Architecture in the Garden, James Van Sweden (New York: Random House, 2002).
The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design, James van Sweden and Tom Christopher, (New York: Random House, 2011).
Bold Romantic Gardens: The New World Landscapes of Oehme and van Sweden, Wolfgang Oehme, James van Sweden, and Susan Rademacher Frey, (Herndon, Virginia: Acropolis Books, 1991).
Gardening with Nature, James Van Sweden (New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2003).
Gardening with Water, James van Sweden, (New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007).
Ornamental Grasses: Wolfgang Oehme and the New American Garden, Stefan Leppert (London: Francis Lincoln Ltd., 2009).
Process Architecture No. 130, Wolfgang Oehme & James van Sweden: New World Landscapes (Tokyo: Process Architecture Co. Ltd., 1996).
Pioneers Oral History: James van Sweden
Pioneer profile: Oehme, van Sweden & Associates