2026 Speakers & Celebrities

Jenn Nawada, Landscape Contractor for This Old House

As the Landscape Contractor for This Old House and Ask This Old House, Jenn Nawada shares creative, practical landscaping solutions with viewers across the country – helping them make their outdoor spaces more beautiful, functional, and sustainable.

Jenn has worked in the landscape design and construction field since 2001 and founded Nawada Landscape Design, Inc. seventeen years ago. Specializing in residential projects, she designs and installs landscapes that are sophisticated, stylish, and environmentally responsible. Her work helps clients discover the full potential of their properties, fostering stronger healthier connections between people and the natural world. Collaborating with some of Boston’s top professional tradespeople, Jenn manages and executes both large and midsize landscape projects from concept to completion.

Jenn first joined This Old House in 2010 as the Landscape Designer for the Auburndale project, where she worked alongside Roger Cook to transform the front yard into a welcoming garden. She became a regular on Ask This Old House in 2015 and was named the official Landscape Contractor for This Old House in January 2020.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Studies from Rollins College in Florida and a Master of Arts in Landscape Design and Land Use Planning from the Conway School of Landscape Design in Massachusetts. Jenn has been a Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist since 2004. Before launching her own business, she was the lead designer at a Boston landscape firm, worked 4 years at the historic Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton, and taught Environmental Education at Shelburne Farms in Vermont.

Jenn lives in the Boston area with her husband and two sons in an early 1900s home she continues to restore and reimagine – one project at a time.

See Jenn on stage sharing some of her best outdoor landscaping tips, Friday & Saturday!