The Ultimate Guide To An Extraordinary Patio – Part 1

Allentuck Landscaping September 13, 2016

There Are Basic Principles To Creating An Extraordinary Patio This is a two part blog post. The first part will focus on material selection and design. The second part will focus on patio features you can select to make your patio extraordinary. At Allentuck Landscaping Co, we view patios as an extension of your home, your outdoor family room, so to speak. A place to spend quality time with family and

Olympic Spirit Has Hit Us Hard!

Allentuck Landscaping August 8, 2016

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

Using Trees To Help Cool Your Home

Allentuck Landscaping July 25, 2016

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

Our Day at Arlington National Cemetery

Allentuck Landscaping July 12, 2016

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

8 Front Walkway Ideas for Maximum Curb Appeal

Allentuck Landscaping June 21, 2016

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

Project Profile – What’s Old Is New Again

Allentuck Landscaping June 5, 2016

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,

Rockville Home Gets A New Front Walkway and Landscape

Allentuck Landscaping May 23, 2016

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 Install

Allentuck Landscaping May 23, 2016

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

Mosquitoes and Zika Virus

Allentuck Landscaping April 12, 2016

Mosquitoes and Zika Virus Expected in Maryland Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the Zika Virus is “scarier than we initially thought” (CDC Statement). Maryland is expected to be within the range of states affected by the Asian Tiger Mosquito, the vector of Zika Virus. The CDC has lobbied Congress for $1.9 billion to combat the mosquito-borne virus. As summer approaches, officials are warning that

Will All This Snow Harm My Landscape?

Allentuck Landscaping February 1, 2016

Blizzard Jonah dumps record snowfall on our area. That was a heck of a lot of snow last week. Now that we have shoveled our way out and the kids are getting back to school, the one remaining question is; will all this snow damage our landscapes? A Blanket Of Snow We have all heard this term used to describe how beautiful a thick layer of snow can look on

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The Ultimate Guide To An Extraordinary Patio – Part 1

Olympic Spirit Has Hit Us Hard!

Using Trees To Help Cool Your Home

Our Day at Arlington National Cemetery

8 Front Walkway Ideas for Maximum Curb Appeal

Project Profile – What’s Old Is New Again

Rockville Home Gets A New Front Walkway and Landscape

Our First Gardens for Grade School Grant Install

Mosquitoes and Zika Virus

Will All This Snow Harm My Landscape?

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