Presentation on "The Do's and Don'ts of Residential Landscape Design," Prepared for the Sarasota Garden Club, Monday, November 18, 2013.

1. Residential Landscape Design

2. History of Michael A. Gilkey, Inc.

3. What is a Landscape Architect?

4. Classic Definition:
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5. Scope of Practice:
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6. Landscape Architecture: Creating Emotion

7. Landscape Architecture: Creating Emotion

8. Landscape Architecture: Creating Emotion

9. Landscape Architecture: Creating Emotion

10. Design Process: Site Analysis

11. Design Process: Site Analysis
Functional Considerations
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12. Design Process: Site Analysis
Ecological Considerations
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13. From Analysis to Concept:
Principles of Design

14. Design Principles: Scale & Volume

15. Design Principle: Scale (Before)
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16. Design Principles: Balance & Symmetry

17. Design Principle: Balance (Before)
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18. Design Principles: Axis, Focus, Viewshed

19. Design Principle: Focus (Before)
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20. Design Principles: Texture & Color

21. Design Principle: Texture (Before)
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22. Design Principles:
Integration with Architecture

23. Design Principle: Integration with
Architecture (Before)
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24. From Principles to Design:
The Landscape Concept

25. From Design to Specification:
Material Selection (Considerations)
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26. From Specification to Selection:
Material Selection

27. From Selection to Document:
The Landscape Plan

28. Design Build: Scale (After)

29. Design Build: Balance (After)

30. Design Build: Focus (After)

31. Design Build: Texture (After)

32. Design Build: Integration with
Architecture (After)

33. Design Build: Details

34. Michael A. Gilkey, Inc.

35. Concept Plans

36. Casa del Carnevale

37. Casa del Carnevale

38. Old Spanish Garden Revival

39. Old Spanish Garden Revival

40. Casey Key Sunset Garden

41. The Casey Key Pagoda Garden

42. The Casey Key Pagoda Garden

43. The Casey Key Pagoda Garden

44. The Casey Key Pagoda Garden

45. The Casey Key Pagoda Garden

46. www.magilkey.com