Home & Garden Calendar

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

O‘AHU NURSERY GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION, plant Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 24-25, Thomas Square Park.

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

ALAWA XERISCAPE GARDEN tours, Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. More than 200 varieties of plants that conserve water. Free. 527-6113, 527-6126.

AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF HAWAI‘I. Meets 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. Topic: Quick and easy ways to divide and pot up keikis. Foster Botanical Garden potting shed. New members welcome. 235-2398.

HO‘OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN, 45-680 Luluku Road, Kane‘ohe.

TROPICAL WALKS. 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, 45-680 Luluku Road. Bring walking shoes, insect repellent and light rain gear.

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

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I OUTREACH COLLEGE. Feng Shui and the garden class. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. March 17. Learn feng shui principles, garden functions, design yin/yang and five-element theory. $35. 956-7221.

GARDEN CLUB OF HONOLULU. Hawai‘i Calls Flower Show, April 27-29 Honolulu Academy of Arts. Competitive categories of horticulture and flower arranging. 532-8768.

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. Information: 274-3471.

LYON ARBORETUM. Annual Spring Plant Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 24, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Thousands of plants, including fruit trees, bromeliads, orchids, ferns, native Hawaiians and others. Free.

LYON ARBORETUM. 3860 Manoa Road. $1. Public tours 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. 3860 Manoa Road. $2.50. 988-0456. Upcoming classes:

• Growing Culinary Herbs in Backyards, 9:30-11:45 a.m., March 3.
• Propagation and Pruning of Fruit Trees, 9:30-11:35 a.m., March 4.
• Introduction to Ikebana, 9:30-11:30 a.m., March 8.
• General orchid culture, 9:30-11:45 a.m., March 10.
• Cattleya Culture, 9:30-noon, March 17.
• Lanai plants, 9:30-11:35 a.m., March 31.
• Growing butterfly orchids, 9:30-11:30 a.m., April 12.
• Guided tours, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m.

FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd. 537-1708. Upcoming classes:

• House, Condo and Office plants class. 9-11 a.m. March 17.
• Botanical drawing and painting. Wednesday mornings, March 7-April
• Aging gracefully with the five Gs - garlic, ginger, gingko, ginseng and gotu kola. 9:30-10:30 a.m., March 10.

URBAN GARDEN CENTER. 962 Second St., Pearl City. 453-6050. Upcoming classes: Backyard bananas. 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday.

ORCHID SHOWS, upcoming shows and sales by Orchid Societies in Hawai‘i. 247-3345.

• Hui Okika O Kunia, March 16-18, Kunia Camp Gymnasium.
• Windward Orchid Society, March 30-April 1, King Intermediate School Gymnasium.
• Manoa Orchid Society, May 5-6, Noelani School, 2655 Woodlawn Drive, Manoa.

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