It's the holiday season on Ask This Old House and the team is tackling projects homeowners might stumble across during their celebrations. Jenn Nawada explains how to identify and care for holly plants; Richard Trethewey breaks down all the connections on a dishwasher; Tom Silva turns the barn into Santa's Workshop and asks the team to help him turn, paint, and hang Christmas ornaments.

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All About Holly Bushes
Jenn tells viewers about holly species, highlighting the Ilex Meserveae (blue holly) and Ilex Crenata (Japanese holly). The Ilex Meserveae thrives in USDA growing zones 5-8 [https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/], while the Ilex Crenata does well in USDA growing zones 5-9 [https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/]. Both species can are sourced at garden centers.

Stonegate Gardens provided expert assistance with this segment (https://www.stonegategardens.com/).

How to Maintain Your Dishwasher
All of the components of the dishwasher Richard called out, including the filters, the water supply, and the drain line, are all standard parts that can be found at any home center or appliance repair shop.

Build It | Christmas Ornaments
Tom turned the Christmas ornaments using scrap wood he had from other projects, though he suggests that any pieces of wood that’s square will be easy to turn into an ornament.

Tom used a REVO 12|16 110V [https://amzn.to/3E0XH6T], which is manufactured by Laguna Tools (https://lagunatools.com/ ).

The tools Tom used to actually turn the rolling pin can be found at any specialty woodworking store.

To sand the ornaments, Kevin used a combination of 220 grit sandpaper [https://amzn.to/32b2KnP] and a 12|16 ½” 120V midi lathe [https://amzn.to/3mcypwC] manufactured by Rikon (https://www.rikontools.com/ ) and can be found at most specialty woodworking stores.

The rest of the team painted the ornaments and hung them to the tree using hook eyes. Both of these items are found at most craft stores.

Woodcraft (https://www.woodcraft.com/ ) provided expert assistance with this project.

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