Posted on: Friday, April 29, 2005
Home & Garden Calendar
Advertiser Staff
HOME EVENTS
Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: "You can lay ceramic tile," 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday; "You can organize your closets," 10 a.m. Saturday; "You can create an outdoor living space," 2 p.m. Saturday; "You can have fun with faux painting," 7 p.m. Tuesday; "You can install a faucet," 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; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.
"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
Orchid Show and Plant Sale, with rare orchids on display and for sale, lectures and demonstrations, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Noelani Elementary School, Manoa; free admission. 988-7191.
Bonsai Exhibit and Plant Sale, opportunity and view and purchase bonsai, pre-bonsai, plant materials and supplies and house and garden plants, sponsored by the Pearl City Bonsai Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 'Aiea Elementary School cafeteria; free admission. 262-5873.
Lei-making Demonstration, volunteers from Lyon Arboretum show how to make lei, with lei available for sale, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Macy's Ala Moana and Macy's Pearlridge; free. 945-5894.
Mother's Day Bonsai Exhibit, Plant Sale and Craft Fair, with items that are appropriate as a gift for mom, information and demonstrations on plant growing, sponsored by the Rainbow Bonsai Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Wai'oli Tea Room, Manoa; free admission. 239-9681.
Maui Orchid Society Show, plants for viewing and for sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Maui Mall, Kahului, Maui; repeats 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, May 6 and 7; free admission. (808) 575-9657.
Scenic Hawaii seeks nominations in four categories for the 2005 Betty Crocker Landscape Awards planned for June 28: professional landscapers for a design seen by the public; private gardeners for a design in their own yards; volunteer groups and community associations for community gardens they developed and maintain; xeriscape gardens, either public or private, that emphasize plants that require less water than traditional plantings. Send nominations with supporting information or photographs to Scenic Hawaii, Landscape Awards, P.O. Box 10501, Honolulu, HI 96816. 254-8702. Deadline for nominations is May 15.
Garden Tour, guided tours offered at 1 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden; free with paid admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 children 6-12 years. 522-7066.
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Guided Tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; $5. (808) 323-3318.
