Last Wednesday, November 10, OvS designers Marisa Scalera and Sara Fiore attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Monroe Street Market in Brookland, Washington DC. The project, developed by Bozzuto Group, Abdo Development and Pritzker Realty Group, is a $200 million mixed use, multiphase development adjacent to the Brookland-CUA Metrorail station. Monroe Street Market project will [...]
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Monroe Street Market Groundbreaking Ceremony
Posted in Projects, tagged Abdo Development, Bozzuto Group, Brookland, Catholic University of America, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Marisa Scalera, Monroe Street Market, oehme van sweden, OvS, Pritzker Realty Group, Sara Fiore, washington dc on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
An Update on the Green Roof at United Therapeutics
Posted in Projects, tagged Achillea tomentosa, Final Planty Warranty Inspection, Garden Design, green roof, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Maryland, oehme van sweden, OvS, Salvia Tesquicola, Sedum, Silver Spring, United Therapeutics, washington dc on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
OvS paid a visit to the United Therapeutics Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 25th to complete a Final Plant Warranty Inspection for the site. The purpose of the visit was to inspect all plant material and determine if any replacements were required. We completed a walkthrough of the site and were pleasantly surprised [...]
Eric Groft at Kendale Farm
Posted in Projects, tagged Eric Groft, flower garaden, Garden Design, Harrison Wellford, honeysuckle, Iris Ceasars Brother, Kendale Farm, Lady Banksia Roses, landscape architect, landscape architecture, landscape artchitect, New American Garden, oehme van sweden, OvS, Rappahannock River, Rappahanock River, Sue Wellford, summer kitchen, The Artful Garden, vegetable garden, Virginia, washington dc on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday May 4th Eric Groft visited Harrison and Sue Wellford at Kendale Farm on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. It had been several years since Eric had a chance to review the garden and in general the garden and grounds look amazing. Kendale Farm is featured in our new book THE ARTFUL GARDEN: CREATIVE [...]
Tree Planting at the Martin Luther King Memorial
Posted in Projects, tagged design, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Martin Luther King, Memorial, oehme van sweden, tree planting, washington dc on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, we posted an update to the Martin Luther King Memorial, where the final sections of the Memorial sculpture were recently put in place to much fanfare. Here are our photos from the occasion: This week, we thought we’d provide a behind-the-scenes look at the work that is going into making the Memorial a [...]
An Update to the Trinca Gardens
Posted in Projects, tagged Annapolis, Austrialia, blood root, Connecticut, Eric Groft, Garden Design, gate, Greenwhich, Hellebores, Holbrooke, James van Sweden, John Knowlton, landscape architecture, Mayapple, Mike's Waterfront, New South Wales, oehme van sweden, OvS, Pinus flexilis, Pinus parvifolia, potage garden, retaining walls, Rosita Trinca, Sheila Brady, swimming pool, terrace, Trillium, washington dc, Wontagong Station on October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday and Tuesday September 27th and 28th, 2010 Oehme, van Sweden hosted client Rosita Trinca in Annapolis, MD and Washington, DC. OvS Principal Eric Groft and his wife Shelley took Rosita, a native Australian, out for her first taste of Maryland Blue Crabs at Mike’s Waterfront on the South River in Edgewater. Rosita was taught by Groft sons Forest and Avery how to pick and eat the messy crustaceans.
James van Sweden on the Federal Reserve Building
Posted in Awards & Recognition, Projects, tagged Federal Reserve Board, James van Sweden, landscape architect, landscape architecture, oehme van sweden, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, video, washington dc, What's Out There, What's Out There Weekend on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As part of its What’s Out There Weekend on September 25-26 in Washington, DC, The Cultural Landscape Foundation has produced a wonderful online oral history featuring Oehme van Sweden founder James van Sweden discussing the work he and partner Wolfgang Oehme did on the Federal Reserve Board garden in Washington, DC. http://www.youtube.com/v/DhgUr3kAYXI?version=3
The Martin Luther King National Memorial
Posted in Projects, tagged Kathleen Roma, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Martin Luther King, Memorial, National Mall, oehme van sweden, OvS, ROMA Design Group, Sheila Brady, washington dc on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oehme, van Sweden Principal Sheila Brady (FASLA) was honored to attend the Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Inc.’s Defender of Democracy Awards ceremony on September 16. The awards were presented to U.S. Congressmen John Lewis, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, and Bennie Thompson, as well as Maryland State Delegate Herman Taylor.
The Art of Planting Design
Posted in Special Events, tagged American Society of Landscape Architects, Annual Meeting, ASLA, Eric Groft, landscape architect, landscape architecture, oehme van sweden, OvS, washington dc on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Plants bring joy, inspiration, and beauty into our lives, feeding the soul and connecting us to the natural world. Although landscape architects are increasingly proficient with the tools and techniques of ecologically sustainable design, it is equally important to plant for beauty and delight. This past Saturday, September 11, Oehme, van Sweden Principal Eric Groft (ASLA) joined [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
