Maria von Brincken Landscape Garden Design

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  • Arranging Foliage for Colorful Winter Containers

    Here in New England, our gardens and entries can get pretty  bleary as December slides into the Winter Solstice.  We know that the March Equinox is a long psychological distance until we might see some color in the landscape. In my garden it’s the early blooming Witch Hazel (Hamamelis) often in February. For weeks now, intent… Read more

  • Transformation: A Parking Lot becomes a Paradise

      Let me tell you the story of a plot of land in Carlisle, MA.  Mostly a parking lot, there was some open grass, miscellaneous woodland, a fence to prevent you from driving in, and trash barrel. It wasn’t a place you were likely to hang out.  Nothing to draw you in-it was basically a… Read more

  • A Leaf Lover’s Fall Foliage Combinations

    I’m loving our New England Autumn.  The leaves have been turning one by one– here and there– for weeks. Now it’s clumps of yellow, orange, and scarlet, and green gearing up to an amazing crescendo sometime soon. Here’s a few photos taken from my back garden. The garden’s fall  foliage design shows off. Enjoy. And… Read more

  • A Slice of Heaven at Old Frog Pond Farm–Organic Apple Orchard

    Last Saturday I got to spend some time in a heavenly spot. An orchard called the “Old Frog Pond Farm”  http://www.oldfrogpondfarm.com . It offers organic apples to pick. And a slice of heaven.  The day ‘s weather flickered between warm mild and cool mild—sun or cloudy– as the weather front moved this way and that.… Read more

  • September Time of Year

    It’s mid September in New England–almost the Fall Equinox– the gardens are very dry and we’ve had several nights in the 40’s. We missed the frosts of the southern coast. Ornamental grasses, shrub roses, hydrangeas, summer annuals, and sedum are the stars of the late summer landscape. Highlights in my garden include the ‘Sweet Autumn’… Read more

  • Mellow August Garden

    It’s August and the mid- season daylily party is over. Sitting in my shady retreat on the chaise on the patio I built under the deck, I’m enjoying the mellow August garden. A few of the late blooming hemerocallis varieties still contribute to the color, but the riot has ended. Stems have been clipped and composted, and… Read more