Home & Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

Remodel It Right, expo of contractors and suppliers, informational booths and mini-seminars, sponsored by the Building Industry Association of Hawaii, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday (Basic Remodeling seminar, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.), Mililani Towne Center; free. 847-4666, ext. 201.

Build New or Re-Do, presentation by Doran Chavez on decorative and structural glass and seminar on financing a construction or remodeling project, 6-8 p.m., Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant; free. Reservations: 545-2777.

Get House Smart, BIA-Hawaii's Parade of Homes, set for October, is accepting entries from developers and contractors. Details and entry forms at www.bia-hawaii.com or 847-4666, ext. 206. Deadline is Wednesday.

GARDEN EVENTS

Native Plants of the Lyon Arboretum, Liz Huppman leads a tour of the native plants and talks about their suitability for home gardens, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Lyon Arboretum; $20 ($18 arboretum members); wear walking shoes and bring rain gear. Registration required: 988-0456.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour of native and tropical plants surrounding the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Tour pamphlet available at the hotel's concierge desk. 923-7311.

Garden Tours, narrated tram tours of the garden's heliconia, gingers and fruit trees, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. daily, Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, Kane'ohe; $10. 239-6775.

Send announcements with name and contact phone number to: Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-8055; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line.