Caring For Your Landscape Just Got Easier If you are like most people, you work hard all week, shuffle the kids to all of their activities, cook, clean …. The weekend comes and all you really want to do is kick up your feet and enjoy some down time. The last thing you probably want…
Monthly Archives:January 2015
Will Salt Damage My Landscape? Let’s put it this way. In ancient times, salt was used by armies as a biological weapon to destroy enemy’s fields and crops. So the short answer is yes, salt will damage landscape plants. Salt is made from sodium chloride. It is very useful for melting snow and ice, and…
Company Continues Tradition of Community Involvement Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with members of the North Potomac Citizen’s Association, Susan Fitzpatrick and Naomi Yount, to discuss the projects the association is working on for the community and how Allentuck Landscaping Co. can help with their goals. Specifically, we discussed the new community…
How Will The Cold Temperatures Affect My Landscape? With record breaking low temperatures (9 degrees this morning!), one would wonder if these conditions are bad for our landscape? Will these temperature harm or kill our plants? Plants Can Fend For Themselves Plants are well suited to deal with cold temperatures. Trees and shrubs go dormant.…
Good backyard patio design can make an ordinary patio and extraordinary patio. Put this image in your head for a moment – it is a beautiful summer evening, the sun is just beginning to set, close friends have arrived for a dinner and drinks, the kids are playing over in the yard and the adults…
