HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: "You can install laminate flooring," 7 p.m. Friday; "You can paint with the Ralph Lauren metallics collection," 10 a.m. Saturday; "You can install a ceiling fan," 2 p.m. Saturday; "You can lay ceramic tile," 2 p.m. Sunday; "You can clean and prep with pressure washers," 7 p.m. Tuesday; "You can create storage and organizational solutions," 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 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

17th annual Unthirsty Plant Sale, local nurseries promote and sell native and other water-conserving plants with xeriscape classes, tours of the gardens and growers on hand to answer questions and offer advice, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 99-1268 Iwaena St., Halawa Valley Central Park industrial area; free admission; no parking at the gardens but free shuttle service offered along Iwaena Street. 748-5041.

Leeward Orchid Show, sales and displays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 5; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 6; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 7, Waipahu High School, 94-1211 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu; $2. 247-3345.

Garden Tour, guided tours offered at 1 p.m., Mondays-Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden; free with paid admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 children ages 6-12. 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 Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.