"Cameron hosts DIY Network's "Desperate Landscapes," premiering in April. He'll also host DIY's "Man Caves" program that will debut this summer. This weekend, Cameron will speak about do-it-yourself landscape projects -- and show how to make a planter -- during the Dogwood Arts Festival's House & Garden Show at the Knoxville Convention Center. "

" The DIY series are a good mix of Cameron's professional talents; he's a carpenter as well as an actor. In "Desperate Landscapes," Cameron, a crew and willing homeowners transform bare, sad or just disgusting lawns into landscapes with curb appeal. "Man Caves" changes basements or other spaces into the ultimate male havens. While Cameron says he didn't initially love the "Man Caves" title, the concept is "what I'm all about. Basically, it's pimping out a guy's room." "

"Cameron initially was skeptical, however, about being on a landscaping show. "I live in a condo in Hoboken, New Jersey; landscapes are not my thing," he says. "But there's also some construction going on." "

"But with a "really good landscaping crew that backs me up," he's found a real interest in the creative process. "There are pretty amazing yards when we leave," he says. With 15 "Desperate" shows complete, landscaping may become Cameron's thing. He's planning improvements, including a water feature, for his condo's 25-by-45 back yard. "

"Cameron says he's found that many people are afraid they'll botch home improvement or landscape projects. They shouldn't be, he says. "

""Most of it is pretty simple; it's like cooking," he says. "If you can read the directions, you can do it." "

"He's planning a how-to book
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