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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><em><strong>November 18-19</strong></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Jay Skuba, of Zoen Sekkei-Sha+Associates, Lake Forest, Illinois will be leadning a hands-on Aesthetic Pruning effort at Japan House (2000 South Lincoln Ave., Urbana). Participants will meet in the parking lot South of the Japan House on Novmever 18 and 19 starting at 8 a.m. and work until days end at 4:30 p.m., weather permiting. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There will be a short lunch break from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pack a lunch and be sure to bring plenty of drinking water. Dress for weather conditions since all work is outside. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The pruning sessions are open to all Japan House volunteers, Master Gardeners, ISA Certified Arborists, IAA Member Arborists, University of Illinois students of Landscape Architecture and Ornamental Horticulture. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Aesthetic Pruning is out of the scope of most garden pruning. Sessions aim to sharpen the aesthetic eye and guidance which can be universally applied by gardeners and arborists alike. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This 2-day workshop is designed to lift pruning skills of participants to a higher level by working in a Japanese-style (<em>Wafu</em>) Garden. the foucs will include bringing out the essential beauty and natural character of trees, drawing attention to their form, and stopping short of tight control or artifice. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This workshop in support of the Japan House is sponsored by Zoen Sekkei-Sha+Associates of Lake Forest, Illinois, which is a design, build and maintain landscape company, specializing in Japanese-style Gardens and Water Features. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>***This event will count towards <em>Continuing Education</em> for Master Gardeners.</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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