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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, May 9, 2003

Home & Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

Home and garden Workshops, how-to clinics this month at local Home Depot stores: You Can Pour Concrete for a Patio or Walk, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Try Outdoor Power Equipment Before You Buy, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Lay Ceramic Tile, 2 p.m. Sundays; You Can Learn Faux Paint Techniques, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; 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.

"Do-It-Herself Night," three clinics for women offering hands-on techniques for home improvement: Power Tools 101, You Can Lay a Brick of Paver Walkway or Patio, and You Can Install Low-voltage Landscape Lighting. All clinics offered throughout the night, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Home Depot, Honolulu (521-7355) and Pearl City (455-1200). All clinics are free.

MAnoa Valley Historic Homes Walking Tour, view 60 historic homes (27 are on the state registry of historic places) and tour the interiors of seven, including the College Hill home of UH President Evan Dobelle. Sponsored by Malama O Manoa. Pick up maps and brochures between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. May 18, Kamanele Park; $25. 988-7622.

GARDEN EVENTS

Orchid display and Mother's day Plant and Barbecue Chicken sale, sponsored by the Mililani Orchid Club, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Mililani Uka Elementary School Cafeteria; free admission. 625-8834.

Miconia Hunt, join members of the Sierra Club to destroy this invasive alien plant. Meet at 8 a.m. in the Church of the Crossroads parking lot to carpool to site. Wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt and hiking boots, and bring a lunch and water. Plan to eradicate plants on steep, uneven terrain and to return around 3 p.m. For more information call 286-4616 or visit www.hi.sierraclub.org/Oahu/Oahu-hikes.html.

Spring Plant Sale, including Hawaiian native plants, orchids, ferns, hibiscus, haku lei and floral arrangements, cooking demonstrations and more, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Foster Botanical Gardens; free admission. 537-1708.

Termites in Hawai'i, learn how they grow and how to control them from UH entomologist Julian Yates, 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, $5. Call for registration form: 453-6050.

Ground covers for your home and Yard, how to select, plant and maintain ground covers, 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, $5. Call for registration form: 453-6050.

Lei Making I, introductory workshop by Loke Kamanu on lei kui (sewing style) and wili lei (twisting lei), including types of flowers, proper way to pick flowers and lei-giving etiquette, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 17, Volcano Art Center, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island; $35 includes all supplies, bring a potluck lunch. Registration: 967-8222.

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.