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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, December 8, 2006

Home and garden calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Clutterstompers, group support for the clutter-challenged, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church, Komuro lounge; $10 yearly membership plus suggested donation of $1 per meeting. 723-1673.

"Homes & Land," TV show visits homes and land for sale in Hawai'i, noon weekdays, Fox affiliate channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (cable). 591-2222.

Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. Reservations: 845-6688.

GARDEN EVENTS

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, garden educator Noa Lincoln leads a tour of the garden's fragrant flowers, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday; free. Also, guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays and a tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $5. (808) 323-3318.

21st annual Holiday Wreath Display, winners of the wreath contest in the adult, youth and theme, "Plantation Holiday," categories, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. daily through Jan. 1, Honolulu Hale Lane Gallery; free. 523-4674.

7th annual Invitational Wreath Exhibit, display of holiday wreaths created by Hawai'i artists, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Jan. 2, Volcano Art Center, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

Foster Botanical Garden Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile (1.5 hour) easy guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (keiki-focused tour, 1 p.m. Sunday), 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Guided Tours, view plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays (closed Thanksgiving Day), Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. Reservations: 988-0461.

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.