Home & Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

KITCHEN REMODELING, Home Depot University class, 7-9 p.m., Fridays in July, Home Depot, Honolulu; registration in person required; free. 521-7355.

Home Depot Workshops, free home-improvement clinics at stores in Honolulu, Pearl City and on Maui: "Install Ceramic Tile," 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; "Maintaining Your Lawn," 2 p.m. Saturday; "Understanding Water Filters/Reverse Osmosis," 3 p.m. Saturday; "Install Kitchen Cabinets," 4 p.m. Saturday; "Paint with Professional Results," 2 p.m. Sunday; "Install Retrofit Windows," 3 p.m. Sunday; "Install Presto/Pergo Flooring," 4 p.m. Sunday. 521-7355, 455-1200, (808) 893-7800.

GARDEN EVENTS

"Bonsai: The Living Art," an exhibition from the Hawaii Bonsai Culture Center that includes rare species, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, through July 27, The ARTS at Marks Garage; free. 521-2903.

Miconia Hunt, help members of the Sierra Club and the O'ahu Invasive Species Committee rid the alien weed from the Manoa area, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, meet at Church of the Crossroads parking lot; free. 286-4616.

Lyon Arboretum Summer Plant Sale, with more than 35 nurseries selling native Hawaiian plants, fruit trees, water plants, herbs, ferns, orchids, bonsai and more; also, advice from plant experts, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; free. 988-0464.

"Papermaking," a workshop on making natural paper from garden gleanings, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 20, Lyon Arboretum; $22 general, $18 for members. 988-0456 or 988-0471.

"Vanilla Culture," learn how to grow and pollinate vanilla orchids, 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 20, Lyon Arboretum; $20 general, $18 for members. 988-0456 or 988-0471.

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