[Roger Cook](https://pic8.co/sh/cS5oog.png) The landscaping and gardening expert also started his involvement on This Old House in 1982, when he first appeared on the series. He then became a full-time cast member on the show in 1988. >Roger Cook, the landscaping expert on PBS’s Emmy-winning home renovation program This Old House for nearly 40 years, died Wednesday at the age of 70 “after a long, determined struggle with illness.” >“Saddened to announce that God called dad home this week. He will leave a void in our lives that can never be filled but we find solace knowing he is finally at peace after a long, determined struggle with illness,” read a Thursday post to Cook’s X/Twitter account written by one of his children. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/QlRfR)