Home & Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

HOME DEPOT CLASSES FOR FEBRUARY. 421 Alakawa St. Kids workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 24 only; ceramic floor tile, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays; pergo and presto flooring. 2 p.m. Saturdays; interior painting, 3 p.m. Saturdays; Indoor Plant Care, 4 p.m. Saturdays. Ceramic tile, 10:30 a.m. Sundays; natural wood flooring, 2 p.m. Sundays; lawn sprinkler systems, 3 p.m. Sundays; ponds and fountains, 4 p.m. Sundays. All classes free. 521-7355.

GARDEN EVENTS

• HOW TO XERISCAPE, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, various Saturdays. $5. 527-6113, 527-6126.

• AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF HAWAI‘I. Meets 10 a.m.-noon,

Feb. 24; topic: Quick and easy ways to divide and pot up keikis; at Foster Botanical Garden; 235-2398.

• PACIFIC ORCHID SOCIETY OF HAWAI‘I; meets 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19; topic: A 65-year love affair with orchids, by Ted Green; Gallery on the Pali, 2500 Pali Highway; 395-0838.

• IKEBANA EXHIBIT, Feb. 24-25, Liberty House special events room; by Honolulu Chapter of the Ohara School of Ikebana. 941-2345.

• FAMILY FISHING DAYS, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today. Catch and release of tilapia.

• AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS DAY, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 1 at the Agricultural Research Center, Wailua Homesteads, Kaua‘i. Exhibits and lectures on hydroponics, taro growing, plant propagation and more. Info: 274-3471.

• LYON ARBORETUM, 3860 Manoa Ave. Public tours 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. $1. 988-0456. Upcoming classes (call 537-1708 to register for classes). Field trip to Dragon Garden Bonsai nursery, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 15.

• FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd. Upcoming classes:

• House, condo and office plants class. 9-11 a.m. March 17.
• Botanical drawing and painting. Wednesday mornings, March 7-April.

URBAN GARDEN CENTER. 962 Second St., Pearl City. 453-6050 Upcoming classes:

• Growing Roses. 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 14.
• Backyard bananas. 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 21.

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