Why Landscaping Services Are Important

Landscapers are critical when it comes to your home. In fact, there is nothing more important for homeowners than ensuring not just their interiors are pristine but their exteriors are also in tip-top shape. The reality is, with the warmer weather coming to the area quickly and with a vengeance, having your landscaping taken care […]

Plan Your Landscaping Now so You can get to Work Come Spring

Your yard is a flat plain of snow now, but are you dreaming of a warm spring with beautiful flowers, blossoming trees, and handsome hardscaping? Get on the way to making your dream a reality, plan your landscaping now so you can get to work come spring! Make a Grid of Your Property Before you […]

Snow Mold and Your Lawn this Winter

With the snowstorms and snow-melts that we have recently experienced in Maryland you may have noticed gray or straw colored circles of matted grass in your lawn.  These spots may be the result of snow mold. What is Snow Mold? There are actually two types of snow mold, gray snow mold and pink snow mold, […]

Great Ground Covers that Love Sun

Ground covers are plants that you can use to fill in the gaps in a landscape. Easy to care for and naturally aggressive, the best ground covers spread quickly without totally dominating a landscape. However, with the myriad number of ground covers out there, finding the right one for your Maryland home can prove difficult. […]

4 Top Types of Holly For Christmas

Holly Shrubs and trees have, over the years, become one of the most iconic Christmas plants. Not to mention that, because they’re evergreens, they’re a boon to any winter landscape, providing some much needed color and life to otherwise dead yards. If you’re interested in improving your landscape this Christmas you can’t go wrong with […]

Winter Landscaping Advice: Pruning Your Trees

It’s important to pay attention to your Maryland landscape’s trees and shrubbery, particularly during the winter. With the leaves long fallen, the vast majority of woody plants are dormant, making this time of year perfect for pruning back dying or intrusive branches. Pruning trees is important because correctly pruned plants grow more fruit and flowers. […]

How Not To Landscape in Maryland: Part 2.

Continuing our series from last week on common landscaping mistakes, The Atlantic Maintenance Group is here with some more tips on how to steer-clear of easily avoidable landscaping mistakes. Poor Plant Positioning While this is a pretty broad topic that can get into some advanced landscaping, you’d be surprised how many Maryland homeowners ignore some […]