Master Plans, designs for walkways, wall, patios, and plantings: You'll love the custom landscapes Maria von Brincken creates just for you. Her hardscape and flower garden design transforms your home's appearance and creates great places to spend time with family and friends. Her earth-friendly work also solves those pesky site problems.
An experienced certified landscape designer, Maria works with you and provides quality installation you'll appreciate. Swing in the Ferns Create a Sitting Garden and Rest Your Brain A bench or a chair creates the simplest of Sitting Gardens.
An experienced certified landscape designer, Maria works with you and provides quality installation you'll appreciate. Swing in the Ferns Create a Sitting Garden and Rest Your Brain A bench or a chair creates the simplest of Sitting Gardens.
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Reviews (9)
Kirsten Anderson
May 19, 2022
Love, love, love working with Maria. I interviewed three landscape designers and I found her to be the most engaged and thoughtful. We are in year four of a multiyear plan for my landscaping and it just looks better every year. Maria is very collaborative and will listen to your ideas with an open mind. She's also come up with ideas that I would have never thought of such as the gorgeous urn by my front door.
Helen Claire Sievers
May 12, 2021
Do NOT use this woman, under any circumstances! Maria came to our house in Sudbury MA as a Mother's Day present our daughter gave us (and paid her for). She said a few things about our yard and on the spot I engaged her to do further work. Unfortunately I paid her I think it was $900. Later that week I had second thoughts and called Maria and said we'd like to think about it more, and I'd like my money back.
She refused to give it to us. We never saw her again.and she kept all the money I had given her as a deposit. We never filled out the survey she sent, and never saw her at our property. In December we received an envelope with some suggestions in it, and that was it. I am furious at her and think she basically stole our $900.
She refused to give it to us. We never saw her again.and she kept all the money I had given her as a deposit. We never filled out the survey she sent, and never saw her at our property. In December we received an envelope with some suggestions in it, and that was it. I am furious at her and think she basically stole our $900.
Matthew Burr
May 29, 2019
Maria is outstanding and transformed our landscape! Prior to hiring her, our back yard was truly an eyesore. Maria worked extremely hard to create a beautiful design and executed it with her team within her estimated time period. Maria is wonderfully creative. Also, she puts tremendous thought and care into everything that she does, communicates well but is also highly receptive to feedback. The result is honestly a changed experience for me when stepping outside. Thank you Maria!
Thomas
Jul 11, 2015
Maria worked with us to create a complete, beautiful landscape design for our entire ~1 acre lot. It went very well. Usually Maria creates a design and serves as the contractor/manager to implement it but in our case we love gardening and chose to do it ourselves. We wanted something that we could build and maintain without a lot of outside professional help.
Our acre yard plan included a circular path/flower garden with a brick walkway passing under a grape arbor and front brick sitting area from which to enjoy it all. We have another sitting area in the back overlooking a pretty big koi fish pond surrounded by flowering perennials. On the south side we have herb and vegetable gardens and in the East we have various fruit trees and on the north a grassy play area.
Around it all are native trees and understory, mostly pine and oak. It has taken us a while to do everything and there have been changes along the way but it still looks very much like Maria's original design. Maria has an amazing knowledge of plants and a real artist's eye for pleasing arrangements of texture, color, and shape. She helped us choose plants that were hardy for our climate and conditions (New England winters, very sandy soil and much shade) so that maintenance wouldn't be a onerous chore.
We didn't want a lot of repetitive planting so we relied on her advice in choosing perennials with successive flowering throughout the growing seasons. Her advice has been spot on and she continues to answer our questions about the original design and changes we can make. She helped us understand the importance of the "hard" stuff too like brick paths, stone borders, fountains, bird baths, waterfalls, fences and arbors.
To save outside expenses her design made good use of our preexisting conditions so that massive changes were unnecessary. We couldn't be happier. Thank you for working with us Maria.
Our acre yard plan included a circular path/flower garden with a brick walkway passing under a grape arbor and front brick sitting area from which to enjoy it all. We have another sitting area in the back overlooking a pretty big koi fish pond surrounded by flowering perennials. On the south side we have herb and vegetable gardens and in the East we have various fruit trees and on the north a grassy play area.
Around it all are native trees and understory, mostly pine and oak. It has taken us a while to do everything and there have been changes along the way but it still looks very much like Maria's original design. Maria has an amazing knowledge of plants and a real artist's eye for pleasing arrangements of texture, color, and shape. She helped us choose plants that were hardy for our climate and conditions (New England winters, very sandy soil and much shade) so that maintenance wouldn't be a onerous chore.
We didn't want a lot of repetitive planting so we relied on her advice in choosing perennials with successive flowering throughout the growing seasons. Her advice has been spot on and she continues to answer our questions about the original design and changes we can make. She helped us understand the importance of the "hard" stuff too like brick paths, stone borders, fountains, bird baths, waterfalls, fences and arbors.
To save outside expenses her design made good use of our preexisting conditions so that massive changes were unnecessary. We couldn't be happier. Thank you for working with us Maria.
Pam Collins
Sep 23, 2014
Pamela Collins Maria transformed our property with beautiful foundation gardens which work really well with our contemporary home. She designed and supervised the installation of gorgeous stone steps and walkways and a stone wall. Additionally her design successfully tied the new foundation garden beds in with my existing perennial gardens to give our property a very polished and elegant look. Very happy with the outcome of our work with Maria who welcomed my plant suggestions!
Judith Blatt
Sep 18, 2014
We were so pleased with the work of Maria von Brincken that we hired her to return three years in a row to plan and execute three different plantings. She transformed the overgrown and ugly appearance of the property at the front and side of our house into an inviting and beautiful landscape. Now we have a lovely stone wall, a graceful curved walk and a variety of plants and shrubs in different shades and shapes. Whatever she promised she provided. Maria has an artist's eye and a wealth of experience.
Catherine Jones Franey
Sep 04, 2014
"Oh, you're the house with The Yard!" That's what people say in my neighborhood when I meet them and tell them the corner I live on. And, I have Maria von Brincken to thank for making my yard (and, in turn, my neighborhood) more beautiful. When my husband and I first moved in, we intentionally bought a house with a yard so that we could enjoy the outdoor space. But, we never spent time in it because the layout wasn't enjoyable.
I decided we needed professional help, and so my hunt for a landscape designer began. I looked all over the place, but nothing spoke to me. Then, I found Maria von Brincken. I read about her and looked at her design pictures online. I noticed that she put a lot of emphasis on native plants, which really appealed to me; and, her designs were beautiful.
Then I noticed that her work was published in a book that I happened to own! I had to contact her. When Maria came to our house for a consultation, I knew we found a perfect fit. As soon as Maria entered our yard, she started pointing out solutions to our concerns. She explained ways we could add privacy since we live on a corner that gets a lot of foot traffic.
She also noted ways we could reduce traffic noise. She noticed our existing patio had no direct access to our house, and described how we could move the patio to a different spot next to a window and replace the window with a door. Yes! This addressed the problem we always had when entertaining guests and grilling-we couldn't easily do both before.
This was way more advice that I ever thought a landscape designer could give, but she has an amazing eye for style and flow. Maria really listened to our concerns and looked at the big picture. The shape of our yard is very triangular and awkward, and Maria described how we could position the garden border to give the yard more dimension. Our yard isn't very big, but the way she positioned the plants has added such depth and made the yard feel so much bigger.
I could go on and on about her wonderful vision.from the stepping stones by the front door to the fence gate, to the beautiful trees that don't overwhelm our little yard, to the way she considered the view of the yard from inside our house, all the way to how she picked plants that will make our yard look beautiful in every season. (Today is March 15, and my first blooms are appearing on one of my trees!) In addition to designing our yard, Maria project-managed the installation.
She picked out the plants and worked with the landscapers (and the electrician because we put in some lights). She was our advocate, and she made the process way easier than I thought it would be. Everything was on time and on budget. I couldn't be happier. And, now, I love to linger in my yard.
I decided we needed professional help, and so my hunt for a landscape designer began. I looked all over the place, but nothing spoke to me. Then, I found Maria von Brincken. I read about her and looked at her design pictures online. I noticed that she put a lot of emphasis on native plants, which really appealed to me; and, her designs were beautiful.
Then I noticed that her work was published in a book that I happened to own! I had to contact her. When Maria came to our house for a consultation, I knew we found a perfect fit. As soon as Maria entered our yard, she started pointing out solutions to our concerns. She explained ways we could add privacy since we live on a corner that gets a lot of foot traffic.
She also noted ways we could reduce traffic noise. She noticed our existing patio had no direct access to our house, and described how we could move the patio to a different spot next to a window and replace the window with a door. Yes! This addressed the problem we always had when entertaining guests and grilling-we couldn't easily do both before.
This was way more advice that I ever thought a landscape designer could give, but she has an amazing eye for style and flow. Maria really listened to our concerns and looked at the big picture. The shape of our yard is very triangular and awkward, and Maria described how we could position the garden border to give the yard more dimension. Our yard isn't very big, but the way she positioned the plants has added such depth and made the yard feel so much bigger.
I could go on and on about her wonderful vision.from the stepping stones by the front door to the fence gate, to the beautiful trees that don't overwhelm our little yard, to the way she considered the view of the yard from inside our house, all the way to how she picked plants that will make our yard look beautiful in every season. (Today is March 15, and my first blooms are appearing on one of my trees!) In addition to designing our yard, Maria project-managed the installation.
She picked out the plants and worked with the landscapers (and the electrician because we put in some lights). She was our advocate, and she made the process way easier than I thought it would be. Everything was on time and on budget. I couldn't be happier. And, now, I love to linger in my yard.
Oliver Willett
Jul 21, 2014
Maria was a delight to work with as she listened to our needs and desires for our garden and developed a five part plan. We chose to go ahead with three of the parts and she then oversaw the creation of a beautifully terraced and lit front perennial garden, the creation of a curved retaining wall that is like a piece of sculpture in our backyard we can see from our back windows, and a succulent rock garden.
In addition, the front entry garden planting combinations for all seasons frames and creates your entry garden. We could not recommend her more highly as a creative and professional garden designer.
In addition, the front entry garden planting combinations for all seasons frames and creates your entry garden. We could not recommend her more highly as a creative and professional garden designer.
Ed Harrison
May 24, 2014
Maria absolutely transformed our landscaping. What was drab and amateurish is now beautiful -- a place I am proud to invite family and friends to see. She completely transformed both our front walk, our back "yard" (which had been basically a dirt patch" into a beautiful patio and fire pit, and created a sitting area out of an underutilized area of our yard.
We also have lighting that is absolutely beautiful in both our front and back yards. The transformation is schocking (in a good way). She is an expert, has a tremendous eye for design and walks her clients through the entire process, and handles any issues large or small that may come up. I cannot recommend her more highly.
We also have lighting that is absolutely beautiful in both our front and back yards. The transformation is schocking (in a good way). She is an expert, has a tremendous eye for design and walks her clients through the entire process, and handles any issues large or small that may come up. I cannot recommend her more highly.
