Home & Garden Calendar

GARDEN EVENTS

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

• HALAWA XERISCAPE GARDEN tours, Wednesdays and Saturdays10 a.m.-2 p.m. More than 200 varieties of plants that conserve water. Free. 527-6113, 527-6126.

• Lei-making with xeriscape plants, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 28. $5.

• Xeriscape Plant Craft, Tillandsia, 10:30 a.m.-noon, June 2. $5.

• 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.

• Family fishing days, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Lei-making for May Day, 1-3 p.m. April 19, 26. Free.

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

• Vanilla: Culture and care of the spice-bearing orchid, 9:30-11:45 a.m. April 28. $15.50.

• Photographing nature's designs, 8 a.m.-noon, April 14, 21. $31.

• Learn how to make a wili lei, 9:30 a.m. noon, April 18. $15.50.

• FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd., 537-1708.

• Lei-making for May Day, 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 21, 28. Free.

• 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.

HOME EVENTS

• INTRODUCTION TO FENG SHUI, 5:30 p.m., Gentry Pacific Design Center, Nimitz Highway. Talk on the Chinese art and science of interior and architectural design by Michael Colgan, assistant professor at the Hawai'i College of Design $6. 595-8071.