Design It Right. Build It Once.
Every episode helps you avoid costly mistakes, plan smarter projects, and build landscapes that last — without hiring a contractor.
Yard Coach | DIY Landscaping Mastery & Professional Advice
DIY landscaping guidance for homeowners who want professional-level results — without paying contractor prices.
Yard Coach delivers real-world, boots-on-the-ground landscape design education built from decades of hands-on experience — not internet trends, not algorithm guesses, and not pretty pictures that fail in the rain.
Inside this podcast you’ll learn:
• Smart landscape planning
• Drainage and grading fundamentals
• Hardscape design that actually functions
• Planting strategies that thrive long-term
• Lawn improvement without wasted money
• How to avoid costly DIY mistakes
This isn’t inspiration.
It’s implementation.
Stop guessing.
Stop wasting money.
Start building a landscape that increases curb appeal, protects your foundation, improves property value, and works for decades.
If you’re ready to take control of your yard — start here:
Plan smarter with the Seasonal Landscaping Checklist:
https://www.youryardcoach.com/seasonal-landscaping-checklist
Build it correctly with the 15-Step DIY Landscaping Project Checklist:
https://www.youryardcoach.com/15-step-diy-landscaping-project-checklist
Master the full system inside Homescape 2.0:
https://www.youryardcoach.com/diy-landscape-course
Explore consultations and personalized guidance:
https://www.youryardcoach.com
Listen on:
Episodes
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/TiD0fnuKnuE
This week, Hardscape is part of the Landscape: Practical Ideas to get your started planning and designing your DIY Landscape. Watch The Landscape's Hardscape - Seldom Thought of, but Very Important and get some of Coach Matt's Pro Tips, as well.
Playlist: Landscape Design from the Job Site: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP6kPBDGjeCcO81o0saBAAQcd7Myp53-EPlaylist: DIY Landscape Education: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP6kPBDGjeCdSWvlf6gYXeetoJXB7COQk
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project.You will get:🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase🔴 1 Bonus Module🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach CollaborationAre you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share?Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured?Do you want to Collaborate?Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode?Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
#hardscape #patios #walkways #landscapingforbeginners #yardcoach #diylandscaping #landscapingideasforfrontyard #landscapingideasforbackyard
Friday May 27, 2022
Friday May 27, 2022
Are you feeling Burnout when it comes to your Landscape? Whether you are a Homeowner or a Landscaping Professional, you'll likely experience Burnout on some level at some time. Coach Matt shares his thoughts and some ways to Avoid Burnout professionally and in your own yard. Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/mB58Ra26MJE
AQUASCAPEIN.COM for your Water Feature Needshttps://www.youtube.com/user/Aquascape4 - for your Water Feature Inspiration
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project.You will get:🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase🔴 1 Bonus Module🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach CollaborationAre you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share?Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured?Do you want to Collaborate?Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode?Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
If it were easy, everyone would be doing it - isn't that the saying? How does that work for landscaping in your yard, garden or property? Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/IvIfTmObJZw
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project. You will get:
🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters
🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase
🔴 1 Bonus Module
🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach Collaboration Are you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share? Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured? Do you want to Collaborate? Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode? Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
#diylandscaping #landscapingforbeginners #selfreliance #yardcoach
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Hello Crew,
Due to the nature of this week's topic, please check out the YouTube Video as I will be showing the front yard design itself. Here's the quick link to the video: https://youtu.be/xwKKcNkQ2m8
I will post the link for Part 4 next week, as well, but then return to our regular podcast format the week after.
To your landscape success,
Yard Coach Matt
Friday Apr 29, 2022
Friday Apr 29, 2022
VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/UVbaPiSmI9g
Coach Matt is On the Job Site to walk you through your DIY Landscape Design process Step-by-Step. This is Part 2 of this 3 part series. Follow along as Coach Matt walks you through the Back Yard of this DIY Design, shares his thoughts and ideas. In Part 3, Coach will show you HOW to put it all down on Paper to create your own DIY Landscape Design.
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project. You will get:
🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters
🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase
🔴 1 Bonus Module
🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach Collaboration Are you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share? Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured? Do you want to Collaborate? Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode? Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
#landscapedesign #diylandscaping #landscapedesign101 #landscapingonabudget #yardcoach #landscapediy
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Friday Apr 22, 2022
Thanks for listening to the Audio Only version of this Episode. To view the VIDEO VERSION and get the full information - CLICK HERE: https://youtu.be/PqozLS5yJ0k
Coach Matt is going to walk you through your Landscape Design process Step-by-Step. Starting in Part 1 of this 3 part series, you'll learn how to measure, what to measure and get an overview of the landscape design processes you will follow to create your own DIY landscaping plan. Follow along as Part 1 shows you the Front Yard, Part 2 will walk you through the Back Yard, and Part 3 will show you HOW to put it all down on Paper to create your own DIY Landscape Design.
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project.You will get:🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase🔴 1 Bonus Module🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach CollaborationAre you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share?Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured?Do you want to Collaborate?Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode?Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
#landscapedesign #diylandscaping #landscapedesign101 #landscapingonabudget #yardcoach #landscapediy
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Hobby to Career? Do you have a hobby that you'd love to turn into a career or business? Coach Matt did just that, has some pros and cons to consider. This topic is relative to someone looking into the Landscaping Business, but also applies to anyone thinking of changing career paths to incorporate their passion, hobby, or cartharsis. Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/4l4wO3FabY0
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook
Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course:
⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0
⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project. You will get:
🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters
🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase
🔴 1 Bonus Module
🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach Collaboration Are you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share? Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured? Do you want to Collaborate? Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode? Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com #landscapecompany #hobbytocareer #careerchange #gardeninghobby #landscaping #yardcoach #diylandscaping
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Coach Matt walks you through a Professional Landscape Designer's point of view when consulting with a client - helping you, the DIYer to get a better idea how to look at your own landscape when designing your renovation or installation. Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/fwFGnmqwVwI
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project. You will get:
🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters
🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase
🔴 1 Bonus Module
🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach Collaboration Are you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share? Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured? Do you want to Collaborate? Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode? Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
#diylandscapedesign #landscapedesign #professionallandscapedesign #yardcoach #howtolandscapedesign #diydesign
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
VIDEO VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/3gcV_hJW6I4
How and Why you should be planning your DIY landscape project around Plant Availability. Knowing when to put your plant order in ahead of time, knowing what to expect from the Nursery or Garden Center is critical to your DIY Landscaping Plan.
🆓 Get your Free 15-Step Landscape Project Checklist and the Bonus Audio here: https://www.youryardcoach.com/free-15-step 🆓
✅ “Landscaping Simplified” eBook - https://www.youryardcoach.com/landscapingsimplifiedebook Coach Matt offers over 80 pages of intense landscape education and know-how to drastically flatten the curve of Starting and Completing a Landscape Project on your own. It is Complete with a BONUS Maintenance chapter and 🆓 FREE PDFs for your ability to research, estimate and gather materials easily and in an organized manner.
✅ ✅ Need a deeper dive into completing your own DIY landscape project? Take the Online Digital Course: ⭐️ Homescape 1.0 - The Online Course for DIYers available NOW at this link: https://www.youryardcoach.com/homescape-1-0 ⭐️⭐️ The complete A-Z online course designed to help you Plan, Start and Complete your DIY Landscape Project.You will get:🔴 9 DIY Education-packed Modules broken down into easy-to-understand chapters🔴 PDF Guides for use during Planning and later on during Installation phase🔴 1 Bonus Module🔴 Access to Coach Matt for all your questions via Email
🔷 Subscribe and Get Notified of all the latest videos here: ✅ https://cutt.ly/UjR6cKF
⭐️ Have a detailed landscape question for Coach Matt? Email directly at youryardcoach@gmail.com.
🔷 Join the Yard Coach "Crew" Newsletter today for more great DIYer Information: https://www.youryardcoach.com/newsletter
⬆️ Yard Coach CollaborationAre you Interested in being Featured on Yard Coach? Have a Yard, Garden, Nursery or other landscape-related feature you’d like to share?Have a Landscaping business you’d like to have Featured?Do you want to Collaborate?Interested in Sponsoring a Yard Coach episode?Contact the Yard Coach Team at: youryardcoach@gmail.com
#diylandscapedesign #landscapedesign #diylandscaping #planyourdiylandscaping #yardcoach