May is the busiest of the garden months. There is a lot to get done so let’s get right too it. It is now safe to plant annual. There are so man to choose from so be creative. Cosmos, begonias, petunias, marigolds….just too many to name. Prune Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Lilacs as the flowers fade. This will direct more energy to new growth and next year’s buds. Make sure roses
Weeds In Your Garden Are As Inevitable As Death And Taxes If you were to name the worst garden task you need to do, I am willing to bet you would say weeding. Let’s face it. It is no fun, hard on the body and never ending. Weeds are tougher than your desirable plants that you worked so hard to grow. Weeds can grow just about anywhere and thrive. Weeds
Just as robins and daffodils are harbingers of spring, so are landscapers putting down mulch. A fresh application of mulch on one’s gardens is a great way to sweep away the gray of winter. Fresh mulch looks great on one’s gardens and simply gives a sense of a fresh start. It can also be one of the biggest tasks of the garden calendar and if you hire a company such
7th Annual Kites Over Clarksburg The 7th Annual Kites over Clarksburg will be held Saturday, March 28th, 11 am to 2 pm at Oven Hazen Wells Park (12001 Skylark Drive). Crafts, games, activities and a raffle Bring canned food, eye glasses and/or hearing aids for donations to local food banks and the Lions Club of Clarksburg Local companies will be exhibiting Children can make kites from recycled materials More information
How to choose a lawn and landscape maintenance is easy, if you know what to look for. 5 Things To Find Out Before Hiring Your Next Lawn and Landscape Company: Caring for your lawn and landscape can be a dirty, sweaty and tiring chore and, unfortunately, as soon as you finish it, it needs to be done again. Week after week, year after year. Mowing, pruning, weeding, mulching, etc, etc,
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 to do is mow the lawn, pull the weeds, prune the shrubs…The alternative? Hire a
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 good as a seasoning on the dinner table. It can and does damage landscape plants
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. Perennials die back to the ground. However, there is some damage that can occur to
Resolutions For Our Garden As 2014 melts into 2015, I am overwhelmed by just how fortunate we are at Allentuck Landscaping Co. It has been a crazy year with so many good things (and a few bumps along the way). I thought I would share a few garden (and life) resolutions with you. First a disclaimer: Although these are garden resolutions for our company, they are also somewhat my personal
Winter may seem like the perfect time to take a vacation from your garden but, if used wisely, it can be an important time to lay down the ground work for making vast improvements. Just as plants are dormant and preparing to burst forth in the spring, so can us gardeners. A Time To Think About The Landscape During the warmer seasons we are busy with the day to day
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