Give the Gift of Year-Round Gardens
Giving the gift of membership to garden organizations is a thoughtful way to give friends and family gardens throughout the coming year.
Beth L’Estrange Promoted to Senior Associate
Kingman Island Ranger Station Project – Wood Innovation Grant
Sheila Brady Lectures at Dumbarton Oaks
OvS’ Principal Sheila Brady recently took part in Dumbarton Oaks’ 2018 Fall Colloquium, Botanical Gardens and The Urban Future.
2018 ASLA Award Ceremony
John B. Murray’s Book Launch
Contemporary Classical Architecture, a series of case studies, is available now.
OvS Wins 2018 ASLA Award
OvS Opens First Public Garden in the UK
On September 15, 2018 OvS’ first public garden in the United Kingdom opens, at the American Museum in Britain (AMiB) in Bath, UK, the only museum outside of United States dedicated to celebrating American culture.
OvS Wins the PPA Landscape Design Honor Award
OvS was awarded the Perennial Plant Association’s (PPA) 2018 Landscape Design Honor Award for work on the Atlantic Avenue Residence in Amagansett, NY. The Honor Award is the highest honor given by PPA.
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WORK – CONTRACT GROWING
Often, OvS will arrange for plants to be grown from plugs (seedlings which have germinated and grown in trays of small cells) for transfer.
CEO Gregory Long Retires from NYBG
Garden Conservancy Society of Fellows’ Garden-Study Tour
OvS Principal Sheila Brady is participating in the Garden Conservancy Society of Fellows‘ Garden Study Tours in Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and Great Island, MA.
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WORK – STRUCTURE
Arbors, gazebos, pergolas, trellises and all such open structures make wonderful additions to the garden, especially when covered with climbing shrubs or vines.
Long Beach Island Foundation’s LA Exhibition
New Jersey’s Long Beach Island Foundation (LBIF) is hosting the annual Landscape Architecture Design Exhibition now through July 15 at the Foundation’s headquarters in Loveladies, NJ.
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WORK – AQUATIC PLANTING
The magic of aquatic plants lies in their beauty and diversity; the aesthetic considerations (such as texture, color, or bloom time) are nearly unlimited.
Tippet Rise Art Center
The June 2018 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine (LAM) includes a 19-page feature on Tippet Rise Art Center , a collection of intimate musical performance venues and large-scale sculptures that “celebrate the connections between art, music, nature, and the human condition.”
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WORK – PATHWAYS
Paved surfaces define a garden’s structure and organization.
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WORK – BRICK PAVING
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WORK – WALLS
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Renovation
OvS is working with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, which is located in the heart of downtown Washington, DC. The library is currently closed for construction and will reopen in 2020.