Roger Cook (landscaper)

American garden and landscape contractor and television personality

Roger Cook

Education| University of Maine
Occupation(s)| Gardener, landscape contractor, television personality
Years active| Television: 1982–2020
Television|

This Old House

Ask This Old House

Children| 2
Website| kandrlandscape.com

Roger Cook is a former garden and landscape contractor on the PBS home renovation program This Old House from 1988 until 2020. He also appeared on the associated programs Ask This Old House and Inside This Old House.

## Biography

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In 1977, Cook received a Bachelor of Science 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 wife, Kathleen,[1] founded in 1982.[2]

Cook's first appearance on This Old House was also in 1982.[3] At the time, he was a landscape foreman with a private company and contributed to several This Old House projects, including the Bigelow Ranch and the Woburn House. In 1988, beginning with the Lexington Bed & Breakfast renovation, Cook became a full-time cast member on the show as its garden and landscape contractor.[2]

He currently serves on the editorial board of This Old House magazine and contributed to Complete Landscaping, published in 2004 by This Old House Books in conjunction with Sunset Books.

In June 2018, Cook announced that he would be reducing his role in the television programs due to unspecified health issues.[4]

Cook lives with his two children in Burlington, Massachusetts,[5] and has a cottage on Cape Cod.[6]

On January 7, 2020, during a The Tonight Show segment, This Old House host Kevin O'Connor announced that Cook was stepping down completely from the show. He was replaced by Jenn Nawada, who had appeared multiple times as a guest.[7]

On 8/22/2024, This Old House announced Roger's death on their social media pages.

## References

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1. ^ "Kathleen Cook Obituary". 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
2. ^ a b "This Old House Biographies". This Old House. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
3. ^ "6 Questions for Roger Cook". This Old House. 2015-07-28. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
4. ^ "A Letter from Roger Cook". This Old House. June 2018.
5. ^ "Burlington MA Facebook page".
6. ^ Theresa Clement (2013-03-27). "Interview: Roger Cook & Tom Silva talk landscaping, exterior work, and how they started in the business". My Fix it up Life. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
7. ^ Jimmy Fallon; Kevin O'Conner (January 7, 2020). Ask This Old House Experts Show Jimmy How to Survive Winter at Home. New York City, New York: NBC. Event occurs at 0:21-0:43 (21 seconds to 43 seconds). Retrieved January 8, 2020.

## External links

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* Roger Cook at IMDb