Home & Garden Calendar
HOME EVENTS
Pacific Expo's 26th annual Home & Garden show, with interior, exterior and landscaping products and services, 5-10 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $4 general, $3 military, seniors and children 7 to 12 years, 6 years and under free. 945-3594.
Home and garden Workshops, how-to clinics for June at local Home Depot stores: You Can Lay Ceramic Tile, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Turn Your Home into a Safety Zone, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Learn Faux Paint Techniques, 2 p.m. Sundays; You Can Install Landscape Lighting, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; and You Can Install Vinyl Replacement Windows, 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.
Z Home Store Grand Opening Celebration, with Vern Yip, home designer and host of TV's "Trading Spaces" answering questions and signing his book, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Z Home, Ward Avenue and Queen Street; also, appearance by Yip, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Z Home in Salt Lake. 791-3330.
"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the island, noon each Monday through Friday on Fox channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.
GARDEN EVENTS
22nd Annual 'Aiea Orchid Club Show, with lectures, demonstra-tions and plant sale, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 'Aiea Elementary School cafetorium; $2 admission.
Everything You Want to know about Bamboo!, Norman Bezona will discuss selection, propagation, uses and care of varieties appropriate for Hawai'i, 9:30-11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Lyon Arboretum; $20. 988-0456.
Cucumbers, squashes and melons, growing these vegetables in your yard, 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, $5. Call for registration form: 453-6050.
Lauhala Weaving Workshop, Auntie Alice Kawamoto teaches how to make cup coasters from the hala (pandanus) tree, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, South Kona, Big Island; $10 plus $5 supply fee. (808) 323-3318.
Termite information seminar, experts from UH-Manoa's termite suppression project share their research and give homeowners tips on prevention and control, with Q&A session to follow, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Moanalua High School; free, but registration required. 837-8466.
"Birds & The Bees: Doing it with flora," a primer on island pollination partnerships, with Steve Montgomery on research on the interdependence of Hawai'i insects and plants, 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 17, Lyon Arboretum; $20. 988-0456.
"Hibiscus: a shrub for Every Garden," class covering basic plant propagation, grafting and culture, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, $5. Call for registration form: 453-6050.
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Correction: A Lyon Arboretum class on island pollination partnerships, "Birds & The Bees: Doing it with Flora," will be held July 17. A previous version of this calendar gave an incorrect date.
