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[lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

Here are the two presentations that I will be giving at Olbrich Gardens 
in Madison,WI on October 9th and 10th, 2005, each day at 6:30 pm...

POMONA'S SECRETS: HARDY, DELECTABLE, PEST-FREE FRUITS: Meet some 
fruits, such as shipova, medlar, Nanking cherry, and lingonberry, that 
are not well-known, but have delectable flavors and are easy to grow 
and cold-hardy. The fruits covered are generally free of pest problems, 
so can be grown without spraying. Many require no more than a little, 
or no, pruning. And if that's not enough: some of the fruits 
covered—hardy kiwifruit, juneberry, and cornelian cherry, for 
example—are borne on ornamental plants so are perfect for "edible 
landscaping."

SPECIAL PRUNING TECHNIQUES: A slide lecture about pleaching, 
pollarding, and creating standards and espaliers. These four pruning 
techniques make a bold statement in the landscape and have a practical 
side as well. We will cover the ornamental and practical uses of these 
techniques, the steps involved in creating them, and the plants 
appropriate for such techniques.

Hope to see you there.

Lee

Lee Reich, PhD
www.leereich.com