Home and Garden Calendar
Advertiser Staff
HOME EVENTS
Home and Garden Workshops, how-to clinics: You Can Lay Outdoor Pavers, 7 p.m. Friday; You Can Install Easy Flooring Solutions, 10 a.m. Saturday; You Can Install a Center Set Faucet, 2 p.m. Saturday; You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux, 2 p.m. Sunday; You Can Use a Drill Press to Build a Mission Table, 7 p.m. Tuesday; You Can Decorate a Window, 7 p.m. Thursday; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; and Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.
Feng-shui Success Secrets, Diane Alba-Means gives visual presentations and practical tips for creating good fortune through the principles of feng shui, 6-8:30 p.m. Aug. 27, Gentry Pacific Design Center; $30. 242-1397, diane@hawaiifengshui.com.
GARDEN EVENTS
Bonsai Ohana, plant exhibition and demonstrations and workshops led by Yasuo Mitsuya from Japan, 9 a.m. tomorrow and Sunday, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, with buffet dinner and silent auction of displayed plants on Sunday; two-day conference registration is $135 for individuals, $250 for couples; one-day registration is $75. 488-0743, 488-9929.
Native Hawaiian Plant Sale, offering ground covers, shrubs, trees and other garden plants, 9 a.m.- noon tomorrow, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Wailuku, Maui; free admission. (808) 249-2798.
Tropical Walk, Ray Baker leads a walk through the heliconia and ginger collections, 9:30-1:30 a.m. tomorrow, Lyon Arboretum; $18 arboretum members, $20 nonmembers.
Ikebana Display, floral arrangements created by Elaine Arita and her students, 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. tomorrow, with demonstrations at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Iida's at Ala Moana Center; free. 973-0320.
Ho'oulu Hou: Growing Plants and Trees for Hula Lei, workshop and demonstration on growing lei plants in the home garden, with presentations by Marie McDonald, Brian Choy and The Advertiser's garden columnist, Heidi Bornhorst, 8 a.m.- noon, Leeward Community College; $10. Registration required: 956-8204, www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/
rnre/Lei_Plant_Workshops.asp.
Children's Garden Grand Opening, with crafts, garden tours, keiki activities, door prizes, and plant and produce sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 28, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; free admission. 453-6050.
Send announcements with name and contact phone number to: Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.
