The horticulturally hungry descended upon The Toledo Botanical Garden in Toledo, OH on a Saturday in May for the annual spring plant sale. Oehme, van Sweden CEO Lisa Delplace was among the many to browse the over 10,000 perennials on sale, and also serve as the day’s keynote speaker. Some of the most popular items [...]
Posts Tagged ‘landscape’
Scott Arboretum Visits Danieli Garden
Posted in Special Events, Uncategorized, tagged architecture, danieli gardens, Eric Groft, James van Sweden, landscape, landscape architecture, landscape design, oehme van sweden, Wolfgang Oehme on January 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This September, Oehme van Sweden principal, Eric Groft, will lead members of the Scott Arboretum on a tour of the lush East Hampton garden in The Springs on September 22nd of 2011. The Scott Arboretum is the campus of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The members of the group are avid gardeners and many are [...]
Snowfall Blankets OvS Plantings at Tanger Outlets
Posted in Projects, tagged architect, design, Eric Groft, James van Sweden, landscape, landscape architecture, Lisa Delplace, oehme van sweden, Sheila Brady, Wolfgang Oehme on January 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Oehme van Sweden has always paid particular attention to the subtle beauty and strong forms that emerge from the winter garden. After one of the many recent snowfalls that has blanketed the region, the plantings we designed for the Tanger Outlets at the Arches in Deer Park, New York looked beautiful against the thick layer of snow. [...]
Landscaping Coastal Properties
Posted in Partners, Projects, tagged coastal, Garden Design, Hamptons, landscape, landscape architect, landscape architecture, landscaping, Maine, Nantucket, oehme van sweden, Sagaponack, Sheila Brady on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oehme van Sweden has a long history of work in the coastal areas of the United States. From the rugged Maine coast, to charming Nantucket, to the beaches of Sagaponack, to the coastal areas of North Carolina, we have designed gardens that are not only beautiful, but withstand the tests of time, weather and use. [...]
An Eastern Long Island Garden
Posted in Projects, tagged Amagansett, design, Eric Groft, garden, Gardiners Bay, Hamptons, John Scully, landscape, landscape architect, lanscape architecture, Long Island, Louse Point Bluff, New York, oehme van sweden, Regina Scully, residence, residential on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, Oehme, van Sweden Principal Eric Groft had the pleasure of revisiting the garden of John and Regina Scully, a project he completed a few years ago. The Scully garden is located high on a Louse Point bluff looking over Gardiners Bay in Amagansett. John and Regina Scully were home having come from their native San Francisco [...]
A Visit to Nantucket
Posted in Projects, tagged garden, Garden Design, landscape, landscape architecture, Nantucket, Native Plant Garden, New York Botanical Garden, oehme van sweden, Sheila Brady on September 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was recently on Nantucket installing a beautiful hillside garden overlooking Polpis Harbor in Quaise. The hillside is planted with waves of native grasses and the garden features a lower, private enclosed garden with classic Nantucket privet hedges aligned with colorful perennial boarders. I also had fun visiting former clients in Squam and was delighted [...]
OvS Goes Back to School
Posted in Projects, tagged alma mater, Bob Hruby, facilities master plan, Garden Design, landscape, landscape architecture, landscape design, Lisa Delplace, master plan, oehme van sweden, university, University of Maryland on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year again … students all over the country are returning to colleges and universities and school is once again in session. This year, Oehme van Sweden will also be going back to school – only in our case, we’re revisiting our alma maters in our capacity as landscape architects! Lisa Delplace [...]
Revisiting the Fed
Posted in Projects, tagged Architects, architecture, bollard, Eric Groft, Federal Reserve, garden, Garden Design, landscape, landscape architecture, New American Garden, Oehme, ornamental grass, OvS, perennial, perimiter security, van Sweden, washington dc on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
August’s stifling heat has some advantages – many plants have been lured by the sun into their full summer exuberance. Oehme, van Sweden staff members spent a recent lunch break basking in the sun ourselves and enjoying lush plantings at the Federal Reserve campus in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve was one of OvS’ earliest [...]
A Visit to the Gund Partnership
Posted in Partners, Projects, tagged Boston, Eric Groft, Graham Gund, Gund Partnership, landscape, landscape architect, landscape architecture, New American Garden, New Hampshire, oehme van sweden, Portsmouth, Service Credit Union on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, Eric Groft traveled to Boston, Massachussetts to meet with Graham Gund and the Gund Partnership architectural team. Gund Partnership is a nationally recognized architecture and planning firm working with leading institutions across the country to design transformative buildings. Since the firm’s founding in 1971, Gund Partnership has earned more than 100 national and regional [...]
