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• Outdoor Lighting Design

  • May 9th, 2011
  • Posted in Blog
  • Tags: Aesthetics, applications, barbeques, better utilize your outdoor patio or deck, energy-efficient outdoor lighting, enjoying the outdoors, exterior lights, fluorescent, high-intensity discharge, illuminating your deck or patio at night, incandescent lights, landscape, landscaping maryland, Lighting Maryland, low-pressure sodium lights, Maryland, motion sensors, Outdoor Lighting Design, outdoor space, Outdoors Maryland, photosensors, playing horseshoes, Security, TLC Incorporated, U.S. Department of Energy, Utility

  Your outdoor space can be a great place to hangout during the day – whether you are throwing barbeques, playing horseshoes, or just enjoying the outdoors – but what happens to that space at night? By installing a few exterior… Read More

• Seven Tips for a Great Front Lawn

  • May 2nd, 2011
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  • Tags: Deep watering, encouraging healthier growth, Grass Maryland, grass to grow, greener grass, health of your grass, high-quality soil, how to, it is what’s inside that counts, Lawn Maryland, lush lawn, Maryland, nourish your lawn, perfect yard, pH checked, pre-emergent herbicide, preparation is the key, seeding or sodding, Seven Tips for a Great Front Lawn, soil nutrients, Steps, Suggestions, The key to any good lawn is good soil, time to take hold, TLC Incorporated, weeds, Yard work Maryland, Yardcare specialist

  We all want the perfect yard, but few of us know how to obtain that lush lawn that we all dream of. Well, your quest for greener grass may be simpler than you think. The perfect yard will require a… Read More

• 5 Steps to Fix Dead Spots in Your Lawn

  • April 26th, 2011
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  • Tags: 5 Steps, 5 Steps to Fix Dead Spots in Your Lawn, Cover the dead area, dead spots, Five Steps, fix dead spots, grass, grass dies, Grow grass, Hints, how to, How to fix Lawn, How to grow grass, inhibiting grass from growing, lawn, lawn care, lawn care Maryland, Maryland, New Grass, regrow naturally, Remove as much of the dead grass as possible, Simple Steps, Spread some grass seed, sprinkle some fertilizer, Steps, Time to get dirty, Tips, TLC Incorporated, water the grass, water up to five times per day, yard

  Here in the Mid-Atlantic region, we do our best to keep our lawns looking as lush as possible. We water the grass and sprinkle some fertilizer around every now and then, but sometimes, it still isn’t enough. No matter what… Read More

• Six Tips For Maintaining a Greener Lawn

  • April 19th, 2011
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  • Tags: 6, 6 tips, Adjust sprinkler heads, Automatic, Controller, Coverage, DC, drip irrigation, grass, Green, Greener lawn, Grow, Head-to-head, Irrigation, lawn, Maintain, Maryland, plant, plant bed, Plants, Pull weeds, rain, Rain shut-off, Save money, Save water, shut-off, six, Six tips, Six Tips For Maintaining a Greener Lawn, Sprinkler head, Sprinkler System, Sprinklers DC, Sprinklers Maryland, Sprinklers Virginia, Sprinklers washington DC, Tips, TLC Incorporated, Utility bill, Virginia, Washington DC, water, Water bill, Weahterization, Weahterize, weed, weeds

  You think you have done everything to keep your grass looking great. You have fertilized, pulled weeds and you even installed a sprinkler system. What else is there to do except to sit back and watch the grass grow? Well… Read More

• Sprinkler System Trouble Shooting Guide

  • April 12th, 2011
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  • Tags: Avoid, Blocked, blocked sprinkler head, Coverage, Daylight, Fixing Sprinklers, grass, Guide, Head-to-head, Heads, Hole, Holes, Home, Incorporated, Kit, lawn, lawn sprinklers, light, Lines, Maintain, Maryland, Pressure, Repair, Repair Kit, Sink, Sink-hole, Sink-holes, Sprinkler, Sprinkler Lines, Sprinkler System, Sprinkler System Trouble Shooting Guide, sprinklers, Sun, Sunlight, TLC, TLC Incorporated, Touble Shooting, water, Water Pressure

  As summer quickly approaches, you should have one thing on your mind – lawn maintenance. Well maybe lawn maintenance and the beach…but mainly lawn maintenance. The scorching summer sun can wreak havoc on your grass, so it is important to… Read More

• Finding the Right Lawn Sprinkler System

  • April 5th, 2011
  • Posted in Irrigation Systems
  • Tags: Above ground sprinkler, benefits irrigation system, DC, Dead grass, effective irrigation system, Finding the Right Lawn Sprinkler System, How can a sprinkler system save you money?, How do you choose the right system for your lawn?, Installing, installing your first lawn irrigation system, Irrigation Systems, Lawn maintenance, Lawn maintenance Maryland, Lawn Maintenance Virginia, Lawn Maintenance Washington DC, Maryland, Money, Save, Save money, Save water, TLC Incorporated, Underground sprinkler, Virginia, Washington DC, water, Water lawn

  Everyone wants a greener lawn, but not everyone knows how to get that lushes lawn they are looking for. One way to maximize your efforts is to install a sprinkler system. But if you are like most people, you have… Read More

• Designing a Lawn Irrigation System

  • March 28th, 2011
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  • Tags: Deisgn Irrigation System, Design, Designing a Lawn Irrigation System, GPM, GPM factor, greener grass, Higher Elevation, Irrigation, Irrigation Maryland, Irrigation needs, lawn, lawn irrigation, Lose water pressure, Lower Elevation, Maryland, Measure, PSI, PSI levels, sprinklers, Sprinklers Maryland, TLC Inc., TLC Incorporated, water, Water levels

  Designing a lawn irrigation system can be a daunting task. Several factors need to be taken into consideration before you even begin to think about installing anything. This article outlines everything you need to know before you get started. First,… Read More

• Spring Grass Care: Weed Removal

  • March 23rd, 2011
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  • Tags: annual, annual weed, crabgrass, dandelions, Fight weeds, grass, green grass, herbicides, how to, how to fight weeds, lawn care, lawn care Maryland, lawn care specialist, lawn care specialist Maryland, lawns irrigation, Not All Lawn Weeds Can Be Eliminated the Same Way., perennial, perennial weed, postemergent herbicides, preemergent herbicide, specialist, Spring Grass Care, TLC Incorporated, Tupersan, Weed Removal

  News Flash: Not All Lawn Weeds Can Be Eliminated the Same Way. Who knew, right? Well, depending upon whether a weed is an annual or a perennial, you will use a preemergent herbicide or a postemergent herbicide against it. It… Read More

• How to Make Your Grass Greener

  • March 18th, 2011
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  • Tags: fertilize grass, grass clippings, greener grass, hydrate grass, lawn care, Make your grass greener, Mowing, mowing advice, Mowing Maryland, mowing your lawn, TLC Incorporated, wet grass

  No matter what kind of lawn you have it can benefit from simple steps. As this article explains through mowing and a couple other tasks, your grass will be greener. Like the piece says, “Mow grass whenever it is growing,… Read More

• Low Voltage Lighting Spruces up your Home Exteriors

  • March 11th, 2011
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  • Tags: freestanding lighting, garage lighting, landscape lighting, lighting security, low lighting, low voltage lighting, outdoor lighting, outdoor lighting maryland, porhc lighting, staircase lighting, TLC Incorporated

  As this article states, there are many ways that low voltage lighting can spruce up your landscape.  Low lighting can highlight areas of your home in a subtle way and also provide security and safety for you. If your yard… Read More