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.

Baby It’s Cold Out There

Allentuck Landscaping January 8, 2015

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

Backyard Patio Design – Beyond The Basics

Allentuck Landscaping January 7, 2015

Good backyard patio design can make an ordinary patio and extraordinary patio. Put this image in your head for a moment – it is a beautiful summer evening, the sun is just beginning to set, close friends have arrived for a dinner and drinks, the kids are playing over in the yard and the adults are enjoying a glass of wine on your flagstone patio as a fire crackles in

Seeing The Landscape In Winter

Allentuck Landscaping December 21, 2014

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

We’re Not Quite Done Yet! December Landscape Stuff To Do

Allentuck Landscaping December 11, 2014

It may be December but there us still a lot to do in the garden. C’mon Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Potomac, Darnestown and Rockville, let’s get at it. Don’t let us landscapers have all of the fun.

Potomac, Maryland Landscape Project

Allentuck Landscaping December 7, 2014

Project Profile: A Potomac, Maryland Landscape Project Sometimes on cold, late fall days it is nice to come across a photo of a sunny warm place to spend an afternoon. This Potomac, Maryland landscape project is the perfect place. The pergola is surrounded by perennials that bloom all summer. In the foreground notice the pink Hydrangeas. Special places do not happen by accident, they are designed and maintained. A combination

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