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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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Everything You Need To Know About Mosquitoes and Zika Virus in Maryland

What You Need To Know About Mosquitoes and Zika Virus in Maryland Enjoying the nice weather this winter? While it has been very pleasant, the warm temperatures are going to create a very bad year  for mosquitoes. Here is what to keep in mind to protect yourself and your family from mosquitoes and Zika Virus in Maryland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the Zika Virus

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February Landscape Tasks for Montgomery County, MD

Get These Landscape Tasks For Montgomery County, MD Done Now The weather has hardly been winter-like but that doesn’t mean we still won’t get cold weather. Here are a few landscape tasks for Montgomery County, MD to help you get ready for spring.   Prune any dead and diseased wood from your trees and shrubs. Plant frost tolerant trees. Clean and refill bird feeders Buy seeds from the new garden

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Allentuck Landscaping – February 2017 Safety Line

Personal Protection Equipment It benefits everyone Like athletes on the football field, you must also wear protection when doing your job. These items are designed to keep your body safe and protected from hazards that you may encounter. Our personal protective equipment (PPE) includes ear plugs, work boots, hat and safety goggles. At times, we may also require you to wear a hard hat, safety vest and/or chaps. Here are

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Solutions For Planting Under Trees

Planting Under Trees Can Be Challenging It is a common complaint, “Nothing will grow under my trees”. To be perfectly honest, our first response to this statement is usually not what our customers want to hear: “Duh”. Mature trees have large canopies that block out the sun and massive root systems that will out compete smaller plants for water every day. So the area under the trees becomes brown and

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How We Improved This Home’s Rockville, MD Front Yard

This Rockville, MD Front Yard Needed A Facelift Dated. Overgrown. Boring. Those were the words that best described this Rockville, MD Front Yard. Allentuck Landscaping Co. was tasked with coming up with a plan to vastly improve its curb appeal and make it a more welcoming landscape. But where to start? Tim Carbis headed up this renovation. His first step was to evaluate what in the existing landscape was worth

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Will Cold Weather Harm Landscape Plants?

Cold Weather Can Challenge Landscape Plants Baby its cold out there! In fact, these are the coldest temperatures we have seen in several years. You and I may be able to bundle up, but what about our plants? Is cold weather bad for plants? Let’s first assume that you have plants that are correct for our area. Obviously, plants that are normally found in southern regions will not do well

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