Home and garden calendar
Advertiser Staff
HOME EVENTS
• HISTORIC HONOLULU WALKING TOUR, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Walking tour of Honolulu's historic buildings led by American Institute of Architects members. $15. Reservations: 545-4242.
GARDEN EVENTS
FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, 180 N. Vineyard Blvd., 537-1708.
• Forest maintenance and gardening. 8:30 a.m.-noon today. Volunteers needed. 988-0469.
• Fall plant sale. 9 a.m-3 p.m. Sept. 29.
• Botanical drawing and painting class. 9:30 a.m-noon, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 19-Oct. 25. $30.
• Orchid I class. Potting an orchid. 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 3, 2001. $18.
• Orchid II class, hybridization, display tips, grooming, hanging and wiring techniques. 9:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 10, 2001.
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.
• Native Hawaiian Plant Seeds Distribution. Seeds given on first-come, first-served basis during open hours.
• How to Xeriscape Class. Honolulu Board of Water Supply. Various Saturdays. $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.
• Compost Workshop, 9:30-11 a.m. Sept. 29. 547-7897 for reservations.
• Plant propagation and lei-making workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 29. 262-5106 for reservations.
• Feng shui and plants class. 10 a.m.-noon, Oct. 13. $15.
• Paper crafts and cards class. Make your own paper to create cards for holiday. 10 a.m.-noon, Oct. 20, $15.
KAHALA HYDROGREENERY. Hydroponic gardening class 8:30-10 a.m. last Saturday of the month. Reservations required. Free. 735-8665.
LYON ARBORETUM. 3860 Manoa Road. Public tours 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. 3860 Manoa Road. $2.50. 988-0456.
KOKO CRATER BOTANICAL GARDEN. Entrance from Kealahou Street near Queen's Gate, Hawai'i Kai. Self-guided tours of cacti, succulents, plumeria, bougainvillaea and palms. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily. 522-7060.
LILIU'OKALANI BOTANICAL GARDEN. Stream, waterfall and native Hawaiian plants. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Free. 522-7062.
LYON ARBORETUM. 3860 Manoa Road. Public tours 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays. 3860 Manoa Road. $2.50. 988-0456.
PEARL CITY URBAN GARDEN CENTER, 962 Second St., Pearl City. Open 9 a.m. to noon, first Saturday of every month. Open for self-guided tours, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. 453-6060.
WAHIAWA BOTANICAL GARDEN, 1396 California Ave. Gardening class 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays. Self-guided tours; group tours available with reservations. 9 a.m.-4 pm. daily. Free. 621-7321.
