Home & Garden Calendar
HOME EVENTS
HOME DEPOT CLASSES FOR MARCH. 421 Alakawa St. Ceiling fans and remote kits, 7-8:30 p.m. March 29; 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. 521-7355.
GARDEN EVENTS
HOW TO XERISCAPE CLASS. Honolulu Board of Water Supply. 9 a.m.-noon, March 31. $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.
HO'OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN, 45-680 Luluku Road, Kane'ohe. 233-7323. Upcoming events and classes: Tropical walks. 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays, 45-680 Luluku Road. Bring walking shoes, insect repellent and light rain gear. Moonlight walk. 6:30 p.m., April 7. Reservations required.
Lei Garden project. 1 p.m. today. Planning meeting for persons interested in cultivating traditional and neo-traditional plant materials used in lei-making and establishing a demonstration lei garden.
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
Bird hike. See the Kolea dressed for its annual Alaska trip and listen for the Shama thrush. 7:30-10 a.m., March 31.
LYON ARBORETUM. 3860 Manoa Road. Public tours 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. 3860 Manoa Road. $2.50. 988-0456. Upcoming classes include:
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:
Beginning orchid growing. 9:30-noon, April 7. $18.
Orchid growing II. 9:30-noon. April 14. $18.
Lei-making for May Day, 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 21, 28. Free
URBAN GARDEN CENTER. 962 Second St., Pearl City. 453-6050.
Self-guided walking tours, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays through friday. Free.
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.
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.
KAUA'I GARDEN FAIR: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 28, Kukui Grove Pavilion, 20 landscape and garden supply vendors demonstrate and sell their products. Demonstrations, lectures and activities for kids. Free. (808) 828-2120.
MAUI AGRICULTURE TRADE SHOW & SAMPLING: 11 a.m., April 28, Tedeschi Winery at Ulupalakua Ranch. (808) 891-0770.
PEARL CITY BONSAI CLUB, annual sale and exhibit, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. May 5. Pearl City Hongwanji Mission; 858 2nd St., Pearl City.
HAWAIIAN NONI SEMINAR: 7:30-9 p.m. March 29, April 5 and April 12. Aston Sunset Hotel, sixth floor, 29 Paoakalani St. Waikiki. Free. 638-8750.
ORCHID SHOWS, upcoming shows and sales by orchid societies in Hawai'i. 247-3345.
Windward Orchid Society, March 30-April 1, King Intermediate School gymnasium.
Manoa Orchid Society, May 5-6, Noelani School, 2655 Woodlawn Drive, Manoa.
