Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2005

Home & Garden Calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for June: "You can create an outdoor patio with pavers," 7 p.m. Fridays; "You can improve your home's safety and security," 10 a.m. Saturdays; "You can install a faucet," 2 p.m. Saturdays; "You can build a deck," 2 p.m. Sundays; "You can have fun with faux painting," 7 p.m. Tuesdays; "You can lay ceramic tile," 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, create a CD crate for Father's Day, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Home Depot locations as listed above; for children ages 4-12; free.

Hurricane Preparedness and Home Safety Expo, representative of local, state and federal agencies join with Home Depot experts, present information and demonstrations on preparing for hurricanes and other natural disasters, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Home Depot locations as listed above; free.

Feng Shui Seminar, learn to balance energies in your environment, 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Kaimuki-Wai'alae YMCA; free, sponsored by East West Qigong International. 941-9707.

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

'Aiea Orchid Club Show, orchids on display and for sale, workshops on orchid culture, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 'Aiea Elementary School; $2 donation. 247-3345.

Bonsai Plant Sale, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday, Noelani Elementary School, Manoa; free admission, sponsored by Pacific Bonsai Club. 737-7156.

Bonsai Pen-Jing, learn basic techniques for cultivation and appreciation of bonsai in a nine-session workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, June 13 through July 13 (no class July 4), sponsored by Windward School for Adults, Castle High School, room 14A; $36. Register: 254-7955.

Lei Plants for Hawai'i Gardens, The Advertiser's garden columnist, Heidi Bornhorst, gives a talk on native Hawaiian lei plants and trees, 7 p.m. Wednesday, UH-Manoa Krauss 012, Yukiyoshi Room; free. 956-8246.

Garden Tour, guided tours offered at 1 p.m., Mondays through 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, 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. Mondays through 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.

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.