Award-winning author, lecturer and designer Julie Moir Messervy will host an intensive daylong landscape design workshop near her Vermont-based studio. The inspiring and thought-provoking workshop combines Messervy's signature design process with a preview of the practical information and techniques from her upcoming book, Home Outside, which will come out in January 2009. The workshop is for homeowners and professionals alike, and combines stimulating lectures, delightful images, instructive diagrams and hands-on exercises to illustrate outdoor space organization, address design challenges and allow participants to create "Home Outside" on their own or their client's land. The picturesque southeastern Vermont location presents the perfect setting for Messervy to take participants on an intriguing journey through her design process. In the workshop, Messervy teaches participants how to create places of beauty and meaning through her clear and manageable process. Encouraging homeowners and other designers to move past their preconceived notions of landscape design, Messervy teaches them to transform properties into cohesive and personal landscapes. Julie is accompanied by facilitator Steve Jonas for this highly anticipated event that will renew your energy and fill you with excitement about what can be created on the land around our homes. Good design is within reach of anyone who wishes to get more pleasure out of their natural surroundings.