Specializing in residential landscapes, Joan applies her flexible creative style to suit each client. From designing an historic home for 21st century living to a no-color plant tapestry for the courtyard of a modern art dealer, the range of her projects is open ended and she likes it that way. The scale and ambition of her projects complement her budget-conscious clients from patio homes to multi-acre estates.

Joan took a circuitous path to landscaping, working in graphic design and education before studying horticulture at Canandaigua College of the Finger Lakes and becoming certified by the New York State Landscape & Nursery Association in1994. Based in Pittsford, New York, Joan works with local public high school students to establish sustainable gardens, and she lectures on various landscape design topics throughout the region.