Home & Garden Calendar

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for July: "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 install 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.

Kids Workshop, children ages 5-12 who are accompanied by a parent can choose a project on which to work, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, at the Home Depot Stores listed above.

Why Feng Shui? seminar led by Masako Suruta on creating balance, harmony and success in your home and office, 1-4 p.m. July 16, Mid-Pacific Country Club; $30. 261-5556.

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 positions including children garden assistant, ethno-botany garden worker, herb gardener, greenhouse assistant, groundskeeper and micropropagation lab assistant; also need group volunteers for garden cleanup and special projects. Call 988-0461 for volunteer opportunities and contact names and numbers.

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

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.