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Maria's 2007/2008 Lectures and Workshops:

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News

New England Cable News (NECN) will be featuring Maria and one of her gardens on New England Dream Homes.

The garden is a great example of a colonial revival, New England zeriscape, flowering in its fall splendor. It features many different kinds of outdoor rooms, a series of entry gardens, pools gardens, pergola, rock gardens in a beautiful historic setting.

The piece will air on Sunday November 13 at 10am and 7pm, November 14 at 3pm, November 17 at 3pm, November 22 at 3pm, November 24 at 3pm and November 30 at 3pm.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Contact: Cheryl Abrams Savit
March 2, 2004 Savvy Words @ 617-962-1564

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER MARIA VON BRINCKEN TO SPEAK AT NEW ENGLAND FLOWER SHOW AND HORTICULTURE SYMPOSIUM IN CONNECTICUT

SUDBURY, MA – Award winning landscape designer Maria von Brincken will speak at the 2004 New England Flower Show at 2:30 p.m. on March 16. Her topic will be “Revival Style Dooryard Garden for Antique and Contemporary Homes.”

The New England Flower Show showcases more than 1,500 varieties of plants and hundreds of vendors display their products from all over the region. Award-winning gardeners compete in a number of categories in addition to a program of workshops conducted by leading gardening experts including von Brincken.

Von Brincken will also be one of the featured speakers at the Horticulture Symposium 2004 on March 18 at the New Canaan Nature Center. Her topic, “Shade Gardening: Design Ideas, Choice Perennials and Combinations,” illustrates her knowledge of native plants as well as her creative and innovative ideas on combining flowers, trees and shrubs for the landscape.

The mission of the New Canaan Nature Center, an environmental education center and sanctuary, is to help people of all ages understand, appreciate and care for the world of nature. Located on a 40-acre site with unusual habitat diversity, including wet and dry meadows and woodlands, the organization recently opened a new visitor’s center in addition to the 4000 square foot greenhouse and several other buildings on the property. The New Canaan Nature Center sponsors a vast array of activities and events, including the 2004 Horticulture Symposium “The Lure of the Garden – Its Artistry and Energy.”

Von Brincken brings more than 10 years of landscaping experience and problem solving to every speaking engagement, to every job site and every client. As one of only seven APLD-certified professional landscape designers in Massachusetts, von Brincken offers complete landscape services: master plans, distinctive and original garden designs, and consultation and construction. Creating beautiful spaces that include hard surface landscaping solutions such as walkways, walls and more plus great planting combinations remains von Brincken’s mission as her business expands.

Von Brincken will also be leading a workshop for the West Roxbury Evening Garden Club on March  10 entitled “Create Winning Perennial Combinations Using Color, Texture, and Bloom Sequence Basics.”

For more information on Maria von Brincken Landscape Garden Design, contact her at 978-443-4540 or at www.mariavonbrincken.com. Contact the New Canaan Nature Center at www.newcanaannature.org. For more information on the Horticulture Symposium 2004.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Press Contact: Cheryl Abrams Savit
November 10, 2003 Savvy Words @ 617-962-1564

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER MARIA VON BRINCKEN
ACHIEVES NATIONAL CERTIFICATION

SUDBURY, MA - In the world of landscape design, it's not whom you know, but what you know that distinguishes the best from the rest. Maria von Brincken, APLD, knows a great deal about designing beautiful, functional landscapes. Von Brincken recently put that knowledge to good use, earning certification as a professional landscape designer by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, a national organization. Von Brincken, also certified by the Radcliffe Seminars Graduate Landscape Design Program at Radcliffe College in 1994, says she is honored by the recognition within her industry.

The APLD certification process verifies that von Brincken has submitted her work to the Certification Review Panel. Von Brincken's drawings were evaluated from installed projects that presented inventive solutions to assigned problems. Satisfied that her work met their criteria, the APLD awarded von Brincken certification.

Von Brincken brings more than 10 years of landscaping experience and problem solving to each client and job site. As one of only seven APLD-certified professional landscape designers in Massachusetts, von Brincken offers complete landscape services: master plans, distinctive and original garden designs, and consultation and construction. Creating beautiful spaces that include hard surface landscaping solutions such as walkways, driveways, walls and more plus great planting combinations remains von Brincken's mission as her business expands.

APLD's certification is recognized as the national program setting standards for landscape designers. Only certified members of APLD may use the designation of APLD after their name. Based in Harrisburg, PA, the APLD sets high standards of excellence and promotes these standards throughout the industry. Among the goals of APLD is to assist in the professional development of its members, facilitation of interaction among landscape designers, recognition of professional achievement through its certification program and consideration of issues affecting the profession and the environment. Founded in 1989, ALPD can be contacted at 717-328-9780 or at www.APLD.com.

Now booking winter design work for spring installation. For more information on Maria von Brincken Landscape Garden Design, contact her at 978-443-4540 or find her at www.mariavonbrincken.com.