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In The News: Wolfgang Oehme Events |
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In The News: Wolfgang Oehme Speaking Engagements |
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1) Thuringian Gardener Days, Rare Plants & Cacti Sale – Garden of Thuringia (EGA Park) – Erfurt, Germany One of the most beautiful public gardens in Germany, the Garden of Thuringia, known as the EGA Park in Germany, hosts this extraordinary event for two days, Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of August. This is a great opportunity to visit this great park, enjoy the festivities, and hear Wolfgang Oehme speak. 1) Die Thueringer Gaertnertage, die Gartenpflanzen Raritaetenboerse und die Kakteenboerse – EGA Park – Erfurt, Germany Einer von den schoensten Gaerten von Deutschland, die EGA Park, veranstaltet dieses merkwuerdige fest fuer zwei Tage lang, Samstag den 30 und Sonntag den 31 August. Wolfgang's Vortrag wird stattfinden am .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolfgang's lecture details: Sunday, September 7, 2008 This event is organized by the Dortmund Regional Chapter of the Society of Perennial Friends, a national organization in Germany . Visit www.gds-staudenfreunde.de for more information . Lecture's Address: 2) Wolfgang Oehme's Vortrag - Silbersaal im Parkhotel der Westfalenhallen – Dortmund, Germany
Sonntag, den 7.September.2008 Diese Veranstaltung ist gestaltet durch der Regionalgruppe Dortmund von der Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde e.V. Bitte schauen Sie an www.gds-staudenfreunde.de fuer mehr Information, oder rufen Sie an: 07822-861834, oder per Email: info@gds-staudenfreunde.de . Der Vortragsort: |
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About: Wolfgang Oehme |
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Landscape Architecture CareerLandscape architect, Wolfgang Oehme, as founding principal, along with partner, James van Sweden, of Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Inc., spearheaded the revolutionary garden style called the New American Garden . Based in Washington , DC , OVS designed many private and public gardens, including major federal government projects, throughout much of the US , starting in the mid 1970's. This remarkable team's unique style encompasses the simple beauty and grandeur of the American prairie defined by large sweeps of herbaceous perennials and grasses, and strongly eschewed the regimented mainstream gardens of the day of clipped shrubs and annuals. Never before had our senses been bombarded with such an explosion of large color masses, riots of many textures, sounds of frolicking birds and rustling grasses, and sweet fragrant flowers. The feeling of sheer beauty and calmness that emanates in their gardens reminds us of our connection to nature. Their efforts have immensely changed the American gardens to a more natural style and more use of perennials and grasses. Wolfgang and Jim continue to push the boundaries of what is accepted as they strive to bring nature back into peoples' lives and stem the onslaught of global warming. Wolfgang’s legacy continues with his son, Roland Oehme, as he started his own landscape architecture firm called Green Harmony Design (see www.GreenHarmonyDesign.com), which specializes in “Beautiful, Edible, Organic & Regenerative Gardens”. Roland Oehme completed an apprenticeship in Stuttgart, Germany (the green roof capital of the world), studied landscape architecture at the University of Georgia, and worked professionally in southern California and Maryland. |
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About: Wolfgang Oehme's New Book |
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German Book of Wolfgang Oehme's Life - Just Released Jan. 2008Announcing the new book: Between Garden Grasses: Wolfgang Oehme and his Grandiose Gardens in the New World by Stefan Leppert. We feel privileged to be the exclusive US retailer of this unique, just released German language book about Wolfgang Oehme's life and work. Hot off the press in January 2008, this book chronicles the professional journey of Wolfgang Oehme. From his childhood in war torn Germany, to his postwar forays around Europe, to his giant leap to the eastern US, to his remarkable solo career designing gardens, to his highly successful partnership with James van Sweden with their landscape architecture firm Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Inc., and ultimately to his successful solo projects in his German homeland and the US. The books 144 pages are packed with 225 impressive photos of people, dreamlike gardens, drawings, Wolfi plants, and much more. The books' many photos make this book a worthy show book for your coffee table, even if the German language is not in your lexicon. |
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| Wolfgang Oehme Foundation: Each purchase of this book supports the Wolfgang Oehme Foundation. This foundation is committed 1) to supporting the maintenance of the numerous public gardens in Towson designed by Wolfgang, 2) to educating the public on Wolfgang’s style of bold, natural, and sustainable garden design, maintenance, and horticulture, and 3) to establishing a large public garden, like Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, that will physically convey Wolfgang Oehme’s unique vision of bold, natural, and sustainable garden design, maintenance, and horticulture. |
Previous books: By Wolfgang Oehme
Bold Romantic Gardens
The original book, Bold Romantic Gardens : The New World Landscapes of Oehme and Van Sweden by Wolfgang Oehme, James van Sweden with Susan Rademacher. This extraordinary volume captures the massive work of Wolfgang and James as they redefined American gardens through thirty years of work with a looser, natural style. The first edition was published in 1990 by Acropolis Books and this second edition shown here was published in 1998 by Spacemaker Press.
Dictionary Landscape and Urban Planning
The Dictionary Landscape and Urban Planning: Multilingual Dictionary of Environmental Planning, Design and Conservation, Editor: Klaus-Juergen Evert is the only dictionary of its kind. Wolfgang Oehme was one of the US assistants on this four language (German, English, French, and Spanish) book that took ten years to write. This dictionary was a real labor of love for Klaus-Juergen Evert, the former Assistant Director of the Stuttgart Parks Department, and the ten other assistants, including Wolfgang Oehme, who live all over Europe and the US. The first edition was published in 2001 and the second edition was published in 2004, both by the German publisher, Springer Verlag. The International Federation of Landscape Architects was the sponsor of the project. Now Klaus is working fulltime on a new edition
Facts: List of Professional Affiliations of Wolfgang Oehme
American Nursery & Landscape Association (ANLA) – http://www.anla.org
American Public Gardens Association (APGA), formerly AABGA – http://www.publicgardens.org
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) – http://www.asla.org
Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) – http://www.apld.org
Coop America’s Green Business Network – http://www.coopamerica.org
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Gartenkunst und Landschaftskultur (DGGL) – http://www.dggl.org
European Bamboo Society (EBS) – http://www.bamboosociety.org
Horticultural Society of Maryland (HSM) – http://www.mdhorticulture.org
Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Baltimore
International Dendrology Society (IDS) – http://dendrology.org
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) – http://www.iflaonline.org
International Hardy Plant Union (Internationale Stauden Union (ISU) – http://www.isu-perennials.org
Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) – http://www.mnlaonline.org
Perennial Plant Association (PPA) – http://www.perennialplant.org
Photo Gallery: Wolfgang Oehme and His Work
