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  • … Define your style and clarify your artistic vision by taking a journey of self-discovery in photography leading to an exhibition-worthy portfolio. Through writing, creativity exercises, … two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.  FPC requirement, master track Dianne Kittle, fine art photographer Online Course …
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  • … our landscape is one of poison ivy's lessons. Thankfully, there are few toxic plants to touch in our native flora, poison ivy is by far the most common."  How to identify poison ivy Poison … gardeners, and anyone who enjoys the outdoors to become familiar with its characteristics in all seasons . It can grow as a sprawling ground cover, a woody shrub, or a woody vine climbing fences, trees, telephone poles, or even buildings in more rural areas. Urushiol, the resin responsible for producing allergic reactions in people, …
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  • … is important to have your crabapple tree accurately diagnosed prior to selecting a treatment in order to assure that the proper chemicals are used at the appropriate time of the year, and … is followed. Please submit a sample of your declining tree that is approximately 12 inches in length to Plant Information Service for an accurate diagnosis and proper recommended …
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  • … Q. I understand that rotating crops in a vegetable garden can help cut down on insect and disease problems. Should I apply this … had problems with a particular pest or disease, try planting vegetables from another family in that section of your garden. Veteran vegetable gardeners often rotate their crop plantings …
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  • … New! Spend a summer morning practicing yoga in the Rose Garden. Blend mindful movement with the sights and scents of nature to create a truly …
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  • … and analyze their data. Enjoy a free lunch after the workshop and take home the OTC to try in your classroom.  ISBE PD Hours: 3.5  Grade level: 6 – 12 …
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  • … visit Hill Top Farm, Potter’s home, after finding a photo of children reading by the fireplace in a  National Geographic  my parents had. Picturesque Hill Top Farm was purchased by Beatrix Potter in 1905 with proceeds from the sale of her first book,  The Tale of Peter Rabbit . Photo by … . However, her paper  On the Germination of the Spores of Agaricineae  was dismissed by London’s Linnean Society—which had a few assumptions about women and their research. Beatrix’s …
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  • Transport yourself to the South of France. Instructor and lifelong Francophile Emily Paster will demonstrate how to put together a perfect picnic menu featuring Provençal flavors and ingredients. Recipes include pan bagnat, haricots verts with tarragon vinaigrette, and stuffed tomatoes.  Emily Paster, cookbook author and blogger ITW Kitchen 3, Learning …
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