Home & Garden Calendar
HOME EVENTS
Home and garden Workshops, how-to clinics for August at Home Depot stores: You Can Lay Ceramic Tile, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Install Ceiling Fans, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Learn Faux Paint Techniques, 2 p.m. Sundays; You Can Repair Your Toilet, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; and You Can Install Door Locks, 7 p.m. Thursdays; all clinics are free. Home Depot stores: Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; and Kailua-Kona, Big Island (808) 326-6013.
"Remodel It Right" seminar with advice from Greg Lee on landscaping options, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Saturday, Windward Mall center stage; free. Registration: 847-4666, ext. 210.An Introduction to Traditional Feng Shui, presented by Clarence Lau, 3 p.m. Aug. 23, 'Aiea Public Library; free. 483-7333.
"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale on the island, noon each Monday through Friday on Fox Channel 2 (broadcast) and Channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.
Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, tours between 9 a.m. and noon each Wednesday, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. 845-6688.
GARDEN EVENTS
Leeward Orchid Show, orchids on display and for sale, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Waipahu High School; $2.
Kaimuki Orchid Society Show, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Kaimuki Recreational Center, 4109 Kilauea Ave.; free admission.
"Going Coconuts," follow the coconut's journey throughout the Pacific, taste the fruit and make a craft, for ages 3-55, 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Hawai'i Nature Center; $13 for parent and child team. 955-0100.
Orchid show and Sale, sponsored by the Kona Daifukuji Orchid Club, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Daifukuji Mission Hall, Kealakekua, Big Island; free admission. (808) 329-7354.
How to Care for African Violets, T.W. "De" De Crow shares information on growing, propagation and blooming of African violets, 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Waikiki Community Center Auditorium; free. 923-18052.
Fruit Fly Control Workshop, learn to identify these pests and to use Integrated Pest Management techniques, 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, free. Registration required: 453-6050.
Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. Pick up the walking tour pamphlet at the hotel's concierge desk. 923-7311.
