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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 15, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

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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 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.

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

"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

Orchids for Everyone!, annual show and sale with workshops, demonstrations and orchid door prizes, presented by the Kaimuki Orchid Society, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 23 and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. July 24, Kilauea Recreation Center, 4109 Kilauea Ave.; free admission. 383-9593.

Garden Tour, guided tours 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.

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.

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.