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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 14, 2006

Home and garden calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for July: Installing Hardwood Flooring, 10 a.m. Saturdays; Selecting, Maintaining and Cleaning Carpet, 1 p.m. Sundays; Create a Pavestone Walkway, 7 p.m. Thursday; 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

'Ewa Orchid Society Show, sale and display of orchids, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. today, 'Ewa Elementary School; repeats 9 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m.3 p.m. Sunday; $2. 247-3345.

Filipino Garden Open House, display of vegetables, herbs, shrubs and trees used by Filipinos for cooking, medicine and ornamental enjoyment in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Filipino immigration to Hawai'i, with entertainment, cooking demonstrations, garden tours, plant and produce sale, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; plant display continues 9 a.m.-noon weekends and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays, through July 29; free. 453-6050.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile easy guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

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.

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 and a tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $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.