Posted on: Friday, July 1, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

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HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for June: "You can install laminate flooring," 7 p.m. Fridays; "You can paint with the Ralph Lauren metallics collection," 10 a.m. Saturdays; "You can install a ceiling fan," 2 p.m. Saturdays; "You can lay ceramic tile," 2 p.m. Sundays; "You can vinyl replacement windows," 7 p.m. Tuesdays; "You can install a toilet or repair plumbing," 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.

Declutter Your Life III Workshop, techniques for eliminating clutter with a presentation by Marilyn Nagel, sponsored by ClutterStompers (formerly Clutterbusters), 12-5 p.m. July 9, Harris United Methodist Church's Komuro lounge; $25 includes lunch and all materials. 735-2986, 941-4800.

"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon weekdays on Fox affiliate, 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

Lyon Arboretum seeks individuals to volunteer for various garden positions including children garden assistant, ethnobotany garden worker, herb gardener, greenhouse assistant, groundskeeper and micropropagation lab assistant; also needed group volunteers for garden clean up and special projects. Call 988-0461 for volunteer opportunities and contact names and numbers.

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.

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.

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.