Joanne will be discussing garden design. Illustrated by showcase gardens in Europe and across the US, she will analyze their design and the hardscape and softscape elements that make a landscape shine. She will discuss how you can come up with a concept plan for your own yard and ways to modify and incorporate some of those grand themes seen in the showcase gardens into a scale suitable for your own backyard, your pocketbook and your schedule.

Joanne Pearson has been a professional photographer for over 25 years. Prior to her career as a photographer, she was a registered landscape architect in the state of Massachusetts where she practiced for 12 years, including 4 years at the renowned multi-disciplinary firm, Sasaki, headquartered in Boston, Ma. Her photographs of gardens, landscapes and people have been featured in numerous magazines, books and calendars. Among them are Yankee, Mahoney Publishing, BrownTrout Publishers Inc., Willow Creek Press, Vermont Illustrating, Farm and Ranch Living, Country, Offshore, Insight Guides and Lonely Planet. She is the solo photographer for Mahoney Publishing’s “Flowers and Gardens of New England”. She photographs interiors, exteriors, gardens, lifestyle and food for inns and resorts throughout New England. Joanne regularly lectures on gardens and photography seeking to inspire and educate her audiences with her beautifully illustrated presentations.