http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog Home improvement with an eye toward sustainability Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:05:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have spent some amount of time fixing up the yard.  I think the worst of it was removing all the asphalt around the back of the house.  What a terrible way to make a patio. As a part of our long term goals for the house, landscaping is somewhere in ... http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/edible-landscaping/ I am looking at the up coming summer with my home improvement plans. According to my New Year's resolutions (if such things can be believed) it is going to be an active building year outside. First up is the Storage Shed. I am looking up shed plans on line ... http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/planning-for-this-year-s-projects/ I was looking for something to put in front of the deck railing to spruce things up a little bit.  One day, a few weeks ago while on my lunch break, I bought two yellow rose bushes at the Home Depot for $1.00 each.  They were really in rough shape ... http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-one-dollar-rose-bushes/ It is September.  For the love of Pete, please stop growing.  In past years, by the middle of August or so, you had taken on a slightly brownish tinge and no longer required weekly attention.  Not this year. You just continue to grow and grow. On ... http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/note-to-the-lawn/ The deck is done and ready for the final inspection by the town building department. When that has been passed I receive the CO (certificate of occupancy). This has been a fun project and I learned quite a few things. First, dealing with the town building department ... http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-deck-is-done/