11 December Landscape Tasks For Montgomery County, MD

Allentuck Landscaping December 6, 2016

Getting These Tasks Done In December Will Pay Dividends Down The Road for your Montgomery County, MD landscape It may be December but there us still a lot to do in your Montgomery County, MD landscape. December is a great time to divide perennials. It’s like getting free plants! Some of the easiest to divide include Hostas, Daylilies, Astilbe, Black Eye Susan and Purple Cone Flower. For easy to follow instructions

Beautiful, Beneficial Native Plants for Maryland

Allentuck Landscaping December 3, 2016

Native Plants Offer Many Benefits To Maryland Gardens This is the second part of a two part post. The first part was Native Plants To Be Thankful For In Your Landscape. This post was written by guest blogger Toni Bailey, owner and Landscape Architect of Gracefully Green LLC. Toni specializes in sustainable landscaping. You wouldn’t think that writing a short piece about native plants, which populate 98% of my plant recommendations,

12 December Landscape To Do’s For North Potomac, MD

Allentuck Landscaping November 29, 2016

Getting These Landscape Tasks Done In December Will Pay Dividends Down The Road for North Potomac, MD gardeners It may be December in North Potomac, MD but there us still a lot to do in the garden. December is a great time to divide perennials. It’s like getting free plants! Some of the easiest to divide include Hostas, Daylilies, Astilbe, Black Eye Susan and Purple Cone Flower. For easy to

How To Divide Perennials

Allentuck Landscaping November 29, 2016

Dividing Perennials Dividing perennials is a great way to keep your garden from getting over crowded. It is also a great way to get new plants to spread to other parts of your landscape. One other side benefit, you can trade extra plants with friends for some of their extras. The following instructions are from Clemson University. Prepared by Karen Russ, HGIC Information Specialist & Bob Polomski, Extension Consumer Horticulturist,

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

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

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

10 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

Allentuck Landscaping April 12, 2016

Try These Plants That Repel Mosquitoes As the days get warmer our thoughts naturally turn to spending time outside. Playing in the yard, working in the garden and dining on the patio are all wonderful ways to spend our time. Unfortunately, with the rising temperatures, mosquitoes are also making an appearance. One of the ways to help keep pesky, and dangerous, insects away from us is to use plants that naturally

The 7 Flowering Shrubs Perfect For Montgomery County, MD

Allentuck Landscaping March 29, 2016

These 7 Flower Shrubs Have So Much To Offer Your Garden Flowering shrubs offer not only a blast of color, but also delightful fragrances to fill your garden. They brighten your day and provide something to look forward to all year. They also provide a gorgeous backdrop to annuals and perennials. Our list of the 7 flowering shrubs perfect for Montgomery County and the surrounding areas is a compilation of

Use These Winter Plants For Birds

Allentuck Landscaping December 15, 2015

Plant these winter plants for birds that do not migrate from Montgomery County, MD in the winter Installing winter plants for birds is a great way to attract them into your garden. Winter is a great time for bird watching. Even though there are many species that migrate south, there are still man around to enjoy. To sustain themselves, many birds must sustain themselves with berries rich in fats and antioxidents.

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11 December Landscape Tasks For Montgomery County, MD

Beautiful, Beneficial Native Plants for Maryland

12 December Landscape To Do’s For North Potomac, MD

How To Divide Perennials

Olympic Spirit Has Hit Us Hard!

Rockville Home Gets A New Front Walkway and Landscape

Mosquitoes and Zika Virus

10 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

The 7 Flowering Shrubs Perfect For Montgomery County, MD

Use These Winter Plants For Birds

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