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Backyard Envy
About the Show
Award-winning pool designer Lucas Congdon founded Lucas Lagoons with the mission to create outdoor living spaces that are timeless works of art. The members of Lucas' tightly knit crew -- one of whom is his mother -- are builders, artisans and all-together unique characters. Follow Lucas and his crew as they tackle unprecedented designs, challenging clients, impossible build sites, malfunctioning equipment, crises in weather, unforgiving materials and much more in their quest to build breathtaking natural wonders in everyday backyards.
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Episodes
See Episode GuideSwimming with the Fishes
The Lucas Lagoons crew turns a koi pond into a backyard oasis for a family and their fish in Siesta Key, FL. The team transforms an old, outdated pool into a natural lagoon, then connect it to the new pond and install an amazing aquaponics system.
Small Yard, Big Dreams
A dedicated caregiver gets her lifelong wish of having her own pool. Lucas faces the pressure of not only building a dream pool, but has to create it in a small backyard. The team transforms the family's yard into a little oasis with big potential.
Ultimate Backyard Paradises
Lucas and his team have transformed more than 150 backyards into paradises. Lucas revisits five of his favorites, and reveals some of their never-before-seen, most outrageous, backyard creations.
Swimming with the Fishes
The Lucas Lagoons crew turns a koi pond into a backyard oasis for a family and their fish in Siesta Key, FL. The team transforms an old, outdated pool into a natural lagoon, then connect it to the new pond and install an amazing aquaponics system.
Small Yard, Big Dreams
A dedicated caregiver gets her lifelong wish of having her own pool. Lucas faces the pressure of not only building a dream pool, but has to create it in a small backyard. The team transforms the family's yard into a little oasis with big potential.
A Lazy River Runs Through It
Lucas and the crew build their first lazy river for a family in Pine Island, Florida. The dream pool design also includes waterfalls, a grotto and outdoor kitchen with an entertainment system for all the family gatherings. Then Lucas kicks it up a notch with an unexpected surprise.
Green With Envy
Lucas and the crew build a Caribbean destination in a landlocked backyard. It's a clash of wills, however, as the clients demand a reluctant Lucas use green rocks to create a tropical oasis with a sand-bottom, salt-water pool.
Dream Mulligan
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is tasked with a challenging project -- repair and remodel an unusable pool for a famous golfing family. Puzzled as to how this pool was even built, Lucas creates an ocean-themed pool with fire features, an infinity edge and his first water couch.
From Mild to Wild
Pool designer Lucas Congdon and his crew travel to Tampa, Florida, to build the most epic, adrenaline-filled backyard pool to date! He's creating two pools in one backyard with a nearly nine-foot high spa, two in-pool pergolas, his first-ever fire feature inside a grotto and a treehouse with a theme-park-sized slide. The project comes with a few challenges, however, when the clients request a last-minute addition and the sheer size of the pool becomes problematic.
Ultimate Backyard Paradises
Lucas and his team have transformed more than 150 backyards into paradises. Lucas revisits five of his favorites, and reveals some of their never-before-seen, most outrageous, backyard creations.
From Mild to Wild
Pool designer Lucas Congdon and his crew travel to Tampa, Florida, to build the most epic, adrenaline-filled backyard pool to date! He's creating two pools in one backyard with a nearly nine-foot high spa, two in-pool pergolas, his first-ever fire feature inside a grotto and a treehouse with a theme-park-sized slide. The project comes with a few challenges, however, when the clients request a last-minute addition and the sheer size of the pool becomes problematic.
Ultimate Backyard Paradises
Lucas and his team have transformed more than 150 backyards into paradises. Lucas revisits five of his favorites, and reveals some of their never-before-seen, most outrageous, backyard creations.
Dream Mulligan
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is tasked with a challenging project -- repair and remodel an unusable pool for a famous golfing family. Puzzled as to how this pool was even built, Lucas creates an ocean-themed pool with fire features, an infinity edge and his first water couch.
Pina Pool-ada
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is back at it again delivering a paradise backyard. On his first ever collaboration with a local design team, Lucas creates a tropical oasis complete with an island, one of the largest grotto rocks he's ever used and a Tiki themed cabana.
Castle By the Sea
Lucas Congdon faces an epic challenge building a pool fit for a Roman palace on the Gulf of Mexico. He journeys far outside his comfort zone and even taps Emperor Caesar for inspiration on his quest to fulfill his clients' dream of living in a castle by the sea.
A Lazy River Runs Through It
Lucas and the crew build their first lazy river for a family in Pine Island, Florida. The dream pool design also includes waterfalls, a grotto and outdoor kitchen with an entertainment system for all the family gatherings. Then Lucas kicks it up a notch with an unexpected surprise.
Castle By the Sea
Lucas Congdon faces an epic challenge building a pool fit for a Roman palace on the Gulf of Mexico. He journeys far outside his comfort zone and even taps Emperor Caesar for inspiration on his quest to fulfill his clients' dream of living in a castle by the sea.
A Lazy River Runs Through It
Lucas and the crew build their first lazy river for a family in Pine Island, Florida. The dream pool design also includes waterfalls, a grotto and outdoor kitchen with an entertainment system for all the family gatherings. Then Lucas kicks it up a notch with an unexpected surprise.
Pina Pool-ada
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is back at it again delivering a paradise backyard. On his first ever collaboration with a local design team, Lucas creates a tropical oasis complete with an island, one of the largest grotto rocks he's ever used and a Tiki themed cabana.
Pina Pool-ada
Pool designer Lucas Congdon is back at it again delivering a paradise backyard. On his first ever collaboration with a local design team, Lucas creates a tropical oasis complete with an island, one of the largest grotto rocks he's ever used and a Tiki themed cabana.
Top of the Mountain
Pool designer Lucas Congdon heads west to Bountiful, UT to build a dream backyard on the side of a mountain. Faced with many challenges, Lucas creates a Tuscan-themed pool complete with a spa, the biggest linear fire wall he's ever built and a grotto with a 23,000 pound lid.
Fiesta de Laguna
A Venice, Florida, couple calls on Lucas Congdon and his crew to transform their existing pool into a resort-style pool with an old-world Mexico vibe. Lucas encounters several firsts while working to infuse Mexican flavors into his creation.
Living Under the Sea
Pool designer Lucas Congdon creates an outdoor water room that even a mermaid could love. Former clients who love the ocean ask Lucas to remodel their new home's tiny pool, which sits just yards away from the Gulf of Mexico.
Welcome to the Jungle
Award-winning pool designer Lucas Congdon and the Lucas Lagoons crew are challenged with bringing the jungle to life in a suburban backyard.
Fiesta de Laguna
A Venice, Florida, couple calls on Lucas Congdon and his crew to transform their existing pool into a resort-style pool with an old-world Mexico vibe. Lucas encounters several firsts while working to infuse Mexican flavors into his creation.
Living Under the Sea
Pool designer Lucas Congdon creates an outdoor water room that even a mermaid could love. Former clients who love the ocean ask Lucas to remodel their new home's tiny pool, which sits just yards away from the Gulf of Mexico.
