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Native Garden Designer Teams with Renowned Field Botanist in Ground Breaking New Book

date: 
March 16, 2007

Contact:
Gabriel McDowell
(408) 757-3445
gabe@808media.com

Alrie Middlebrook
(408) 292-9993
info@middlebrook-gardens.com

- Alrie Middlebrook Launches Sustainable Garden Education Tour

SAN JOSE- Alrie Middlebrook, the San Jose-based native garden designer, artist, and sustainable landscaper teams with renowned field botanist Dr. Glenn Keator announcing the release of their highly anticipated book, “Designing California Native Gardens - The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens,” published by UC Press.

Middlebrook Gardens Announces Nursery Grand Opening

date: 
April 16, 2007

Contact:
Gabriel McDowell
(408) 757-3445
gabe@808media.com

Alrie Middlebrook
(408) 292-9993
info@middlebrook-gardens.com

- Offers California Native Plants, Sustainable Gardening Solutions, Local Art -

SAN JOSE - Honor California’s rich natural heritage. Join the community to celebrate the grand opening of Middlebrook Gardens Nursery. May 5 - 6, 2007, at Middlebrook Gardens, San Jose.

"California Colors" Celebrates Fall Colors, West Coast Style!

date: 
September 22, 2006

- Middlebrook Gardens, Native Revival Nursery Host Open House/Plant Sale -

For Immediate Release

September 22, 2006 Contact: Gabriel McDowell

(408) 757-3445

gabe@808media.com

"California Colors" Celebrates Fall Colors, West Coast Style!

- Middlebrook Gardens, Native Revival Nursery Host Open House/Plant Sale

Thirteen Ways To Stop Global Warming

date: 
June 1, 2006

- Alrie Middlebrook Leads Groundbreaking Garden Workshop -

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA ¾ Alrie Middlebrook, the San Jose-based sustainable landscape designer and California native gardening expert, leads an informative workshop entitled “Thirteen Ways to Stop Global Warming, Save Water and Have a Beautiful Natural Garden," at the Smart Gardening Faire, in Scotts Valley, CA, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

"Smart Garden" Revolution Kicks Off at San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

date: 
March 8, 2006

- Innovative Gardens Create Stylish Habitat, Eliminate Pesticides, Reduce Petroleum Use, Bring Nature to Urban Neighborhoods-

SAN FRANCISCO - Imagine a future where gardens flourish, fresh water percolates through lush urban avenues, birds color the air with song, and people live in harmony with nature, while enjoying all the wonders of modern life. Imagine no further, because, "The future is NOW…"

Published Articles by Alrie Middlebrook

Going Native
San Jose Magazine, January 2002
Designing a garden can take you home again - to native plants that are true to California's heritage.

Lose The Lawn
Home Improvement & Remodeling Magazine, October/November 2001

Why Go Native?
Home Improvement & Remodeling Magazine, June/July 2001


Middlebrook Gardens Wins Prestigious Acterra Business Environmental Award

San Jose- Middlebrook Gardens has been selected as the winner of Acterra’s 2004 Business Environmental Award in the Open Space and Habitat Preservation/Restoration category.

The award is given to companies who make efforts to promote greenbelts, preserve open space or protect and restore natural habitats. Acterra was formed with the merger of two of the region's most respected and effective environmental groups (Bay Area Action and Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation), to protect and restore the local natural environment through stewardship, information, and leadership

MIDDLEBROOK GARDENS PRESS UPDATE

MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Gabriel McDowell
February 23, 2004
408.995.3280
gabe@808media.com

- Firm Receives Sustainable Landscaping Award
- Gardens Featured on Prestigious Garden Tour
- Alrie Middlebrook Teaches Class on Edible Plants/Container Gardens
- Presentation at San Francisco Flower & Garden Show

FIRM RECEIVES SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE AWARD

SAN JOSE- Middlebrook Gardens has been awarded the “2003 Sustainable Landscape Award for Contractors in the Design Category.” The annual award is given to a landscaping firm which practices the highest level of sustainable landscaping.

Alrie Middlebrook- president of Middlebrook Gardens- received the award at the Sustainable Landscape Seminar at Crown Plaza Hotel, Foster City, CA, February 21, 2004. More info, please visit: www.clcasfba.org.