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Eric Groft is renowned for his diversity in residential, commercial and institutional work. He prides himself in his sense of regionalism, attention to the vernacular, and work with cultural landscapes. Eric's commissions include master planning and design efforts for the American Museum and Gardens in Bath, UK, at which he recently implemented the first phase: The New American Garden. His frequently published design accomplishments in residential work are focused in the New York metropolitan area and in and around his home town of Annapolis, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. They include Manhattan rooftop terraces; oceanfront estates on Long Island; historic properties in Connecticut and Upstate New York; farm properties in New York and New Jersey; Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and a cattle ranch in New South Wales, Australia. His federal work includes multiple commissions for the Federal Reserve Campus in Washington, DC. In 2003, Eric updated the landscape design and perimeter security on the facility’s campus, and is currently engaged in the renovation of the campus’ William McChesney Martin Building. Recently, He completed a re-design and installation of The Friendship Garden at the National Arboretum. His federal work extends to Bridgetown, Barbados, where he prepared the landscape master plan for the United States Embassy. Eric has a passion for horticulture and is dedicated to shepherding the evolution of OvS’ New American Garden Style. He is widely recognized as an industry leader in ecological sensitivity, environmental/wetland restoration, and shoreline stabilization/revetment. He frequently lectures on these topics and the work of OvS.

Listed skills include Landscape Architecture, Garden Design, Residential Design, Sustainable Design, and 34 others.