 Marian Cruger Coffin ( September 16 , 1876 – February 2 , 1957 ) was one of the first American women to work as a professional landscape architect , and became famous for designing numerous gardens for members of the East Coast elite to whom she had connections through her mother 's side of the family . As a child , she received almost no formal education , but she was a talented artist and musician who had a strong interest in botany . She began working as a landscape architect in 1907 , and she continued to do so until 1951 , when she retired from the profession .

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