While gathered around the lunch table with co-workers today, the conversation turned, as it so often does, to plants. Today’s conversation included a lament that straight species are frequently ignored by the nursery trade in favor of more showy cultivars. Setting aside discussions of wildlife value and attractiveness to pollinators, today’s discussion was about aesthetics. ”Sometimes you just need [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wolfgang Oehme’
Plants We Love: Carex elata (Tufted Sedge)
Posted in Plants We Love, tagged Carex elata, Eric Groft, oehme van sweden, OvS, Wolfgang Oehme on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Arnold’s Promise
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arnold's promis, arnold's promise, Eric Groft, hamamelis, James van Sweden, landscape architecture, oehme van sweden, Sheila Brady, Wolfgang Oehme on February 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Our Hamamelis ‘Arnold Promise’ is blooming and quite fragrant this week. This dependable late February bloomer reminds us of what is around the corner. It’s time to cut back your perennial garden in preparation for spring! We highly recommend this deciduous, medium size flowering shrub for your front garden. As one of our favorites among [...]
Eric Groft & The Shipley’s Choice Garden Club
Posted in Special Events, tagged Eric Groft, Garden Club, James v, James van Sweden, Shipley's Choice, The Artful Garden, Wolfgang Oehme on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oehme van Sweden Principal, Eric D. Groft, recently lectured on the newest OvS book, The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Garden Design. The Shipley’s Choice Garden Club, located in Millersville, Maryland, was the host for the January 10th event. Members and guests of the event were able to gain valuable and inspirational insight to the [...]
Save the Date for a Celebration of James van Sweden!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA, landscape architects, oehme van sweden, The Artful Garden, van Sweden, Wolfgang Oehme on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you are an avid Oehme van Sweden follower, you’ve probably heard that our newest publication, The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design, was released February 1st, 2011. In celebration of the book’s release, the Cultural Landscape Foundation and the New York University’s Cantor Film Center will host an evening dedicated to the life and [...]
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 [...]
Historic New England Gala
Posted in News, Special Events, Uncategorized, tagged bunny williams, Eric Groft, historic new england, James van Sweden, landscape architects, landscape architecture, Lisa Delplace, new england properties, oehme van sweden, preservation maintenance fund, Sheila Brady, Wolfgang Oehme on January 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, January 7th, Oehme van Sweden principal Sheila Brady attended the sixth annual Historic New England Gala in Boston, Massachusetts. The Gala is a benefit supporting the Preservation Maintenance Fund, which helps to raise money for projects that contribute to the long-term sustainability of Historic New England’s properties. For the last century, Historic New England has [...]
In Memory of Harry W. Porter
Posted in News, tagged Dean, Department of Landscape Architecture, Eric Groft, Harry W. Porter, In memory, James van Sweden, landscape architect, landscape architecture, Lisa Delplace, oehme van sweden, OvS, Sheila Brady, University of Virgina, Wolfgang Oehme on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today, we write with sad news. Mr. Harry W. Porter, former faculty member and Dean of the University of Virginia, passed away yesterday at his home in New Bern, North Carolina. He was 74. Mr. Porter was one of the founding members of the University’s School of Architecture. Recruited by Dean Joe Bosserman in 1969 after [...]
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. [...]
They’re Here!
Posted in Awards & Recognition, News, tagged Eric Groft, James van Sweden, landscape architecture, Lisa Delplace, oehme van sweden, Sheila Brady, The Artful Garden, Wolfgang Oehme on January 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Any of our followers who have been keeping an eye on Oehme van Sweden lately know that our latest book, The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design, will be coming out on February 1st of 2011. This afternoon, we were welcomed with a nice surprise. UPS stopped by with a box of eight, brand [...]
