WATERFORD — Ruth Copeman, executive director of the McLaughlin Garden, will give the 14th annual Sheena Fraser Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Waterford Library. The program is free and the public is invited.

Copeman’s talk will focus on “The Photographic Strength of Flowers.” She uses flowers to stress the importance of noticing color, line and texture.

As a photographer and botanist, Copeman looks for art principles in her subjects regardless of what the subjects are. She claims, “Knowing your subject is as equally important as knowing your camera.”

Recently appointed as executive director of the McLaughlin Garden, Copeman was formerly the executive director of the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The Sheena Fraser garden lectures are supported by an endowment created by the family and friends of Sheena Fraser, a native of England. Fraser’s love of plants and her garden across from the Waterford Library made the endowment a significant tribute after her untimely death. As well, each year books on gardening and related topics are added to the Sheena Fraser Collection in her memory. This special collection in the Waterford Library now contains more than a hundred books on landscaping, vegetable gardening, perennials and annuals, including practical advice for both the master and the beginning gardener.