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NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN
Naples, Florida

NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN NOVEMBER 2009 AERIALS: (click on any thumbnail for full size images)

  • Naples Botanical Garden Brazilian Garden
  • Naples Botanical Garden Administration And Botanical Research Lab
  • Naples Botanical Garden Caribbean Garden
  • Naples Botanical Garden Childrens Garden And Palm Walk
  • Naples Botanical Garden Childrens Garden
  • Naples Botanical Garden Site From SE
  • Naples Botanical Garden Site From SW
 

The Naples Botanical Garden has completed a huge expansion, increasing its developed areas many times over. The Garden features several gardens representing areas of the world with similar climates, including the Brazilian Garden, Caribbean Garden, Asian Garden, Florida Garden, and a Children’s Garden, as well as lake and preserve areas. Ellin Goetz, as Site Landscape Architect, performs an instrumental role in the site design as the common areas of the Garden develop. Additionally, Goetz+Stropes designed the Florida Garden and Water Garden, and collaborated with Herb Schall of EDAW in the construction of the Children's Garden.

Goetz+Stropes recently won several professional awards for their design work at the Garden, including:

Awards of Excellence from the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) for the River of Grass, and Rain Garden System (2010)

Award of Excellence (Institution category) from the Florida Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for the submittal "Making Connections: People+Land+Water (2011)

The Garden features several gardens representing areas of the world with similar climates, including the Brazilian Garden, Caribbean Garden, Asian Garden, Florida Garden, and a Children’s Garden, as well as lake and preserve areas. Future expansion includes several buildings, as well as two more theme gardens

SUMMER 2010 CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS (Click to Enlarge)

  • Naples Botanical Garden Aerial Summer 2010 New Construction from North Looking South
  • Naples Botanical Garden Aerial Summer 2010 New Construction from South Looking North
  • Naples Botanical Garden Aerial Summer 2010 New Construction Closeup
  • Naples Botanical Garden Florida Garden Sitting Circle under construction Summer 2010
  • Naples Botanical Garden Florida Garden Wildflower Meadow Planting Summer 2010
  • Naples Botanical Garden Florida Garden Wildflower Meadow under construction Summer 2010
  • Naples Botanical Garden - Water Garden under Construction June 2010
 

CHILDREN'S GARDEN PHOTOS (Click to Enlarge)

  • NBG Children's Garden - Entrance (Saw Palmetto tunnel)
  • NBG Children's Garden - Tree House
  • NBG Children's Garden - Treehouse rope walk
  • NBG Children's Garden - Chickee Hut
  • NBG Children's Garden - Cave/Waterfall
  • NBG Children's Garden - Cracker House
  • NBG Children's Garden - Entrance Water Spray area
 

SITE PHOTOS (Click to Enlarge)

  • NBG Birdwatch Tower in Preserve Area
  • NBG Caribbean Garden - Chattel House
  • NBG Caribbean Garden Arbor
  • NBG Sitting Area - Palm Walk
  • NBG - Palm Walk looking south
  • NBG Florida Garden Solstice Landing - Torchlit
  • NBG Parking Lot Bioswale
 

The River of Grass serves as the backbone of the Garden’s structure, echoing the vast expanses of the nearby Everglades, and enabling vistas to the lakes and preserve areas. The River of Grass echoes the filtration aspect of the Everglades, purifying runoff and proving animal habitat.

RIVER OF GRASS PHOTOS (Click to enlarge)

  • River Of Grass Site Grading January 09
  • River Of Grass Initial Planting March 09 With Sabals
  • River Of Grass Initial Planting March 09
  • River Of Grass With Boardwalk June 09
  • River Of Grass October 09
  • River Of Grass With Boardwalk And Irises March 2010
  • River Of Grass With Irises March 2010
 


The Florida Garden, now under construction, displays many aspects of the regional landscape, and provides opportunities for interaction with natural elements common to this environment.

FLORIDA GARDEN PHOTOS - UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2009 (Click to enlarge)

  • NBG Florida Garden - Sabal Circle initial planting
  • NBG Florida Garden - Sabal Circle initial planting with Gumby
  • NBG Florida Garden - Arbor by Solstice  Landing
  • NBG Florida Garden - Solstice Landing under construction
  • NBG Florida Garden - Solstice Landing
  • NBG Florida Garden - Solstice Landing by waters edge
 

Features of the Florida Garden include:

  • The Sabal Circle (circular planting of Sabal Palms (Florida’s State Tree) under-planted with bougainvillea     and palmetto
  • The Sitting Circle - Naturalistic circular seating ideal for storytelling and other activities, located in the     Florida Wildflower meadow, ringed by the Sabal Palms
  • The Idea Garden - demonstrations of essential and extraordinary plants and gardening techniques
  • The Enabling Garden - focusing on optimized accessibility for handicapped gardeners
  • The Labyrinth - a labyrinth modeled after the one in the Chartes Cathedral in France set in a grove of citrus    trees, and seating area provide a quiet,  transcendental space
  • The Sunclock - stand within the sunclock and read the time from your sun shadow!
  • The Solstice Landing - a strategically located overlook area ideal for seasonal celestial events

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    CLIENT: Naples Botanical Garden
    SCOPE: Master Planning, Conceptual Design Development, LEED-oriented Site Planning, Construction Drawings (Grading, Hardscape Layout, Lighting, Irrigation, Planting, Municipal Site Development Plans), Construction Administration
    INSTALLATION VALUE: 25 Million
    PROJECT SIZE: 60 Developed Acres

    RELATED ARTICLES:

    Humanizing the Botanical Garden
    Landscape Architecture, May 2010

    Bloom On
    Gulfshore Life, November 2009

    A Growing Garden
    Naples Daily News, November 9, 2009

    Flower Show
    Naples Illustrated, November 2009

    Tremendous Plans
    Naples Illustrated, October 2008

    Mature Trees are taking root at the new Garden
    Florida Weekly, June 25, 2009

    RELATED LINKS:

    NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN

  • PARQUE CELESTIAL
    Mediterra - Naples, Florida

    The first of six planned neighborhood parks within this new community features an array of astrological elements with historic roots borrowed from European traditions. Visitors experience the effect of time by observing light and shadow, stars and planets, and seasonal changes in the landscape.

    The Stargazing Pavilion sits atop a knoll overlooking a wetland preserve. By night, it transforms into an ideal site for exploring the night sky via telescope. A Sun Clock measures time by the cast of a user’s shadow. The Labyrinth is an ancient form of walking meditation. Plant materials also reflect the effect of light and of seasonal change. The intent of the entire site is a reconnection with nature and the planetary influences in our lives.


    IMAGES: (click on any image for full size images)

    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial Site
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Aerial View - Arbor With Labyrinth
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Aerial View
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Human Sun Clock
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial Arbor With Bougainvillea Vine
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Star Gazing Pavilion
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Star Gazing Pavilion With Aquatic Planter
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Star Gazing Pavilion Closeup
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Star Gazing Pavilion Visitors
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial .- Star Gazing Pavilion From Lunar Terrace
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Open Air Dome For Stargazing
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Armillary Sphere In The Lunar Terrace
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Armillary Closeup
    • Mediterra - Parque Celestial - Hardscape Paver Detail
     

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    AWARDS: 2003 Award of Excellence Florida Chapter ASLA
    CLIENT: The Bonita Bay Group
    SCOPE: Site planning; concept and hardscape design; water gardens, planting and grading design.
    INSTALLATION VALUE: $450,000
    PROJECT SIZE: Five Acres

    RELATED ARTICLE:

    Clock Celestial
    Landscape Architecture - October 2003

    NORRIS GARDENS AT PALM COTTAGE
    Naples, Florida

    Palm Cottage SIte MapPalm Cottage

    The 1895 Palm Cottage sits in the historic heart of downtown Naples near the popular City Pier and is a house museum and headquarters for the not for profit Naples Historical Society. In 2004 the Society purchased the adjacent vacant lot to protect the vanishing historic streetscape with the intent to develop gardens complimenting the historic home. GOETZ+STROPES developed a master plan for the site providing flexible space for society functions amongst a series of gardens.

    The areas are themed to represent cultural practices of the turn of the century in South Florida: palm collecting, edible plants, and gardens typical of early pioneering families. The Garden of the Senses will explore some of the fragrant and tactile plants grown in this climate, and the Shade Garden will display varieties of ferns, orchids and bromeliads. Walkways are surfaced in Tabby Shell pavers, indigenous material used during the period, and a Seminole chickee provides shaded cover. A simple water garden features tropical water lilies and bog plants.

    IMAGES: (click on any image for full size images)

    • Palm Cottage - View of Path and Lawn from north
    • Palm Cottage - Water Feature With Cottage In Background
    • Palm Cottage - Water Feature Closeup
    • Palm Cottage - Water Feature
    • Palm Cottage - Yellow Tabebuia Tree
    • Palm Cottage - Arbor With Vine
    • Palm Cottage - Planting
    • Palm Cottage - Shady Bench Area
    • Palm Cottage - Chickee Hut And Buffer
    • Palm Cottage - Bamboo
    • Palm Cottage - Plumeria And Bismarck Palm
    • Palm Cottage - Tropical Plantings
    • Palm Cottage - View From Chickee Hut
     

     

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    CLIENT: Naples Historical Society
    SCOPE: Site planning; Concept, Hardscape, and Planting Design; Outdoor Structures (Chickee, Arbor), Water gardens, Native and Horticultural / Historical Plantings
    INSTALLATION VALUE: $200,000
    PROJECT SIZE: Two Acres

    RELATED ARTICLE:

    A Garden Gone by
    Naples Daily News March 2007

    RELATED LINK:

    PALM COTTAGE NAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    NAPLES BEACH HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB
    Naples, Florida

    Ellin Goetz has provided the overall landscape and site design for the revitalization of the resort since 1988, including Site planning for clubhouse, tennis center, new resort pool area, and golf course. Facets of the design efforts include Theme Development, Hardscape and Outdoor Structure design, Tropical/Beach and Native Planting design, Landscape Lighting, Irrigation, Grading, Water Feature and Resort Pool design .

    Owned and operated by the Watkins family since 1948, this landmark has been updated in recent years to reflect market changes. Every design element reflects the SW FLorida coastal environment, imagery that is even brought into interior spaces.

    The perimeter landscape respects context, with coconut palms at the Gulf, and native royal and sabal palms facing the Everglades on the east. Water gardens and extensive use of native grasses refer to Florida’s “River of Grass.”

    IMAGES: (click on any image for full size images)

    • Naples Beach Hotel - Water Feature near Golf Course
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Aerial of Golf Course
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Beachfront With Chickee Huts
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Coconuts on the Beach
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Events Lawn
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Outdoor Patio
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Plumeria Tree
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Screw Pine on Beachfront
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Tropical Flowering Plants
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Various Palms
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Walk with Coconuts
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Walkway to Beach
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Wall Fountain Detail
    • Naples Beach Hotel - Parking Area
     

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    CLIENT: The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club
    SCOPE: Master Planning, Theme development, All facets of Coastal Resort Landscape design
    1988 through present
    INSTALLATION VALUE: $5,000,000
    PROJECT SIZE: 110 acres

    RELATED LINK:

    NAPLES BEACH HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB

    EDISON FORD WINTER ESTATES
    Fort Myers, Florida

    This 14 acre estate located along the Caloosehatchee River once owned by Thomas and Mina Edison and Henry Ford is now a Florida Heritage Landmark owned and operated by the City of Fort Myers. Both homes underwent a $13 million restoration in 2005, and the site includes Edison’s laboratory, a museum, gift shop, and café. Edison planted more than 500 unique species as part of his continuing efforts to further his experiments and inventions.

    A master plan was developed to protect, preserve and interpret the original historic site while establishing an educational center to honor the innovative spirit of both Edison and Ford. The plan will guide a phased restoration of both architectural and landscape elements once enjoyed by the families. This includes The Family Garden, where vegetables, fruit and cutting flowers were grown for the family’s local use and shipped north to their residence in New Jersey.
    A large Research Garden supported the experimentation with plants used to make rubber and will allow visitor interpretation of Edison’s work.

    IMAGES: (click on any image for full size images)

    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Main Residence
    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Residence With Arbor
    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Moonlight Garden Arbor
    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Moonlight Garden Pool
    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Moonlight Garden
    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Pond Overlooking The Caloosahatchee
    • Edison Ford Winter Estates - Bougainvillea Vines
     

     

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    CLIENT: Edison Ford Winter Estate
    SCOPE: Historic research, Conceptual Site planning with architectural team, Presentations, Grading, Hardscape, Irrigation and Planting Plans
    INSTALLATION VALUE:
    Landscape Elements $1.2 million
    Overall Project $12.7 million
    PROJECT SIZE: 8 Acres

    RELATED ARTICLES:

    Moonlight to Memories
    Expressions, April 2005

    Of Gardens and Genius
    US Airways, July 2009

    RELATED LINK:

    EDISON FORD WINTER ESTATES

    MACKLE PARK
    Marco Island, Florida


    Master planning for Mackle Park, a central thirty acre public space on Marco Island. Goetz+Stropes led a public participation process to develop a long range planning tool over 18 months beginning in June 2003 . Work included documentation of existing conditions, development of two alternative designs, presentations to the Planning Board and Marco Island City Council in PowerPoint, meetings with neighborhood and community groups, and the production of a final master plan with budget and phasing recommendations.

    Phased construction began in 2004, and has included the completion of a Water Spray park and accompanying mini-basketball court, reclaimation of retention/drainage land, renovation of play fields and outdoor structures, and site-wide landscape, hardscape, irrigation and lighting improvements.

    Goetz+Stropes has served as lead consultant/Landscape Architect, with Walker Kleusing Design Group of Boston, BSSW Architects Inc., and Coastal Engineering Consultants of Naples completing the Master Planning team.

    IMAGES: (click on any thumbnail for full size images)

    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - Water Spray Park - Toddlers In The Spray
    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - Water Spray Park Ready For Action
    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - Water Spray Park Toddlers At Play
    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - Gumbo Limbos
    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - New Soccer Field
    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - Northern Entrance Arbor
    • City Of Marco Island - Mackle Park - Master Planning With The Community
     

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    CLIENT: Marco Island (Parks and Recreation Department)
    SCOPE: Master Planning and Phasing, Civic Presentations, Conceptual Design Develpment, Water Spray Park Design, Recreational Play Design (Soccer, Basketball, VolleyBall, Bocce), Construction Drawings (Grading, Hardscape Layout, Lighting, Outdoor Structures, Irrigation, Planting)
    INSTALLATION VALUE: $10,000,000
    PROJECT SIZE: 30 Acres

    RELATED ARTICLES:

    Goetz+Stropes begins Mackle Park facelift
    Marco Island Eagle, June 6, 2003