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Gardening at Dawn on a Summer-Like Day
I love gardening at dawn on a summer morning. Cool enough to pull weeds, prune branches, deadhead, plant, lay mulch as I did this last weekend-of-May Sunday. Yet it’s warm enough for shorts and a tshirt. It’s a time of birdsong and quiet in the neighborhood. No noisy lawn mowers, leaf blowers, or power songs.… Read more
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My Spring Garden: Design Moments
Thoughout our busy lives it’s wonderous to enjoy garden moments like these. Read more
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Maria Speaks at West Concord Green Thumbs
Create Colorful Gardens “Beautiful Perennial Combinations from Spring thru Frost” The West Concord Green Thumbs presents: Maria von Brincken of Sudbury Tuesday, May 3, 2016 7:00 pm Learn to apply color, design, and texture harmoniously from season to season. Maria’s talk, slides, and handouts provide tools to create perennial palettes for public and private gardens. Harvey… Read more
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Maria von Brincken Speaks at Boston Flower Show
SUDBURY, MA—Ever wonder how to make outdoor rooms using vines? Award winning landscape designer and flower garden specialist, Maria von Brincken, a featured speaker at this year’s Boston Flower and Garden Show http://www.bostonflowershow.com will share those techniques. Held at the Seaport World Trade Center, on Sunday, March 20th at 1:30 PM, Maria will talk about vertical gardening… Read more
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Winter Farmers Market Cheese Quest
I’m at Russells Garden Center in Wayland, MA attending the Winters Farmers Market and posting from there. I decided part of my winter mental survival kit I would seek out a specialty cheese for my omelette each week. I’ve not been disappointed. I sampled many from different venders. But decided that the Wolf Meadow Farm… Read more
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How to make a Winter Garden to Delight, Invite, and Inspire
Winter landscapes and their views don’t have be dull or ugly. When well designed they delight and invite you to look out and perhaps venture outside to explore. Read more