The LongHouse Reserve Garden Committee awarded Oehme, van Sweden & Associates the 2011 LongHouse Landscape Award on Saturday, September 17th at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton, NY. The award, given for the first time ever to a firm or group, celebrates the “powerful changes that OvS has consistently and continuously brought to the American landscape [...]
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APGA’s Annual Conference
Posted in Special Events, tagged American Public Gardens Association, American University, Chicago botanic garden, Humber Arboretum, James Ward, Kelly Ogrodnik, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Lisa Delplace, Melanie Sifton, New Native Garden, New York Botanical Garden, North Carolina Botanical Garden, oehme van sweden, OvS, Phipps Conservatory, Sheila Brady, SITES, Stephanie DeStefano, Sustainable Sites Intiative, The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The annual conference of the American Public Gardens Association took place June 21 – 24, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. While attending the conference, Oehme, van Sweden Principals Lisa Delplace and Sheila Brady were panelists at a seminar focusing on SITES, the Sustainable Sites Initiative. The idea behind SITES is to create voluntary, national guidelines for [...]
Spring is Here!
Posted in Projects, tagged Chicago botanic garden, green roof, landscape architect, landscape architecture, oehme van sweden on March 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
By this point, there is no doubting that we’ve been ready for Spring. Take a look at our past couple of postings – we’ve been talking about Spring’s arrival since late February! Even though Mother Nature doesn’t have her mind COMPLETELY made up about the switchover to Springtime, (Cherry!) blossoms, buds and blooms are popping [...]
The Chicago Botanic Garden Trellis Bridge
Posted in Projects, Uncategorized, tagged Arch Bridge, Chicago botanic garden, construction, Evening Island, Garden Design, green roof, Impressionist, landscape architect, landscape architecture, LEED, Monet, oehme van sweden, OvS, OVSLA, Plant Conservation Science Center, Plant Evaluation Garden, Serpentine Bridge, Trellis Bridge on December 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is exciting progress on the Trellis Bridge at the Chicago Botanic Garden! Construction began this past fall and with the stone piers and steel beams in place, the bridge is ready for wood decking. The Trellis Bridge is the third in a series of bridges designed by Oehme, van Sweden at the Chicago Botanic [...]
OvS is pleased to announce that two of our projects were selected for the Sustainable Sites Pilot Program.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chicago botanic garden, landscape design, New York Botanical Garden, oehme van sweden, Sustainable sites initiative, washington dc on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oehme, van Sweden & Associates is pleased to announce that two of our projects have been selected for the Sustainable Sites Pilot Program. The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES™) is a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the United States Botanic Garden, and was created to promote sustainable [...]
