Posted on: Friday, April 8, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for April: You Can Lay Ceramic Tile, 7 p.m. Fridays; You Can Organize Your Closets, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Create an Outdoor Living Space, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Have Fun With Faux and Painting, 2 p.m. Sundays; You Can Build a Deck, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; You Can Maintain Your Lawn, 7 p.m. Thursdays; all workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.

Clutterbusters, meet with other clutter-challenged individuals, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church's Komuro lounge; free. 735-2986, 941-4800.

"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon weekdays on Fox channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.

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.

GARDEN EVENTS

Honohono Orchid Growing for Beginners, learn the basics of potting, propagation, watering and fertilization from Randy Tajima, 9:30 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; $22 ($20 for garden members). Registration required: 537-1708.

Ti Plant Tour, learn about the history and uses of the ti plant and cultural significance to early Hawai'i on a guided walk through the garden, 10 a.m. tomorrow, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; free, donations accepted. (808) 323-3318.

Ti Lei Making Class, Doris Lee and Betsy Tsuhaku teach how to prepare ti leaves to create a variety of lei, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wahiawa Botanical Garden; free. Registration required: 522-7064.

Garden Tour, guided tours 1 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, Foster Botanical Gardens; free with paid admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, narrated 45-minute tram tours of the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. daily; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Lyon Arboretum self-guided garden tour, view and identify plants at the arboretum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday except federal and state holidays; free. 988-0461.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. Tour pamphlet available at the hotel's concierge desk. 923-7311.

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