Roger Cook, known to viewers of PBS’ long-running series This Old House as the landscaper with a solution to every problem and an answer to every question, died August 21 following a lengthy illness.

SACCHETTI WCVB NEWSCENTER FIVE. SHARMAN. THANK YOU. A FAMILIAR FACE ON NEW ENGLAND TELEVISION HAS DIED. ROGER COOK WAS THE SOFT SPOKEN, NO NONSENSE LANDSCAPING AND GARDENING EXPERT ON THIS OLD HOUSE.

Roger Cook, who for nearly four decades lent his landscaping know-how to the popular PBS home improvement show, “This Old House,” died last week at age 70 after a lengthy illness, according to the ...