New DIY Network Canada delivers creativity to your backyard

The long awaited release of the DIY Network Canada has many in the home improvement industry excited. Backed by Corus Entertainment, Scripps Networks and CW Media, this channel is jam packed with reality and how to shows for the handyman and woman.

There are more than a few pickings for backyard projects as well. Here are some favourites.

Desperate Landscapes is a sort of What Not To Wear for your yard. Host Jason Cameron, a licensed contractor, scopes out the worst yard in the neighbourhood and takes one day to revamp it into a beauty. Excellent quick tips are to be found and you’ll be encouraged by the makeovers that are possible. A lot of heart goes into the episodes too, as Jason truly helps people by giving them beauty and function in their neglected yard.

Something fun and a little unpredictable, Yard Crashers is like a home improvement game show. Professional landscaper Ahmed Hassan lurks at local home improvement stores and scans for someone in need of his superpowers. Then we get to follow them back to the homeowner’s place and watch Ahmed work his magic on their yard. Complete overhauls with creative design concepts are on the menu of this show.

Rock Solid is a unique show that takes on the masonry world. How many of us admire stone projects but have no idea where to start on our own? Derek Stearns and Dean Marsico are actual masons (not to mention cousins) who will guide you through incredible stone projects that you’ve only dreamed of. Check them out and see what’s possible.

DIY Network Canada has only just begun and their lineup is already chock full of great shows. With a helpful website and a well laid out schedule, DIY Network Canada is sure to become the go-to channel for backyard projects.