Category: Landscaping Ideas

Add A Custom Patio To Your Backyard

A Custom Patio Improves Outdoor Living Transform your outdoor space into a haven of comfort and style with a custom patio designed just for you. A custom patio is not merely an extension of your home; it’s a personalized oasis that enhances your outdoor living experience. Imagine stepping into a carefully crafted space that reflects your unique taste and lifestyle, where every detail is tailored to your preferences. Whether you

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Stone Patios In Bethesda, Maryland

Stone Patios Create Excellent Outdoor Spaces Stone patios add livable space to your outdoors. Look no further than Allentuck Landscaping Company. We have been in the business of designing and installing stone patios for over 30 years. At Allentuck Landscaping Company, we view stone patios as an extension of your home, your outdoor family room, so to speak. A place to spend quality time with family and friends, or just

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5 Garden Resolutions That Are Easy To Keep

Improve Your World With These Garden Resolutions We can all do a little more to improve the world. Why not start in your own garden with these very easy garden resolutions. Every little bit helps! Start Composting Composting is easy, reduces waste, and gives you back great soil to put back in the garden. Why send garden and food waste to a landfill, which would waste fuel, emit pollution, and

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Front Entry Landscape Ideas In Chevy Chase, MD

Front Entry Landscape Ideas In Chevy Chase, MD To Improve Your Curb Appeal 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 7 front

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Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly Is Heading To Our Area A new non-native invasive insect pest is moving towards our area and is a serious threat to landscape plants, forest trees and agricultural crops. The Spotted Lanternfly is a leafhopper originally native to China, India and Vietnam. It was first spotted in the United States around 2014 in Pennsylvania. Populations have since been confirmed in Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. For the first

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Our Guide To Fall Annuals

Keep The Color Coming With Fall Annuals Just because fall has arrived does not mean the garden cannot have lots of color. In our climate, many fall annuals will bloom well into the approaching winter. Some, like pansies, will even bloom again once spring arrives. Consider these fall annuals as a way to brighten your fall and beyond. Chysanthemums One of the nice things about Chrysanthemums is that the varieties

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Protecting Spring Bulbs From Animals

Simple Tips To Keep Deer From Eating Spring Bulbs It’s time to plant spring bulbs!  Not only are you excited about it, there are quite a few animals looking for an easy meal that are happy too. Tulip and Crocus bulbs are the animals favorite. Use the three tips below to help keep animals out of your garden. If you remember these tips this fall while planting your flower bulbs you

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Fragrant Plants Greatly Enhance A Landscape Design

Add Fragrant Plants To Your Garden Design Most garden designs only consider appearance but a well-designed garden appeals to all of the senses. Who doesn’t love to see beautiful flowers or interesting foliage. The sound of leaves rustling in the wind or birds singing appeals to our ears. The soft touch of an ornamental grass inflorescence against our cheek. The sense of smell is among the strongest of the senses.

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Plant Profile: Coneflowers

Coneflowers Offer Fantastic Late Summer Garden Color Late summer can be a frustrating time in the garden. Some of our favorite plants are fading and the fall plants are just not quite in prime time yet. This is where Coneflowers come in. With a wide variety of color and size options, Coneflowers offer blooms that last from midsummer well into the fall. Coneflowers originated on the prairies where they are

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6 Outstanding Summer Flowering Shrubs

Summer Flowering Shrubs To Brighten Your Garden Summer is in full swing and so are some of the best summer flowering shrubs. If you are like most people, you may think the summer garden is limited to Crape Myrtles and Hydrangeas. Not true (although we did include a few on our list below). Here are some other excellent summer flowering shrubs for you to consider. Abelia ‘Kaleidescope’ – Abelia x

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