Home & Garden Calendar
HOME EVENT
16th annual Great Kitchen and Bath Tour, visit 11 O'ahu homes to view professionally designed kitchens and baths and talk to the designers, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, home locations from Mililani to Hawai'i Kai; $10 fee benefits Honolulu Habitat for Humanity. Pick up tickets at Gentry Pacific Design Center, HomeState Bank or at any of the homes. For locations and additional information: 306-3718.
Home and garden Workshops, how-to clinics for October at Home Depot stores: You Can Lay Ceramic Tile, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Build a Fence or Deck, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Learn Faux Paint Techniques, 2 p.m. Sundays; You Can Assemble and Install RTA Cabinets, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; and You Can Install Pergo Flooring, 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.
Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, tours between 9 a.m. and noon Wednesdays, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. 845-6688.
"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon Mondays through Fridays on channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.
GARDEN EVENTS
Ireland's Wild Gardens, lecture by Rene Johansen on wild gardens of the shoreline and private estates, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Lyon Arboretum; $12 ($10 for members). Register: 988-0456.
Basics of Water Gardening, learn about the varieties and care of plants for water gardens from Richard Towill and his son, Rick, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 24, Lyon Arboretum; $12 ($10 for members). Register: 988-0456.
Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The walking tour pamphlet may be picked up at the concierge desk. 923-7311.
Send announcements to: Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; e-mail islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.
