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,

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

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.

Winter Weather Will Eventually Hit Montgomery County, MD – Are You Prepared?

Allentuck Landscaping December 9, 2014

Reprinted from the Weather Channel Every winter, people are injured or killed because they are unprepared or overconfident on snowy, icy roads. Even if you are a veteran driver from a Snow Belt state and don’t give venturing out in a blizzard a second thought, keeping these safety tips fresh in your mind can keep you on the road and in control. Make sure you and your car are properly

Will The Cold Snap Damage My Landscape?

Allentuck Landscaping November 13, 2014

It’s here, the coldest weather of the year so far. The bad news, it looks like it will stick around for a while. The good news, it will probably not do much damage to your landscape. Plants have been preparing for the cold weather for weeks, as they do every year. To learn more about how cold weather can damage your landscape and what to look for, read the following

Quiz Time

Allentuck Landscaping November 8, 2014

How much do you know about hybrid cars? Hybrid cars are more plentiful, advanced and efficient than ever, with dozens of options now available to consumers. These fuel-saving, emissions-cutting vehicles currently make up 3% of the total car and light truck market in the United States, helping to meet the government’s tougher fuel-economy standards. But how much do you know about how hybrid cars work, and the benefits they can

Not Tonight Deer

Allentuck Landscaping October 31, 2014

Had enough of the deer eating your landscape? Yes, we know they are cute and all but when they destroy thousands of dollars in plants overnight, they are a pest. The bottom line is that when the leaves fall off the trees, there is very little food left in the forest for our big-eared friends. All that is left are some evergreens, and your garden. Deer are creatures of habit

October Stuff To Do

Allentuck Landscaping October 5, 2014

There is so much to be done in October that perhaps we should call it Plantober! Let’s get started: We are still in a good time period to over-seed your lawn. While you are at it, get a soil test and apply lime to adjust its pH. Aeration will greatly improve water, air and fertilizer movement too. Now is actually the best chance to get those pesky broadleaf weeds like

Why Can’t We All Just get Along

Allentuck Landscaping September 14, 2014

“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 dead looking. We can’t blame anyone for wanting to beautify and area

Welcome To Fall! September Stuff To do

Allentuck Landscaping September 14, 2014

September Stuff to Do Although we hate to see the carefree living of summer pass, September brings renewed effort in the Here are some tasks to keep your garden looking its best well into the fall: Fall is for planting! Add trees and shrubs to your gardens. Continue to feed and dead-head your hanging baskets and container plants – they will often keep going until the first frost. As the annuals in your garden

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How To Divide Perennials

Using Trees To Help Cool Your Home

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

Winter Weather Will Eventually Hit Montgomery County, MD – Are You Prepared?

Will The Cold Snap Damage My Landscape?

Quiz Time

Not Tonight Deer

October Stuff To Do

Why Can’t We All Just get Along

Welcome To Fall! September Stuff To do

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