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Year: 2017

8 Best Garden Plants For Attracting Butterflies

Plant These Plants For Attracting Butterflies To Your Garden Butterflies are a delight to have in one’s garden. Attracting butterflies to your garden is easy. It is important to plant the one thing they cannot resist, flowers. Flowers and butterflies go hand in hand. As a poet once pointed out, butterflies are flying flowers, and flowers are tethered butterflies. Here are 8 of the best plants for attracting butterflies to

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8 Deer Resistant Perennials

Try These Deer Resistant Perennials In Your Garden If you are reading this you already know that damage to landscape plants in Montgomery County, Maryland by White Tail Deer has increased dramatically over the last few years. Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to gardens has occurred. The problem has become worse because of a rising deer populations, encroachment of human’s into the deer’s natural territory and the

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Allentuck Landscaping’s Inside Dirt – May 2017

Are We There Yet? One of the down sides to having a warm winter is that spring seems to drag on forever. Don’t get me wrong, I love spring and the opportunity to get more work done sure beats the alternative. But it can be exhausting for everyone. We are all working extra hours and the fact that there does not seem to be any light at the end of

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Allentuck Landscaping – May 2017 Safety Line

Seguridad del extintor de incendios Cómo extinguir pequeños incendios de forma adecuada Los extintores de incendios están diseñados para extinguir incendios pequeños en sus primeras etapas cuando el fuego presenta un riesgo relativamente menor para el operador. Un extintor puede utilizarse en lo que se conoce como etapa incipiente, es decir, cuando el fuego: Es leve. Aumenta lentamente. Hay poco humo. Hay poco calor. Si el fuego es demasiado extenso,

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How To Design Your Backyard Landscape Paradise

You Deserve A Little Backyard Landscape Paradise Your backyard landscape should be your escape from this crazy world. It is not too early to start thinking about creating your own backyard getaway. Nothing beats being able to step out your backdoor into your very own private oasis. Here are 6 things you can do to bring this vision to life. Create a Picture Perfect Patio We consider patios to be

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8 Ways To Save Your Planet On Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day With These Earth Friendly Activities We have one planet earth. That’s it. One. If the water is polluted, we can’t drink it. If there air is polluted, we can’t breath it. If we deplete the trees, well, you get the idea. With Earth Day fast approaching (April 22, 2017), here are 8 ways to celebrate and honor the earth. Plant A Pollinator Garden The bee population is in

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Allentuck Landscaping’s Inside Dirt – April 2017

It’s Mow Time! Next week we start mowing. I always view this point of the year with a little apprehension. Are we prepared? Do we have enough equipment? Have we gotten through enough mulching? Even though I do, I shouldn’t worry. I know that we have the best landscapers in the industry at Allentuck Landscaping Co. and that they will take care of the customers and their properties. I am

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Allentuck Landscaping – April 2017 Safety Line

Safe Lifting Techniques Performing surveys is a common activity in the workplace and often it is not taken into account that there are adequate techniques that must be respected to avoid injury. In fact, injuries to the lower back are the most common injuries that relate to work, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Basic Concepts on How to Perform Lifting Safely Performing lifting safely is very

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How To Improve Your Front Landscape In North Potomac, MD

It Is Not Difficult To Make Your Front Landscape In North Potomac, MD Look Awesome! You only get one chance to make a first impression and first impressions are everything. How our homes look can affect how we feel about it every time we come and go, how guests feel when they arrive, and ultimately, how successful a home sale can be when we ultimately decide to move. Here are

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Seven Reasons Your Lawn in Potomac, MD is Awesome

Your Lawn In Potomac, MD Does So Much More Than Just Look Great Having a lush, green lawn is part of the American dream. Did you know that the grass beneath your feet offers amazing benefits for your family and community? Here are seven reasons why your lawn in Potomac, MD is really awesome: Our Yards Are Incredible Oxygen Making Machines A grass area measuring fifty by fifty feet will

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