Want to improve your lawn this fall? There are three things you can do to vastly improve the quality of your lawn and none of them involve pesticides. They do, however, involve a little sweat equity. Fall is the best time to work on your lawn. The work is an investment in the future. The work you do now will seed (no pun intended) better results next spring. Core
Farmer’s Market Set To Open On Route 28 In North Potomac Save the date of August 21, 2016 for the opening of the MoCo Agricultural and Arts Market (MAAM). Local farmers and artists set up along the front of historic Maple Springs barn on Route 28 and DuFief Mill Road in North Potomac. Come browse and shop for fresh local produce, vegan and vegetarian food options and several Kosher specialties! Shop
Introduce Gold Medal Plants Into Your Garden In the spirit of the Olympics, it is time to go for the gold! We understand that not everyone can be a world class athlete and win a gold medal, but everyone can add a little gold to their landscape. Good landscape design balances having plants that flower with plants that offer color in their foliage. While it is nice to get a
It’s Smart To Use Trees To Help Cool Your Home Let’s not mince words; it is hot out there. But then again, it is late July and it is supposed to be hot. If you are like most of us, your air conditioner is running constantly. In this day and age of high technology, isn’t it nice that something as simple as planting a tree in the right location can
Proper Watering For Landscape Plants When it comes to establishing new shrubs, trees, perennials, and annuals, watering instructions for new landscapes are vital for their successful growth and long-term health. In this blog, we’ll explore effective watering techniques and provide valuable insights to ensure your plants receive the optimal amount of water needed for their well-being. By following these guidelines, you can create a flourishing landscape that’ll be the envy
Renewal & Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery For 20 years now, the National Association of Landscape Professionals has set aside one massive day of service to help enhance and preserve the landscape at Arlington National Cemetery. It is called Renewal & Remembrance. This year, ten of our team members joined over 500 of our colleagues to perform turf care, irrigation system improvements, tree pruning, cabling and and lightning protection, and
A New Front Walkway Can Give Your Home A Fresh Look Sometimes a new look is just what a home needs to feel fresh again. We have gathered 8 walkways that Allentuck Landscaping Co. has designed and installed over the last few years to provide you with front walkway ideas and to give you new thoughts about how to make your front entry look brand new. Each front entry idea
Recycling Landscape Materials To Make New Projects If you did not know it by now, at Allentuck Landscaping Co, we love to recycle just about everything we can think of. We turn our customer’s yard waste (to the tune of 5,400 cy. yds each year) into leafmold that gets returned into gardens. In the shop we recycle tires, batteries, oil and metals. Of course, in the office we recycle paper,
A Fresh Look Is Sometimes Just What A Home Needs Sometimes, it is just time for a fresh start. This was the case with a long time customer of ours in Rockville, Maryland. We had been working for this customer every spring for the last ten years doing their spring clean-up, pruning and flower planting. The landscape and walkway had probably been in place even longer than that and was
Our First Gardens for Grade School Grant Installed at East Silver Spring Elementary School This past week Allentuck Landscaping Co. installed our first Gardens for Grade School Grants raised planter. If you recall, all elementary schools were invited to enter and have their communities vote for them on our Facebook page. The winner was East Silver Spring Elementary School. They requested that we install a butterfly garden and we were
