Home and Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

HOME DEPOT CLASSES FOR MARCH. 421 Alakawa St. Kids workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 31. Ceramic floor tile, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Vinyl flooring, 2 p.m. Saturdays. Installing a ceiling fan, 3 p.m. Saturdays. Ponds and fountains, 4 p.m. Saturdays. Ceramic tile, 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Pergo flooring, 2 p.m. Sundays. Maintaining a rose garden, 3 p.m. Sundays. Orchid care, 4 p.m. Sundays. Window and door installation, 7-8:30 p.m. March 8. Basic wiring, 7-8:30 p.m. March 15. Drywall installation and repair, 7-8:30 p.m. March 22. Ceiling fans and remote kits. 7-8:30 p.m. March 29. 521-7355.

GARDEN EVENTS

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

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

HALAWA 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. 233-7323.

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

BIRD HIKE. See the Kolea dressed for its annual Alaska trip and listen for the Shama thrush. 7:30-10 a.m., March 31.

HOUSE, CONDO, OFFICE PLANTS, learn which plants will survive on a sunny lanai and inside an office cubicle. 9-11 a.m. March 17. $15. Lyon Arboretum 3860 Manoa Road. Public tours 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. 3860 Manoa Road. $2.50. 988-0456.

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 Hawaiian plants and others. Free.

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.
Caattleya 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.

House, condo and Office plants class. 9-11 a.m. March 17.
Botanical drawing and painting. Wednesday mornings.
Aging gracefully with the 5 Gs -- garlic, ginger, gingko, ginseng and gotu kola. 9:30-10:30 a.m., March 10.

For information and registration: 537-1708.

URBAN GARDEN CENTER

962 Second St., Pearl City. 453-6050.

PLANT PROBLEM CLINIC, 9 a.m.-noon, March 3. Free.
SELF-GUIDED TOURS, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays through friday. Free.
ASIAN VEGETABLES. Introduction to growing common Asian vegetables, 9:30-11 a.m. March 3. $5.
Ti LEAF LEI AND TI ROSE WORKSHOP, 9:30 a.m. March 10. $10.
GROWING ANNUAL FLOWERS, 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 14. $5.
USING AND GROWING THE HERB SORREL, 9:30-11 a.m. March 29. $5.
HAKU LEI WORKSHOP. 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 31. $15.

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.

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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