Sports fans have March Madness, while real do-it-yourselfers have Mulch Madness! Beginning Saturday, March 6th, DIY Network is kicking off the start of outdoor living with Mulch Madness – a week-long programming stunt featuring DIY Network’s favorite landscaping shows including: Desperate Landscapes, King of Dirt, Indoors Out, Yard Crashers, as well as a sneak peek of DIY Network’s new one-hour landscaping series, Turf War.
Mulch Madness
Kick-Off Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET
Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 12, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. ET
Mulch Madness – Primetime Episode Descriptions
MONDAY – All Times Eastern
8 p.m.
Yard Crashers 301
A matchbook sized backyard of mud and beige walls is transformed into a colorful urban oasis with a custom stucco fireplace, modern horizontal fence panels and an instant natural slate patio.
8:30 p.m.
Yard Crashers 302
It’s a great backyard but it isn’t making a statement. But that all changes in two days! This backyard becomes entertainment central, complete with a colorful fire table and a one-of-a-kind outdoor shower that sits right on top of a custom curved deck. Plus, Ahmed takes this makeover one step further with a brand-new fence that has its own beautiful stone pergola gate!
9 p.m.
Turf War 101
(TBD)
10 p.m.
Desperate Landscapes: Top 10 – 101
Jason Cameron counts down the Top 10 ways to destroy desperation in the landscape. From saws to jackhammers and more, Jason shows his favorite tools for ripping out Desperate Landscapes.
10:30 p.m.
Desperate Landscapes: Top 10 – 102
When Jason Cameron says “Go Big or Go Home”, he means it. Jason doesn’t do small projects. From walls to columns to gazebos, Jason reveals his top 10 favorite ways to go big in the landscape.
11 p.m.
Indoors Out 311
In true Cambridge style, Nick and Tanya’s town house is small and quaint. But their taste is modern and artistic. Nick, a company controller and Tanya, a small business owner, like to defy convention. So, they decide to expand their limited indoor living space by creating a sleek and modern outdoor living room. Seeing the potential for a modern urban space, Dean and Derek are eager to make Nick and Tanya’s city-dweller dreams come true! For starters, Nick and Tanya’s yard is shaded with trees. So, it’s no surprise that grass won’t grow. No worries, Dean and Derek select a bluestone patio in an Ashlar pattern to provide an attractive foundation to the room that will look good no matter the sun’s exposure. And with the help from designer Jay Bearfield, they build a contemporary artistic water fountain. To give privacy to the space, they bring in bamboo, contemporary furniture, and other decorative elements to complete the minimalist yet comfortable look! When this project is done, there’s no doubt that Nick and Tanya will be the envy of the neighborhood!
11:30 p.m.
Indoors Out 312
With six teenage children, the Barrett family is teeming with energy! Things inside can get a little crazy. So, single mom, Elinore Barrett has asked Dean and Derek to help them turn their backyard into a tranquil, English-style family room for all of them to enjoy. Dean and Derek start by demolishing the current brick patio. From there they have a clean slate to create landscaping with nooks for the family to enjoy together. Dean and Derek take advantage of some of the yard’s natural features like a large tree to create intimate settings for seating areas. They install a self-contained waterfall to further add to the peaceful atmosphere. In addition, quaint touches like arbors, statues and urns make this space a unique place to sit and relax.
TUESDAY – All Times Eastern
8 p.m.
Indoors Out 313
Mike and Kelly Paulsen are nature enthusiasts who love to spend their downtime outdoors. They ask Dean and Derek to help them create the ideal setting for relaxation – a heated outdoor soaking tub and comfortable seating area. As the centerpiece, Dean, Derek and homeowner Mike craft a hand-made concrete soaking tub complete with a solar powered hot water system to soak the stress of the day away. As the base of the room, they install Goshen stone for the floor and build a pergola for added shade and privacy. For the final touch, Dean and Derek add a quiet seating area for Mike and Kelly to relish their new open-air soothing space. It’s the perfect outdoor space to soak in soothing solar energy.
8:30 p.m.
Indoors Out 310
With just a couple of old picnic tables and not much else for outdoor entertaining, the Marshall family really needs help. Dean and Derek head to Gloucester, Massachusetts to create an outdoor dining room for the family… and this time, they’re getting an assist! Jamie Marshall works in the seafood business and is good buddies with Andy and John Hillstrand of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch. So the two captains take time away from their boat, The Time Bandit, to lend a hand with the project. Dean and Derek start by plotting out the landscape and laying pavers for a huge new patio. A beautiful decorative stone wall is next as well as a cozy stone firepit. As the focal point, they’ll put together a wooden gazebo – the perfect spot for comfortable seating. Then, they’ll add the grill and cooking area for the Alaskan King Crab. And, even though it all takes place on land, there’s plenty of high seas high jinks with the ever colorful Hillstrand brothers.
9 p.m.
Yard Crashers 203
This tiny yard gets a massive upgrade as it’s transformed into a hip, urban retreat with clean lines and a very modern design. The existing concrete pad is stained to infuse color into the yard and poured concrete rectangles with inlaid tile extend the patio space. To top it off, a unique trellis adds vibrant pops of color with high-tech tiles unlike any you’ve seen before!
9:30 p.m.
Yard Crashers 206
This new house has a backyard that looks like it’s got everything going right- a hot tub, brand new outdoor kitchen, even a shade structure! But it’s ultra boring! See how this yard becomes a hot tub entertainment hub- complete with a colorful stamped concrete pathway, inviting U-shaped vertical seating walls with a pop of unique colored material, slate mosaic walls and a one of a kind shade structure make this makeover memorable.
10 p.m.
Yard Crashers: Top 10 – 101
Ahmed Hassan and crew raise the roof on backyard entertaining as we count down the 10 merriest Party Yards pulled from four seasons of Yard Crashers. This how-to hullabaloo has something for every outdoor enthusiast looking to whoop it up in the yard: a movie theater, shuffleboard court, pizza kitchen and backyard brewery are just a few of the projects on tap.
10:30 p.m.
Yard Crashers: Top 10 – 102
There’s no doubt about it: adding water to the landscape changes everything. From a small pot basin fountain with a fogger to a man-sized plunging waterfall, this show is soaked with great ideas for how to bring ambiance to the backyard in very creative, surprising, and ultimately calming ways.
11 p.m.
King of Dirt 101
Gino faces off with his latest clients, a married couple who do not want to get rid of their beloved plum tree. He must teach the homeowners his approach to landscaping that “the customer isn’t always right.”
11:30 p.m.
King of Dirt 102
Gino’s latest project has him dealing with his toughest client ever, his wife, Gina. She wants Gino to finally finish the landscape around their backyard pool at their family’s home. On top of not being able to decide which pavers he wants to use, Gino discovers a serious problem with his house that adds more time and stress to the job. Between his brother Ralph’s complaining and his wife Gina’s constant nagging, Gino soon realizes that this job was more challenging than he expected.
WEDNESDAY – All Times Eastern
8 p.m.
Yard Crashers 207
This yard is transformed from a barren wasteland of dead grass to a relaxing, woodsy retreat. A dry creek meanders through, creating separate rooms connected by a bridge with a decorative arbor top. Cobble stone patios are placed on both sides along with hammocks and a bubbling, fogging fountain!
8:30 p.m.
Yard Crashers 208
This bachelor is one happy homeowner but he’s got a neglected landscape that needs some serious help. In just two days, this backyard transforms into the ultimate bachelor pad – complete with a resourceful gravel table, a sweet sail shade, lush sod, innovative ice chests and one luxurious hot tub- making this once pitiful backyard a colorful oasis.
9 p.m.
King of Dirt 103
A newly renovated townhouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn needs a beautiful backyard oasis to go with a brand new modern interior. With a small yard to work with, a surprise rainstorm, Gino’s loss of his voice, and trouble with the water feature, the project nearly comes to a screeching halt.
9:30 p.m.
King of Dirt 104
A do-it-yourself homeowner, Sharon completely remodeled the interior of her 100-year-old home in Staten Island. Now she needs Gino’s help to renovate and soften her unlevel, weed-filled, rectangular-shaped nightmare of backyard. With only one day to complete the job, it’s up to Gino, his brother Ralph, and his wife Gina, to make it perfect.
10 p.m.
Yard Crashers: Top 10 – 103
After four seasons of extraordinary makeovers, Yard Crashers has racked up some dramatic before and after pictures in backyards across America. Now we’re compiling 10 of the sweetest transformations showing how a boring patch of grass morphs into a stunning slice of heaven.
10:30 p.m.
Desperate Landscapes: Top 10 – 103
Jason Cameron’s tackled some pretty dangerous landscape projects. From chippers to chainsaws, he’s seen it all, but not without a few near misses. He counts down the Top 10 Most Dangerous.
11 p.m.
Turf War 101
TBD
THURSDAY – All Times Eastern
8 p.m.
Indoors Out 309
Jaci and Mike Hogan have a cozy–though small-house in Falmouth, MA. It’s great for intimate gatherings and quiet nights but any time they have friends or business associates over, there’s just no space. And because they both love the ocean and enjoy steamed cherry stones and lobsters, their dream room has always been a dockside lobster bar. Enter Dean and Derek. They create the ultimate lobster bar that looks and feels like it’s right on the dock. They start by demolishing the old wooden deck and replacing it with top-of-the-line composite decking. For a dockside feel, they add pylons in one corner and rope railings all around then build a shiplap shower to wash away that sea salt. In the center of it all they turn a small boat into a cooking and seating island complete with raw bar and keg area. There will be a cooking station and of course plenty of lobsters. The hardest part will be keeping all of Jaci and Mike’s friends from spending every night at their new dockside lobster bar!
8:30 p.m.
Indoors Out 308
Dean and Derek head to the Great Plains to create a rustic, outdoor party space. New parents Doug and Brooke Brant have their hands full with their first child, a brand new home, and a group of friends about the size of their hometown’s population. Doug and Brooke prefer to party outside in their prairie-viewing backyard and that’s where Dean and Derek step in. They’ll help create an Okie-themed, barbeque-throwing, “down-home”-style party room. For the room’s foundations, Dean and Derek show off their masonry muscle with a gorgeous flagstone patio, while up top they build a red cedar pergola. Then-to beef up the room’s barbequing credential-they’ll install a large kitchen island with a gas grill, side burner, refrigerator, and bar seating. On the other side of the patio, Dean and Derek will add another guest-gathering spot with a propane-fueled fire pit and seating area. By the time they’re done, Dean and Derek will take the Brant’s backyard from plain prairieland to party perfection!
9 p.m.
Turf War 101
TBD
10 p.m.
Yard Crashers: Top 10 – 104
Cool individual projects that take center stage in the yard are the very foundation of each crash. These creations are custom fit to the backyard space they’re built in as well as to the homeowner’s unique personality. These projects are designed to have weekend warriors everywhere clamoring for more.
10:30 p.m.
Yard Crashers: Top 10 – 105
Where do you find homeowners in dire need of a backyard makeover? At the home improvement store of course-and ambushing them with Master Fast-talker Ahmed Hassan and his full on camera crew ups the fun factor tenfold. These top 10 ambushes run the gamut from “deer in headlights” to Superfan and we’ll pay each one off with a stunning backyard transformation.
11 p.m.
King of Dirt 105
Ed & Jean have a charming home, but have done nothing to their unsightly, barren front yard. A previous landscaper drafted an expensive, impractical design incorporating plants that were inappropriate to the site conditions. With Gino’s implementation of rocks, boulders, shade-tolerant and deer-resistant ornamental shrubs, Gino’s Crew gives Ed & Jean’s yard an attitude adjustment. Gino, Ralph, and Gina also demonstrate the appropriate way to choose and plant a memorial tree to honor the homeowners’ fathers.
11:30 p.m.
King of Dirt 106
Greg’s house was crushed by a fallen tree during a lightning storm. After completely renovating his entire house after the storm, he hires Gino and Ralph to completely revitalize his front yard with new planting beds, shrubs, stone walkways, and a lawn. Gino gets carried away with his big machines while reshaping the yard. He later explodes on Ralph when they disagree about a drainage pipe.
FRIDAY – All Times Eastern
8 p.m.
Yard Crashers 209
A small, odd shaped yard is transformed into a griller’s paradise with the addition of a deluxe barbeque island with built-in seating. Overhead, a redwood arbor with stripes of multi-colored shade cloth adds function and an element of design. Surrounding the patio a plank walkway and mow-free grass expand the usable entertaining space.
8:30 p.m.
Yard Crashers 101
This backyard is transformed into the ultimate bachelor pad complete with all the glitz and glamour of a Vegas retreat including a mahogany stained bamboo cabana! A black slate fire pit provides a social gathering space and is topped off with bright blue fireplace glass to really put it over the top. A soothing water feature with a bamboo fountain completes the look of this backyard oasis and gives the feel of poolside Vegas luxury!
9 p.m.
King of Dirt 107
Mary hasn’t used her backyard in over 10 years, so she hires Gino to build a new natural stone patio to compliment a new addition. Gino discovers large roots encroaching on his space. Ralph loses his cool when Gino needs several loads of materials to build the patio base. Gino finds himself stuck in his skid steer like never before. Gina goes shopping for teak patio furniture.
9:30 p.m.
King of Dirt 108
Gene and Anne have a huge backyard that looks like a dumping ground. They call in Gino to give them the direction they need to create an entertaining patio area and a new basketball court for their two boys. Even though he’s working in a big space he encounters size issues with court and a set of steps. Gino has to find a way to make sure that his two huge builds fit just the way he wants them.
10 p.m.
Desperate Landscapes: Top 10 – 104
Jason Cameron reveals his top 10 landscaping tricks and secrets to fix a desperate landscape. From stones to stains, he’s got some helpful advice for transforming your landscape.
10:30 p.m.
Desperate Landscapes: Top 10 – 105
Jason Cameron’s transformed more than 70 desperate landscapes around the country taking them from worst on the block to first. He looks back at the Top 10 Most Amazing Transformations.
11 p.m.
Indoors Out 307
Dean and Derek return to Las Vegas to give a family in need a desert hideaway! After long hours spent watching an active one year old, all stay-at-home-mom Marguerita wants to do is relax. Her and husband David’s home features a nice, open floor plan, but for relaxing they want something cozier and outdoors! Fortunately, their backyard is tiny, empty, and the perfect spot for a desert hideaway! The current yard features two areas that Dean and Derek want to tackle: a covered patio entrance and a narrow dirt backyard. But first they’ll shield the yard from a nearby jogging path by adding a screen of desert-thriving plants. For the entrance, Dean and Derek will add a burnished-leather stain to existing concrete and fill in arched entrances with self-circulating water fountains. Where there’s a dirt pit, they’ll lay a beautiful flagstone patio centered around a rugged red rock firepit. When they’re done – David and Marguerita will have a cozy place to getaway… they just may never want to go back indoors!
11:30 p.m.
Indoors Out 306
John and Chrissy Maguire love the Cape almost as much as they love baseball. When they found the perfect Cape Cod cottage right next to the Chatham Angler’s baseball field, they were ecstatic! Their quaint home, however, is only 800 square feet, which makes inviting family and friends over for ball games nearly impossible. With a love for the game, and a knack for distinctive projects, Dean and Derek are the perfect contractors to come up with a baseball themed design. Their design maximizes the space in the back yard without overwhelming the existing charm and style of the Cape Cod cottage. They start by installing a quartzite paver patio in the shape of home plate. In keeping with the baseball theme, they build a bar/grilling station accented with baseball bats – perfect for entertaining guests. To keep the Maguire’s warm on those cool Cape Cod nights, Dean and Derek bring in a removable firepit and seating area. But to really make this home plate hangout complete, they add relaxing chairs-on stilts-for a perfect view of the baseball field. Throw in lush plantings, more seating, and a top notch sound system, and this outdoor room is an absolute home run!