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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fruit Tree Espalier Pruning Workshop; August 6; 9-11am; $5/person<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Come and learn how to do one of Robert Allerton’s favorite gardening techniques:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espalier" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">espalier</span></b></a>! Hear a brief history of the use of espalier, gain a basic understanding of how to prune fruit trees in the art of espalier, and get hands-on
experience working in Allerton’s Brick Wall Garden. For more information and to register click
<a href="http://allerton.illinois.edu/event/espalier-workshop/"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cooking with Herbs Workshop; August 27; 10am-12pm; $5/person<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Join Kay Carnes, Master Gardener and Mid-American Gardener panelist, for a morning in Allerton’s Herb Garden. Workshop participants will receive a tour of the certified Herb
Garden, learn how to grow herbs in our Central Illinois climate, and witness cooking demonstrations using herbs and spices in various recipes. For more information and to register click
<a href="http://allerton.illinois.edu/event/cooking-with-herbs-workshop/"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sandra L. Mason<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Interim State Master Gardener Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">University of Illinois Extension Educator, Horticulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">801 North Country Fair Drive Ste. D<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Champaign, IL 61821<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">217.333.7672<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:slmason@illinois.edu">slmason@illinois.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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