Posted on: Friday, January 14, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for January: You Can Install Laminate Flooring, 7 p.m. Fridays; You Can Get Organized, 10 a.m. Saturdays; You Can Install Moulding and Trim, 2 p.m. Saturdays; You Can Have Fun with Color and Faux, 2 p.m. Sundays; Power Tools 101: Try Before You Buy, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; You Can Install Window Treatments, 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; and Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.

"Conquering Clutter," seminar led by Kelly Galvin shares tips on simplifying your living space and getting organized, 1 p.m. Jan. 22, HomeWorld, Pearlridge; 488-1065. Also, 1 p.m. Jan. 23 HomeWorld, Honolulu; 543-5300. Both seminars are free. Call the stores for reservations.

"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

2005 O'ahu Master Gardeners class, 16-week program for the serious gardener, 9 a.m.-noon Thursdays, Jan. 27-May 12, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; $50. Call 453-6050 for an application. Deadline for applying is today.

Clean Up Day, volunteers are invited to help care for native plants by clearing off invasive species at the 12-acre garden, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Jan. 22, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; bring gloves, hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellent, hand tools and a lunch. (808) 323-3318.

5th World Bonsai Convention, to be held in Washington, D.C. on May 28-31, has extended the deadline for entries. Submit slides or digital images for preliminary selection before March 15. Entry forms for all categories available at www.bonsai-wbff.org. (540) 672-5699.

Garden Tours, narrated 45-minute tram tours of the garden's heliconia, ginger, vanilla vines and lychee 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; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

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 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.