Van Sweden Garden Design
He passed away in 2013 at the age of 78.
Van sweden garden design. James van sweden international garden designer james van sweden was an innovative landscape architect who in the 1970s successfully reinvented the look and character of the american garden. The firm popularized the new american garden style which is characterized by large swaths of grasses and fields of perennials. Here s a quick interview i did with oehme in 2009.
A bountiful four season oehme van sweden garden on long island breathes new life into an 18th century farmstead by jenny andrews. I ve admired the landscapes of jim van sweden and his firm for decades now and their lawnless new american garden style is finally gaining real traction in the u s. An ugly frame does grave injustice to a work of art.
Oehme van sweden ovs is a washington d c. In 1964 oehme teamed up with james van sweden then an urban planner to form oehme van sweden associates in washington d c and they worked together for 30 years. We explore the ecology culture and history of each landscape and fuse art science and humanity to distill its form and amplify its function.
Here s my blog post about van sweden s garden on the eastern shore. He received the american society of landscape architect s design medal in 2010 along. Roger foley courtesy of the cultural landscape foundation.
Oehme van sweden ovs is a diverse group of landscape architects horticulturalists designers creative thinkers and collaborators. Wolfgang oehme died at his home in towson at the age of 81. So when he invited me to the eastern shore of the chesapeake bay to see his country garden i hit the road.
Van sweden promoted the firm s ideas through lectures and books including bold romantic gardens 1990 co authored with mr. And an overgrown unwelcoming garden is no fitting frame for a home especially one with the character of annachiara danieli s cedar shake hamptons. Learn more and purchase the new american garden the landscape architecture of oehme van sweden gallery guide.