusetts
Burlington, Massachusetts
Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,498 at the 2010 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
, Cook lives with his two children in a suburban Cape home, which he and his family continue to renovate along with their cottage on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
. Cook enjoys saltwater fishing when he's not working or gardening.